Shelim Hussain

Shelim Hussain MBE [cite web
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title=Welsh birthday honours list
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date=2003-06-14] (born 1973) [cite web |url=http://www.redhotcurry.com/food_and_drink/other/shelim_hussain.htm
title=Food Entrepeneur Wins AOC Gold Award|accessdate=2008-01-06 |format= |work= |date=2005-06-05] is an entrepreneur and started his business around 1991 at the age of 18 while working part-time as a waiter and studying at college for his A Levels. He saw an opportunity in the market for prawn supply and started off by selling a few boxes of frozen prawns with his friend, delivering them at night while continuing with his education during the day. Shelim Hussain started the business with an initial capital of only £ 20. The annual turnover for his business is around £40 million.

He formed Eurofoods (UK) in 1993 and the company has grown rapidly since. He employs over 200 staff and has food processing units in Newport, South Wales and in Barking. He also has a new plant and four factories in Bangladesh, and has started a subsidiary in New York. He also has invested in property development business in Wales. At present he is founder, chairman and managing director of the following companies: Euro Foods (UK) Ltd, S & B Developments Ltd, SRS Poultry Ltd (commencing late 2003), Eurasia Food Processing (BD) Ltd (Bangladesh), Euro, Linen Service (UK) Ltd, Horizon Seafood Ltd, Saidowla Enterprise and Euro Foods (BD) Ltd.

He has won the "Eastern Eye" Young Achiever Award that was presented by Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, and was nominated for Young Achiever at the Asian Jewel Awards 2003.

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