F&B

Food delivery platform WhyQ brings AI into its corporate catering niche

New artificial intelligence-powered features will help both client companies and their employees be better informed

Health concerns and tighter household budgets are prompting people to drink less.

Why these are sobering times for alcohol companies

Producers have been forced to cut costs, replace executives and roll out new offerings amid declines in demand

Old Seng Choong's first overseas outlet is housed within OCBC Hong Kong’s flagship branch as part of the bank’s first “Bank x Lifestyle” retail concept.

Heritage confectioner Old Seng Choong makes overseas debut in Hong Kong with hopes of larger expansion

The home-grown pastry brand sees Hong Kong as a gateway to accessing the larger China market

Calbee will temporarily revise the design of some of its most popular products to use just two ink colours.

Ink shortage means black-and-white bags of potato chips in Japan

Resins derived from naphtha are typically used as a basic ingredient for commercial packaging inks

The opening of Tim Ho Wan's 10th outlet at Mikiki Mall in Kowloon, Hong Kong in February. The chain has more than doubled its network of stores in the city in the past year.

Dim sum chain Tim Ho Wan ramps up North America, Hong Kong expansion after Jollibee acquisition

Joining the Jollibee Group has boosted the brand’s global scalability. It has also adopted stronger SOPs that can be replicated across markets

Eugene Lee, chief marketing officer of Chagee (Asia-Pacific), says that even though tea is the world's second-most consumed beverage, it has not experienced “the same lifestyle elevation or premiumisation” that coffee has.

‘We’re not a bubble tea brand’: Chagee aims to double Asia-Pacific footprint to 600 stores by 2027

Localisation and securing prime store locations are key priorities as the brand expands in the region, says its Apac CMO

Vinson Keefe Anggasaputro has tried his hand at a variety of entrepreneurial pursuits. He wears a ⁠shirt, blazer and trousers from Shanghai Tang.
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Vinson Keefe Anggasaputro: From trading virtual furniture to building a hotel

The serial entrepreneur on what he learnt from his businessman father and that huge gamble he took buying the former Selegie Centre

Until recently, Zach Lee has stayed under the radar. He wears a shirt from Boss, and overshirt and jeans from Zegna.
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Zach Lee: Architect of Hotel Royal’s new future

Following the success of Baba House in Melaka, the group’s Harvard and Cornell-trained leader has major plans for its iconic but ageing property on Newton Road

Joseph Ryan (left) and Stephen Dunstan co-founded Hit Refresh in 2021 to address what they saw as fundamental inefficiencies in the traditional F&B model.

A broken F&B model and Hit Refresh’s bid to reset it with freshpod kiosks

Through this initiative, the startup is rethinking how meals are prepared and served

The mainboard-listed beverage maker has agreed to participate as a cornerstone investor in a proposed equity capital raising exercise by NZX-listed Comvita.

F&N to buy nearly 20% stake in New Zealand honey manufacturer Comvita for NZ$20.1 million

This broadens its participation in health and wellness, with a focus on long-term growth categories