Ping Pong plans retail concept

Dim sum chain Ping Pong has some big plans in the pipeline for 2009, Kitchen Rat has learnt.

The group, which currently has 11 outlets in London and will open its 12th site in Spitalfields next February, is planning the roll out of a retail-based takeaway concept. It's understood to be called "Ping Pong Now" and will be focused on locations in the West End and the City.

And on top of that Ping Pong is gearing up to its debut in Dubai, with its first outlet set to open in the Dubai Mall next year.

Let's hope their "steaming parcels of deliciousness" will continue to delight.