Zeus Collins’s food business grows to 100 branches

Zeus Collins's food business called Le Katsu has already grown to 100 branches to date.

In an episode of My Puhunan, Zeus shared the story behind his food business which he built with his wife Pauline Redondo during the pandemic.

"Siyempre ako nakilala bilang Hashtags sa It's Showtime so bago nag-pandemic. Nag-start kasi kami nun 2015, limang taon na everyday kami pumapasok sa Showtime. Tapos biglang pumasok yung pandemic so natigil lahat. Walang mga show so kailangan mong mag-isip kung ano pwedeng pagkakitaan nung panahon na yun," he shared.

It was the sister of Zeus's wife who helped them conceptualize their business.

"Nakaisip kami ni Pauline kung ano pwedeng pagkakitaan at tsaka yung talagang need ng mga tao is pagkain. Sa tulong din ng ate ni Pauline dahil nagluluto, chef din siya, nakaisip siya ng mas mabilis na lutuin na food. Ayun yung Le Katsu," he relayed.

Pauline explained that Le Katsu specializes on breaded food. "Meron kaming pork katsu, chicken katsu so family of katsudons siya," she shared.

She further relayed that both of them are big fans of Japanese food hence they decided to venture into this business.

"Mahilig kami sa Japanese food. Actually, ilang beses rin kami nag-Japan, food trip talaga sa Japan so parang kung magbi-business siyempre kung yung lagi mo na rin kakainin or talagang kung ano yung love mo," she relayed.

Le Katsu started as a kiosk before they started putting it up as a restaurant. "Nasa may tabing daan lang kami so for takeout, konting dine in," Pauline recounted.

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The couple recalled that initially, they were the ones who were running the different areas of the business when they were just starting. 

"Ang nangyari kami yung tumao, ako yung kahera, yung kuya ko yung nagluto, kami yung nandun mismo na nasa loob ng kiosk," Pauline relayed.

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Zeus added: "Hindi mo iisipin na celebrity ka kasi wala ka ng makain di ba? Kailangan mong dumiskarte. Ginagawa ko lang paano ba ako kikita, paano ko ba matutulungan ang pamilya ko."

On his advice for aspiring entrepeneurs, Zeus shared: "Di siya pwedeng bubuksan mo lang, may pera ka lang, mag-business ka ng ganito, wala, walang mangyayari. Kailangan mo talaga siyang tutukan. Try ka lang ng try hanggang sa makuha mo yung para sa'yo."