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Let’s Eat! Maritel Nievera of Cabalen Group Shares a Buffet of Entrepreneurial Wisdom

In this exclusive interview, Maritel Nievera, President & CEO of Cabalen Group, retraces the origins of her entrepreneurial journey with the Filipino food icon Cabalen.

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In this exclusive interview, Maritel Nievera, President & CEO of Cabalen Group, retraces the origins of her entrepreneurial journey with the Filipino food icon Cabalen.

At its heart, the story of Cabalen is one that is inextricably linked to Maritel Nievera’s home, Pampanga, and its famed culinary delights. It is also the story of a woman entrepreneur, a single mother, who challenged larger, established Filipino restaurant chains, and found a place among them as a Filipino food icon.

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Cabalen

Philippine restaurant chain

Cabalen is a Philippine buffet restaurant chain primarily serving traditional Filipino entrees heavy on influences from the Pampanga region of Central Luzon, as well as dishes from Filipino, Thai, and Japanese cuisines.[2] However, most of the meals are from Kapampangan cuisine. Most of the chain's restaurants are located in Metro Manila, with one restaurant located in Cebu province and a single unit in the United States. Some of the locations are franchised operations. Many locations are situated within shopping malls.

History

Cabalen, which literally translates to "a fellow Kapampangan", is a group of casual - fine dining restaurants known for authentic Kapampangan dishes and different Filipino specialties, originating from Pampanga,[2] such as Gatang Kohol (snails in coconut milk), betuteng tugak (stuffed frog), kamaru (crickets), adobong pugo (quail) and balut[2] (developing bird embryo).[3][4][5] These factors contributed to the eventual birth of Cabalen, the Kap

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