Assad John Haloute
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Sir Assad John Haloute is a co-founder and executive director of the Chefette fast food chain in Barbados.{{cite news|url=http://www.broadstreetjournalbarbados.com/business-briefs/2010-08-07/haloute-chefette-foreign-franchising-%E2%80%9Csometime-in-this-generation%E2%80%9D|title=Haloute: Chefette foreign franchising "sometime in this generation"|last=Hoyos|first=Patrick|date=7 August 2010|work=Broad Street Journal|accessdate=2 April 2011|archive-date=8 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308075157/http://www.broadstreetjournalbarbados.com/business-briefs/2010-08-07/haloute-chefette-foreign-franchising-%E2%80%9Csometime-in-this-generation%E2%80%9D|url-status=dead}}
Early life
Haloute was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and is of Syrian origin. He migrated to Barbados in 1971.
Career
After migrating, he founded Chefette Restaurants one year later in 1972. The restaurant chain now boasts 15 outlets islandwide: 10 drive-thrus, 8 playgrounds, and 2 Barbecue Barns (fast casual dining).
Honours
In 2019, Haloute was knighted.{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Barbados |date=2019-06-09 |title=Chefette founder Assad Haloute knighted |url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/06/09/chefette-founder-assad-haloute-knighted/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Barbados Today |language=en-US}} He was awarded a Knight Bachelor for services to the hospitality industry and also for his philanthropy.{{Cite web |title=Queen’s Honourees receive insignias {{!}} Barbados Advocate |url=https://www.barbadosadvocate.com/news/queen%E2%80%99s-honourees-receive-insignias |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190904205507/https://www.barbadosadvocate.com/news/queen%E2%80%99s-honourees-receive-insignias |archive-date=2019-09-04 |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.barbadosadvocate.com |language=en}}
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