As we roll into a new year, many of us look towards healthier and better-for-us foods to help us reach new goals. Thankfully, you don’t have to look very far for healthier options with Hissho.
 
Sushi is packed with all kinds of goodness like fresh, healthy ingredients and boasts benefits like omega-3s, high protein and low saturated fat. Hissho uses all natural ginger, wasabi, rice, vinegar and nori to give you a quality sushi experience.
 
For those wanting to grab a quick and healthy lunch, dinner or snack, we have four feature rolls to try. The California Roll got its start in the 1960’s and spread across the U.S. in the late 20^th century. This fusion roll provides a great start for the sushi beginner, featuring fresh cucumber, avocado and surimi – or imitation crab. No raw fish involved!

 
Another beginner’s – and vegetarian’s – favorite is the Veggie Roll, featuring fresh carrot, cucumber and avocado. Fresh veggies in this roll serve up vitamins A, C and E, while the seaweed wrap provides minerals like calcium, iodine and zinc.

The Hissho Healthy Roll can be another vegetarian-friendly choice – a simple maki roll featuring fresh carrot, cucumber or avocado; or make it non-veg with imitation crab. Cucumbers featured in this roll are low-cal and packed with vitamins A and C, fiber and silica – a compound shown to foster healthy skin.

For the dedicated sushi lover, another healthy option is the Nippon Favorite – a simple maki roll that features tuna, salmon, shrimp, eel or yellowtail. More than half the calories in this simple maki roll comes from protein, making it a great light meal or protein-powered snack.

We offer brown rice options in most of our locations as well – brown rice is a wholesome whole grain that is high in fiber, rich in antioxidants and contains naturally-occurring oils. You can also ask your local Hissho chef to customize your roll to feature more protein or fresh veggies to suite your quest for healthy living.
 
Whatever your goals may be for the new year, Hissho’s got the healthy options to help you make it happen!

Hissho Sushi recently opened World Bank in Washington, DC to raves from customers young and old.  The lines were really long, but our Chefs were ready!  During the first 2 days alone, orders for 45 platters came in!  This just indicates how popular the Hissho items were, and how beautiful the presentations were.  “Hats off” to our Opening Team and congratulations on a great job done by all.
With the holidays looming and parties scheduled for almost every day, we hope you’ll consider a few of Hissho’s party platters for your table as well.  What a great way to impress and also please the palates of your guests.
Shown here is a platter made for the World Bank Opening!  You can also customize your own platters by arranging with your Chef ahead of time!  Enjoy these coming weeks with all the excitement of what the holidays bring……..

Thanksgiving at Hissho
As the summer swept by like a kite on steroids, we find ourselves in the midst of autumn with Christmas lights up outside already, the tree in place in our reception area, and bits of ornamentation around the office.  But before we dive headlong into Christmas, we paused  just long enough to give Thanksgiving its due.
Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year, mainly because it’s not fraught with pure commercialism.  It’s a time for reflection, and giving thought to what we have and appreciate the gifts given by God each and every day.  Thinking back on how Thanksgiving began, with the Pilgrims and Native American Indians coming together and sharing what they had, to create a meal to give thanks for all that had happened leading up to that moment.
It’s the same today, just in a different environment and over 500 years later.  That we can share, love, and laugh together are the things that make life meaningful.  We at Hissho are so grateful for our teams around the country who make us proud, our staff who share the same mission, and a CEO who leads by example.  We are truly blessed, and stopping to acknowledge this is paramount to our continuing success.
Each year we celebrate Thanksgiving by sharing a delicious meal together.  Some years we prepare everything ourselves, some years we have it catered, and for the past two, our generous CEO has treated us all.  This is so appreciated in that all we had to do was show up, eat up, and clean up.  Seems so simple until we remember who made it happen.  In pausing to give thanks to the ones who prepared it, the one who paid for it, and the teams who cleaned up, our gratefulness became boundless.
Thanksgiving is now in the rear view mirror, but should always be in the periphery.  We at Hissho hope yours was wonderful, and we’re sure it was if you had a platter of our delicious sushi to share.  If not, be sure to order your platters for the Christmas holidays and New Year’s.

CHARLOTTE, NC – For the 1st time, Hissho Sushi has been named a winner in the Charlotte Business Journal’s 2016 FAST 50.  Congratulations to Philip Maung and the Hissho team.
The Charlotte Business Journal has just recognized the 2016 fastest-growing private companies in our region. This awards program recognizes 50 local companies with outstanding growth, entrepreneurial excellence and leadership.

