Margin squeeze puts F&B players in a spot over food delivery demand
Home delivery bumps up sales but brings additional costs; while some F&B operators are holding back, more and more are forced to pass on costs
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FOOD delivery looks set to become a more permanent source of revenue for food and beverage (F&B) firms in Singapore, but its related costs are also increasing firms' overall operating costs, putting them in a conundrum.
As a result, some operators are already passing on costs to consumers, while others that have held up so far may eventually have to do so as they are caught between a rock and a hard place.
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