The Press is a restaurant-bar that is kosher. We stock previously unavailable kosher food and drink and aren't your typical kosher establishment. We're making kosher trendy and cool by offering a 'non kosher' kosher experience with music, decor, sports bar and careful staffing complement.

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My wife and I run our own kosher catering company employing a staff complement of 20+ on function days. We cater for functions as big as weddings right down to a home cooked dinner for one. www.bespokecatering.co.za• In April 2011 we catered daily breakfast, lunch and dinner for 180 guests staying for 8 days at The President Hotel in Sea Point which was the largest kosher catered event ever in Africa. We achieved this from a temporary kitchen constructed for us in the hotel parking garage for which we had to plan, order and oversee the installation of all necessary kitchen equipment. We were also required to procure all necessary kitchen utensils and separate guest serving cutlery and crockery for both meat and milk meals. We effectively created a stand alone hotel kitchen and banqueting facility within the President Hotel in order to satisfy especially stringent kosher requirements for the festival of Passover. Reference: Daniel Asseraf (Cape Kosher Tours) 0824449574 • In July 2011 I went to Mauritius ahead of a kosher tour group for 12 days to prepare the kitchen facilities, put necessary systems in place, liaise with management and supervise the kitchen staff to ensure all food met kosher dietary standards for the 7 days that the group was staying at the resort.Reference: Laura Joselowitz (The Travel Wizard) 0827153706

I was tasked with opening a Cape Town branch for an existing Johannesburg – Durban express freight company thereby allowing them to become a national freight carrier. Duties:• Creating a viable branch from nothing• Cold calling and securing clients for outgoing freight• Building long term relationships within the industry• Sourcing premises and building freight volumes to justify 5 employees and 3 vehicles• Daily and monthly reporting to head office detailing volumes and cost analyses of freight moved, tracking number recording and general feedback• Fielding of all client queries• Monitoring of Sunrise Express website in order to stay abreast of customer collection, delivery, quotation and other requests • Liaising with clients wrt damages, losses and delayed freight• Routing of local delivery vehicles • Sourcing of line haul vehicles for outbound freight• Supervising loading and offloading of vehicles• Management, training and HR of staff• Wage and Salary calculations• Reconciliation of petty cash and deposits of cash received• Management of creditors accounts• Maintenance of premises and servicing of vehicles• Management of warehouse and warehouse stock• Ensuring premises comply with health and safety standards Reference: Larry Serman (Owner): 011 8221123

As the Chabad House manager I was tasked with the operational support to the head of the Lubavitch Foundation Cape Town, a non profit organisation, in the day to day running of the foundation and its projects, these included:Day to day running and maintenance of Chabad House:• Bookkeeping for annual fundraiser• Management of staff• Decision making when Rabbi Popack was away• Coordination of daily prayer groups• Organisation and preparation of all Sabbath and special event meals, luncheons and dinners for up to 120 guests• Liaison between Chabad House and all other organizations • Responsible for any advertising, editorials and marketing• Sourcing and supervision of workmen on the premisesProjects:• Project manager of the completion of the building of the men’s indoor ritual bath• Overseeing the creation of a multi-media centre at Chabad HouseOther:• Instrumental in the theme, design, creative photography and printing of the Chabad House Annual Calendar • Executive editor of the Annual Chabad House Kosher Fair magazine• Coordinator of the Chabad House food stall at various community functions• Coordinator of annual festival parties and carnivals of up to 1000 attendees• Assisted with the logistics and schedule of the Chabad House Girls Seminary in Cape Town• Assisted with the organization of Gan Yisrael Annual Day Camp• Assisted with organisation of The Annual Miracle Drive Dinner Reference: Rabbi Popack (Head of Lubavitch Foundation) 0214343740