During the awards dinner posted for Thursday, December 8, 2016 from 5:30pm –8:30pm at the Hilton Charlotte Center City, 222 East Third Street Charlotte NC, 28202, CBJ will reveal the 2016 honoree company rankings based on their percentage of annual growth over a three-year period. The top-ranked companies will also be profiled in a CBJ special report on December 9.

 
Hissho Sushi, headquartered in Charlotte NC, is a thriving sushi and Pan-Asian hot bar franchise which now has over 900 locations in 40 states.  Philip Maung, the CEO, came to the United States from Myanmar in 1989 with only $13 in his pocket, and started his sushi business in 1998.
For more information, http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/event/140262/2016/2016-fast-50-awards, www.hisshosushi.com, or contact Andrea Lee at 704-926-3989 or andrealee@40.87.96.138

 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Hissho Sushi has once again been recognized as part of the 2016 Grant Thornton North Carolina 100® (NC100), which ranks the state’s largest private companies by revenue.  The complete list was released in the October issue of Business North Carolina and can be viewed at GrantThornton.com/NC100.
 
“We are honored to be included on this year’s Grant Thornton North Carolina 100® list,” said Philip Maung, CEO. “This award reaffirms our prominence in the marketplace and our commitment to the community.  We are proud to be recognized as one of the largest privately-held businesses in North Carolina.”
 
Hissho Sushi, headquartered in Charlotte NC, is a thriving sushi and Pan-Asian hot bar franchise which now has over 900 locations in 40 states.  Philip Maung, the CEO, came to the United States from Myanmar in 1989 with only $13 in his pocket, and started his sushi business in 1998.
Since 1984, the NC100 has ranked the state’s largest private companies by revenue in the mot recent fiscal year, based on data provided by the participants.
To view the complete 2016 list, visit GrantThorton.com/NC100
For more information on Hissho, visit  www.hisshosushi.com, or contact Andrea Lee at 704-926-3989 / and/ andrealee@40.87.96.138
About Grant Thornton North Carolina 100®
Since 1984, the Grant Thornton North Carolina 100® has ranked the state’s largest private companies by revenue in the most recent fiscal year, based on data provided by the participants. The NC100 is a voluntary list restricted to companies based in North Carolina that do not have publicly traded stock. Companies owned by private equity are permitted. Nonprofits, financial-services companies, health care providers such as hospitals and subsidiaries of corporations are excluded. For more details, visit GrantThornton.com/NC100.
 
About Grant Thornton LLP
Founded in Chicago in 1924, Grant Thornton LLP (Grant Thornton) is the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms. In the United States, Grant Thornton has revenues of $1.65 billion and operates 60 offices with 575 partners and more than 8,000 employees. Grant Thornton works with a broad range of dynamic publicly and privately held companies, government agencies, financial institutions, and civic and religious organizations.
 
“Grant Thornton” refers to Grant Thornton LLP, the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL). GTIL and the member firms are not a worldwide partnership. Services are delivered by the member firms. GTIL and its member firms are not agents of, and do not obligate, one another and are not liable for one another’s acts or omissions. Please see grantthornton.com for further details.

2016 N.C. Mid-Market Fast 40 Winners Announced 
By Ben Kinney Publisher of Business NC Magazine
Posted September 21, 2016

Hissho was among forty North Carolina companies honored on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, at Pinehurst Resort for being named to the 2016 Mid-Market Fast 40 list. Created by accounting firm Cherry Bekaert LLP and Business North Carolina magazine, the list ranks mid-size companies on revenue and employment growth.  Capturing the 11^th space, Hissho was honored to be a recipient for the 3^rd consecutive year.
Companies who made the list were recognized at the luncheon, which included an awards presentation and a video of a round table discussion with representatives from the top five companies on the list. The ranking, coverage of the round table, and company profiles will be published in a supplement to the November issue of Business North Carolina magazine.
For more than 69 years, Cherry Bekaert LLP has been helping clients take their businesses as far as they want to go. As one of the largest national public accounting firms headquartered in Richmond, Va., Cherry Bekaert’s resource network stretches across the Southeast: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. It also extends nationally and internationally through an alliance with Baker Tilly International, an association of independent accounting services and consulting firms. For more information, visit www.cbh.com or contact August P. Keller III, chief marketing and sales officer at 800-849-8281.
Business North Carolina magazine has explored what’s happening in one very special place — North Carolina — for more than 35 years, producing quality, in-depth journalism that digs into the stories behind the news. In addition to the monthly magazine, BNC publishes its annual North Carolina Economic Development Guide and partners on projects with various statewide organizations. For more information, visit BusinessNC.com or contact Ben Kinney, publisher, at 704-927-6273.

