In this interview, we meet Claudia Deken, the owner of Plant Based Sushi, the first vegan sushi restaurant in the Netherlands, that opened in January 2020. She shares how confronting it was to close the restaurant because of the lockdown when things were going just picking up and the team was formed. But it motivated them to go into deliveries, which was done overnight. At first through third-party delivery companies, which was very costly and unpredictable. But very shortly they set up their own delivery service that allowed people to pre-order which helped the sales and made the customers feel more in touch with the restaurant team. Everyone in the team was delivering the sushi and it became a great opportunity to be in touch with their customers and bring them a happy moment.  

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About the Guest 

Claudia Deken is the owner of Plant Based Sushi, the first vegan sushi restaurant in the Netherlands, Claudia grew up in South Africa but recently moved to The Netherlands where she studied business administration. Claudia found it difficult going to sushi restaurants with her friends as a vegan as the options were simply so limited and if there were vegan options it was limited to cucumber or carrot. Hence the beginning of Plant Based Sushi.   Plant Based Sushi is the first vegan sushi restaurant in the Netherlands - surviving up a vegan remix of sushi. Plant Based Sushi is on a mission to show diversity in sushi; to prove that sushi doesn’t need fish to be enjoyed. Not only will this keep your options diverse but it will keep the ocean and planet diverse. From the 27th of June, we are open in the new location with a terrace in Amsterdam East.  

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About the Host

Julia Skupchenko is a co-founder of Think Tank for Sustainable Development, AlterContacts.org, a co-founder and lead mentor of the global online community of entrepreneurs, BusinessGreenHouse.org. She is a published writer for a leading international online magazine for small business with millions of readers, Entrepreneur.com. She is also a business mentor on the Artificial Intelligence program at Rockstart Startup Accelerator (Amsterdam) and at the Higher School of Economics (Moscow). In her personal practice as a Business Developer and Advisor, Julia has consulted 100+ entrepreneurs, experts, small and medium businesses across the globe. She is nominated for Entrepreneur Award 2020.

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