By Utamu Belle
Nedd’s Dollar Wings and Kingdom Style Family Entertainment are quickly becoming household names in the Linden community, associated with friendly customer service and tasty dishes. These businesses are owned and operated by young and enterprising businessman Kellon Nedd, a Lindener, and his wife Sharalin Nedd, who hails from St Lucia.
For the couple, the venture into the business world started in 2017 with ‘Dollar Wings’, selling delicious fried chicken wings underneath a tent on the Mackenzie River wall. As the name suggests, the chicken wings are sold at just $100 a piece, which many deem as quite affordable. The business later grew as another Dollar Wings outlet was quickly set up in the community, and earlier this month the couple launched the Kingdom Style Family Entertainment Restaurant Hall and Theatre.
This was marked by a grand opening ceremony on June 10 with numerous officials in attendance.
“We have started the Nedd’s Dollar Wings at the Crescent River wall last year July and we branched off at Amelia’s Ward Toucan Mall in November. Now, we have this restaurant- Kingdom Style Family Entertainment Restaurant Hall and Theatre in the Toucan Mall also”, the businessman related.
“On Mother’s day we dedicated the restaurant and it was active from Mother’s day until the official opening”, he continued.
The restaurant can be considered a touch of class and elegance, with a beautifully designed space and professionally dressed staff. Many have agreed that the service offered is also quite exceptional. At the Theatre, which also operates out of the Toucan Mall at Amelia’s Ward, Linden movie lovers can catch affordable movies in 3D from Thursdays to Sundays each week from 16:00hr to 22:00 hr.
“Every 4 0’clock (16:00hr) we show a movie for the kids and then we continue with adults stuff for the next 2 movies”, Kellon said.
Meanwhile, the restaurant caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner from Monday to Saturday and dinner on Sunday evenings. Its space is also available for rental to accommodate events such as conferences, birthdays, anniversaries, showers, proms and weddings. The couple noted that they will eventually cater for dinner and a movie. Apart from the Theatre and restaurant, fast food lovers can also catch the delectable fried chicken wings from the Dollar Wings outlet situated just next door.
The response to both businesses have so far been positive in the community, owing to the affordability of the services offered. In reflecting on his achievements, the young businessman who initially operated a mini taxi service and worked in construction said he is quite thankful to God since his dream in life was to become a successful businessman with no less than 20 employees. In addition, he is certainly living out his dreams with scores of employees in his employ, contributing greatly to Linden’s employment sector.
The businessman, whose parents were also successful entrepreneurs said he took a page out of their book as his dream was to one day follow in their footsteps.
The idea for ‘Dollar Wings’, he explained was birthed when he travelled to St Lucia. It was there that he met his wife Sharalin who later joined him here in Guyana. The young couple has since decided to pursue their dreams in business together, venturing down a successful path of entrepreneurship.
In addition, the couple also lives up to their corporate social responsibility by beautifying the community and helping those in need. (Guyana Times Sunday Magazine)
