The 2012 Crowns of Enterprise Awards, hosted by the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, honored the successes and achievements of small, minority and women owned firms. The nominees were honored at a sensational networking reception on Thursday, May 24th at the Palmer Building. A total of forty-three Small Business Enterprise (SBE), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms were nominated for an award.
Hissho Sushi was the night’s winner of the Minority Business Enterprise of the Year Award, which was handed out by Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx. Click here to read the full article on the Charlotte Mecklenburg County website.

Hissho Sushi celebrates another distinguished honor as Philip Maung, CEO & President of Hissho Sushi, received the Patrick McCrory International Entrepreneur Award. This is an overview video about Hissho Sushi that was prepared for the gala event!

CEO Philip Maung’s rise in the Sushi industry and recent 14th Year Company annivesary were featured by BossStart.com this month. Click here to read full article.

Hot Off The Press! Inc. Magazine shines a spotlight on some of the companies vying to appear on a ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. and honors Hissho Sushi as Inc. 5000 “Applicant of the Week”! So grateful and humbled by another recognition! And so proud of our CEO/President, Philip Maung! Click here to read the article.

On April 17, 2012, Hissho Sushi celebrates 14 Years of delivering quality and innovative sushi products to consumers and retailers! To celebrate, Hissho will give FREE WASABI with the purchase of any Hissho sushi roll at participating retailers – Lunds & Byerly, Hen House Market, Haggen Foods, and Dorothy Lane Market. Hissho will also have a Facebook Celebration for those friends of the Hissho Sushi Facebook page. The contest will incorporate Hissho’s “Core Values” as a way for consumers to learn more about the company’s values – as well as win the company’s Core Values T-Shirt! Click here to visit our facebook page and participate.

Charlotte Business Leader Magazine features local business stories, profiles and highlights of leading business people in your community. In the March issue, you get to learn about some of Charlotte’s leading entrepreneurs and a profile of one of Charlotte’s most successful entrepreneurs, Philip Maung, President and CEO of Hissho Sushi. Click here to read the cover story.

A Taste of Success! Cover story on Philip Maung’s inspirational journey to attain the American Dream. Once a poor Chinese Burmese, now the head of a fast-growing sushi company in South Charlotte. Click here to read the cover story or download the magazine spread here.
 

Hissho President & CEO Philip Maung gave the Keynote Address to the Business Leader TOP 50 Entrepreneurs 2012 at Ballantyne Country Club on February 21, 2012.  Maung was a recipient last year and his story was so inspiring that he was invited back this year to give the auspicious Keynote Address to 50 high profile successful entrepreneurs from the Charlotte region.

Hissho Sushi had the distinct pleasure of participating as a “Wish Sponsor” for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Hope Gala on November 5th, 2011.  JDRF is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of every person with Type 1 Diabetes by accelerating progress on the most promising opportunities for preventing, treating and curing the disease.  Our partners and Lund Food Holdings and Lund’s & Byerly’s had a major role in putting this event together and we were extremely honored to be able to take part in an effort that raised over $600,000 towards these efforts.

Philip Maung, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hissho Sushi, was recently recognized by the White House for his visionary leadership in tough economic times and had the honor attending the President’s address to a joint session Congress as a guest of First Lady, Michelle Obama, on September 8th, 2011.
“It is a tremendous honor to be recognized for our accomplishments.” Maung said “The fact that we have been able to succeed and grow in a difficult economic environment is a testament to our corporate culture and the dedication of our employees and chefs. In addition, we would not exist today were it not for our retail markets and their loyal partnership and, of course, the many thousands of people who enjoy eating Hissho Sushi every day.”
Click here to view coverage of the event