F&B catering's back, but not at a sprint yet

FOOD catering services have been seeing an uptick in business, and anticipate further increases following the easing of safe management measures on Tuesday (Apr 26).

However, sales remain a fraction of pre-pandemic levels, and businesses remain concerned about curbs to events and the manpower shortage that has been plaguing customer-facing sectors.

Alan Tan, managing director of Rasel Catering, said the group has seen around a 50 per cent increase in enquiries for its bentos and buffets served by waiters since last Friday’s announcement that there will no longer be a need for safe distancing and limited group sizes from Apr 26.