Singapore 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

The departure of food manufacturing operations from Singapore may not necessarily be reason for concern.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Yeo’s, Tiger Beer and now Gardenia – flight of food manufacturing from Singapore might be just as planned

By keeping high-value functions here and moving production out, local manufacturers are doing just what the Economic Strategy Review proposes

From left: Brothers Tan Wee Tuck, Wee Han and Wee Lee at the Enterprise 50 Awards ceremony in 2024, where Brewerkz was one of the winners.
ENTERPRISE 50

Brewing success: How three brothers turned Brewerkz Group’s fortunes around

From contemplating closure during Covid-19, the F&B group turned around to win an Enterprise 50 award

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

Jerome Seow (left) and Claire Francis, co-founders of Fresher Performance Meals. The home-grown meal prep services provider has seen sales grow more than 50% annually since 2019.

Track your macros: Meal prep delivery services see gains in Singapore, amid health and fitness boom

Much of the demand has been fuelled by a new generation of consumers who are more informed about nutrition and portion control, players say

Singapore-based French steakhouse Les Bouchons has expanded to Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur.

As Singapore squeezes, Malaysia tempts F&B operators across the Causeway

Restaurant groups are looking to Malaysia for cheaper space and a longer runway, but operators say lower costs do not make it any easier to crack

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