F&B

Hershey to change chocolate in some disputed Reese’s items

It is also changing the Kit Kat recipe for a creamier-tasting chocolate

Higher diesel prices also weigh on last-mile delivery of food manufacturers' goods.

Food manufacturers fret as Iran war sends diesel, logistics, packaging cost soaring

They are now bracing for higher electricity and natural gas prices

Tarte by Cheryl Koh opened in 2015 at Shaw Centre.
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Tarte by Cheryl Koh closing after Apr 26

One reason cited is a decline in consumer discretionary spending

Chef-owner Julien Royer of Odette.

Six Singapore restaurants on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2026 list; Odette is No 19

Dropping off the list is Restaurant Euphoria, a gastro-botanica fine-dining restaurant in Tras Street, which shut in August 2025

The sector’s price war has shown signs of cooling down in recent months, as major restaurant and beverage chains raise prices on food delivery platforms.

Mixue reports 33% jump in profit amid bruising China price war

The Chinese beverage chain has been the world’s largest food & beverage chain by store count

Industry watchers and players alike acknowledge the need to support local workers, but they are worried about the impact of higher costs.

F&B industry mulls higher menu prices, offshoring and closures with wages set to rise

Companies may get co-funding support under a government scheme, but not all businesses will qualify

A sign on the shutters of the restaurant said the store would be closed for renovations from Jan 19.

Future of Komala Vilas in doubt as iconic restaurant remains shut after two months

The restaurant is listed as an SG Heritage Business by the National Heritage Board

Former Noma employees told The New York Times that Redzepi punched members of the staff, jabbed them with kitchen implements and slammed them against walls.

Celebrity chef Rene Redzepi, co-founder of Copenhagen’s Noma, steps down

The decision came days after a report alleged he had engaged in workplace abuse from 2009 to 2017

Highland Coffee currently operates nearly 1,000 stores in Vietnam and across South-east Asia. I

Jollibee Food’s Highlands Coffee evaluates Vietnam IPO

The fast-food restaurant operator expects the Vietnamese listing to be completed in the first quarter of 2027

Erik Vanston, Jessica Pizano and their family dine at a Pizza Hut Classics in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, Feb 25, 2026.

Pizza Hut eager to feed an appetite for nostalgia

Since its rebranding in the late 1990s, the chain has struggled to appeal to customers in the US