Not chickening out of his dream

Singapore

PRODUCTIVITY and automation seem to be the latest buzzwords, especially in the food and beverage business.

But long before the government sounded its clarion call, entrepreneur and CEO Alson Teo of Stamfles Group already saw the future of the F&B business - it was in automation and internationalisation.

Some 15 years ago, Mr Teo had a vision of a chicken rice concept restaurant, supported by a robust back-end automation that is r…