Singapore F&B

Open Farm Community in Dempsey to close after 10 years

The home-grown urban farm and restaurant concept will hold its last day of service on Jan 11

The latest closures follow the shuttering of PizzaExpress Singapore's Holland Village outlet in January 2024.

PizzaExpress Singapore shuts Millenia Walk and Scotts Square outlets; two operating stores remain

The British pizza restaurant chain opened its first outlet in the Republic in 2016

November’s performance surpassed the expectations of private-sector economists.

Singapore retail sales up 6.3% in November

Most retail sectors record year-on-year growth in sales

Reservations for French restaurant Brasserie Gavroche came in earlier this December compared to 2024, especially for corporate set lunches and dinners.

Singapore F&B players see stronger festive demand, but retailers report uneven spending

Hotels and restaurants have not had cutbacks in festive spending despite the challenging economic environment

Fong emphasises that she is not the boss – the company is still owned by her aunts – even if, as chief operating officer, she has spearheaded several initiatives to modernise the family business.

Appeal to the young, don’t intimidate the old: Tong Heng’s fourth-gen heir on reinventing a 90-year-old bakery

Famous for its diamond-shaped egg tarts, the family business is one of 42 newly recognised SG Heritage Businesses

Jason Soon (left) and Nigel Soon of Kim Guan Guan Coffee Roaster. The company has launched retail brand Kim's Duet to reach coffee drinkers directly.

From capsules to coffee bags, Kim Guan Guan aims to elevate Singapore kopi

Amid its transformation and foray into retail, the coffee supplier was acquired by billionaire Sam Goi’s PSC Corporation in 2024

Ernest Ting, the third-generation owner of traditional dimsum restaurant Swee Choon, hopes to formalise franchise plans by next year.

Swee Choon plans Philippines expansion in push to be dimsum’s quick-service king

Having built a strong base of Filipino customers in Singapore, the family business is looking into franchise partnerships

Bonnie Wong (centre) of Creative Eateries with Adam Tan (left) and Andie Chen of Asia White Knight Group. Wong believes that the investment firm's network of investors and partners will help the F&B group increase its customer reach.

Investment firm Asia White Knight acquires F&B group Creative Eateries, sets 5-year revenue target of S$100 million

Under new management, Creative Eateries will embark on a three-phase growth strategy to optimise its operations, revamp its loyalty programme and develop new concepts

Of the retail food and beverage businesses that had closed as at Oct 23, 63% had been registered for five years or under.

Of F&B closures in 2025, 82% of those registered for up to 5 years had never made a profit: MTI

From Jan 1 to Oct 23, there were 3,357 new retail food establishments and 2,431 closures, going by data from Acra

‘We don’t deserve this’: Twelve Cupcakes staff gather to seek recourse on salaries, CPF contributions

‘We don’t deserve this’: Twelve Cupcakes staff gather to seek recourse on salaries, CPF contributions

MOM investigating company’s non-payment of salaries and other potential breaches of the Employment Act