This week we had some exciting visitors at Hissho.  I wish we could share the great news, but are “sworn to secrecy” until the right time.  However, I can tell you that things were hopping around Hissho’s Corporate Kitchen when a team of four showed up in their huge Mercedes van all the way from Canada to film us for a popular TV show.  The focus was on Hissho’s delicious food items, with one of our senior team members sharing some of the things that have made us so successful.  When the crew was finally able to take a break, they enjoyed our delicious sushi for lunch.
Our Corporate Chef and Assistant plied the tools needed to accommodate the requirements of an all day filming.  What an exciting process to see as memory card after memory card was filled with “great footage.”   This will all be edited down into a fascinating fast-paced clip that you will not want to miss.  We can’t share the name of the show, or the air dates yet, but as soon as we can, we will let everyone know.  It will be well worth the wait, so stay tuned to our Hissho Blog for upcoming news as it becomes available.

CHARLOTTE, NC
 
Hissho Sushi has again been recognized by Inc.5000 as one of the fastest growing privately owned companies in America. 2016 marks the 6^th time in 7 years that Hissho has received this honor. This year the Company reached its highest ranking yet, landing at #3077. Additionally, Hissho was ranked #22 for North Carolina companies.
 
Started in 1982, this prestigious list of the nation’s most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment— its independent small businesses. Companies such as Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees of the Inc. 5000.
 
CEO Philip Maung says, “As the market evolves, so does Hissho. Consumers constantly demand something new and we strive to give them what they want. We’re always looking for ways in which to innovate whether it’s through new products, different channels of distribution or the use of social media.”
 
The 2016 Inc. 5000, unveiled online at Inc.com and with the top 500 companies featured in the September issue of Inc. (available on newsstands August 23) is the most competitive crop in the list’s history. The average company on the list achieved a mind-boggling three-year growth of 433%. The Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue is $200 billion, and the companies on the list collectively generated 640,000 jobs over the past three years, or about 8% of all jobs created in the entire economy during that period. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
 
“The Inc. 5000 list stands out where it really counts,” says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. “It honors real achievement by a founder or a team of them. No one makes the Inc. 5000 without building something great – usually from scratch. That’s one of the hardest things to do in business, as every company founder knows. But without it, free enterprise fails.”’

Methodology
The 2016 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2012 to 2015. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2012. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2015. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2012 is $100,000; the minimum for 2015 is $2 million.
Hissho Sushi, headquartered in Charlotte NC, is a thriving sushi franchise which now has over 900 locations in 39 states. Philip Maung, the CEO, came to the United States from Myanmar in 1989 with only $13 in his pocket, and started his sushi business in 1998.
For more information, please see www.hisshosushi.com, or contact Andrea Lee @ 704-926-3989 / andrealee@40.87.96.138

Hissho’s CEO was honored by Smart CEO Future 50 in Charlotte, NC in April. His spoken words though are timeless as he talks about Hissho and how it has evolved. Hope you enjoy this clip that was featured during the extravaganza!

 

One of the most important skills for any chef is to have excellent knife skills. This is especially true at Hissho for our sushi and Pan-Asian hot bar chefs. To see them at work in our kitchens is mesmerizing and entertaining. Remember when you were a child and first were allowed to use a knife? How awkward and uncomfortable it seemed in your hand as you tried to make it do what you wanted it to do.
These are skills are honed over a lifetime, and the ones that get it are awesome. Our Hissho chefs would put many to shame as their fingers fly so quickly you can hardly see them. And what they produce is a wonder. The Asian chefs who are also artistic are able to create so much beauty from simple fruits and vegetables.

A chef friend sent Hissho a Facebook post that we found fascinating, and we would like to share it with you. It’s a Japanese chef preparing traditional items with as much austerity as anyone I’ve seen. Hope you’ll enjoy as much as we did.
https://www.facebook.com/PageB3P/videos/993052210785623/