ABBY CADMAN

OWNER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Arbiona’s (a.k.a. Abby) was born in Albania and at the age of 6, her family moved to Australia as political refugees.  With incredible resilience, a positive outlook on life, and absolute dedication to her dreams, Abby pursued her passion of owning a business in hospitality and F&B with as an outlet for her creative and love for entertaining and cooking.

Having received her bachelors in Business and then gaining valuable experience setting up her family's business, Abby began plans to open her own restaurant with a chef friend of hers. While this plan did not come into fruition, she followed her now husband, Ben, to Hong Kong for a new adventure.

She quickly began working for Relish and through a serendipitous event, purchased the company from the previous owner who was moving back to her home country of New Zealand. 

In July 2019, Abby was finally living her dream of owning her own F&B business, soon to be challenged by political unrest and 3 years of Covid! These hurdles did not deter her dedication, but acted as opportunities to adapt and improve the business. While other companies were folding, Relish is still standing having navigated through extreme economic environments. 

In early 2021, the opportunity arose to acquire Gingers, a well-established catering company in Hong Kong. Abby has been dedicated to maintaining the reputation and quality that Gingers has built across 20 years of service, whilst also evolving the business to remain relevant and competitive in this ever changing environment.  

Due to expanding her company portfolio, Abby created a parent company, Feste Group, to house her businesses and set up the foundation to continue expanding and diversifying into new areas of the F&B world. 

In 2023, Feste Group signed the license for bringing the international Young Chef Young Waiter competition to Hong Kong in a mission to spotlight young local talent in our hospitality industry on the world stage.  Young Mixologist is also slated for the 2024 competition.

Despite a global pandemic and political unrest, Abby has successfully managed to steer her companies in the right direction, developing and growing along the way. The future of the catering and event industry in Hong Kong is tough to predict but it’s clear that Abby will be best placed to ensure Feste Group will fly through with plenty of success along the way.

Instagram: @abbiness_

LinkedIn: @arbionacadman

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