Chain tastes success with noodles

Since He Tao was 8 years old, he dreamed of owning a restaurant. Today, He is the owner of a chain of luosifen restaurants. Aimin, named for his aunt, has 140 outlets across the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The 37-year-old was born into a family keen on cooking luosifen, which is a rice noodle served in soup with its stock made from river snails and pork bones. The dish is widely sold on the roadsides of Liuzhou.

He's uncle Tang Yanhong was a bench worker in a State-owned factory, but he began to secretly run a snack bar in the early 1970s when private businesses were not fully allowed.