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Philippines specialty store retailer SSI Group will play host to Chinese restaurant chain Crystal Jade in the territory. The firm has contracted with Crystal Jade Management to own and operate the brand in the Philippines as part of its expanding F&B…
Shake Shack is launching its second Philippines outlet at the Mega Fashion Hall at SM Megamall. The restaurant is expected to open before the end of the year, with construction on the new venue already underway following a board up made by artist Kris Abrigo,…
Vietnamese traders are exporting pork to China despite forecasts of declining domestic supply due to outbreaks of the African swine fever. Tam, who buys pork in the south, said his exports to China have increased in the last two months, and fetch a margin of…
Cebu Pacific is launching a new selection of inflight meals for purchase starting October this year. The new meals include a Singaporean dish (Hainanese Chicken Rice shown above), Filipino cuisine, and a vegetarian option. “As every Cebu Pacific flight is a…
The first Wolfgang Puck Kitchen in Hong Kong has opened its doors. The founder of popular Hollywood eatery Spago is steadily rolling out a network of fast-casual dining concepts across the US and more recently internationally, with outlets in Singapore and…
Traveling is a double-edged sword. You’re both excited and stressed, even before you get to the airport. One of the things I’ve been taught to do is to eat a full meal before I even leave the house because airport food is too expensive and airplane food is…
Listed Singapore food-and-beverage company BreadTalk Group is to buy foodcourt operator Food Junction Management (FJM). A subsidiary of BreadTalk, Topwin Investment, has signed a sale and purchase agreement to pay S$80 million for FJM, which operates 12…
The “Impossible Burger”, featured plant-based ‘meat’ from Impossible Foods, can now be bought at all The Butchers Club locations in Hong Kong. To celebrate the launch of The Butchers Club Impossible Classic Burger, the two companies have commissioned local…
Japanese conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain Sushiro has opened its first Hong Kong outlet. The franchise is moving for a foothold in the local market and aiming to use the city’s international status to expand across the region. The flagship store, located…
Jumbo Group profit fell 24.8 percent in the third quarter to S$1.7 million (US$1.2 million) as new restaurant openings added to expenses. The Singapore-listed restaurant group opened three new outlets in Singapore: a Jumbo Seafood at Jewel Changi, along with…
Retail sales may be down but Hong Kong restaurant sales rose by 3 percent in the first quarter of this year. The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) provisionally estimates the value of restaurants receipts at HK$31.5 billion, while the value of purchases…
The misconception about Gourmet Food in India is amazing. There are many who equate gourmet with imported food, which is far from the reality. To encapsulate what the concept of gourmet is all about, let me say that it is less about the food than about the…
Gourmet Investments Pvt. Ltd brings Mumbai’s most awaited launch of the year with the unveiling of Ministry Of Crab’s first-ever outlet in India. The grand launch of Sri- Lanka’s beloved restaurant is scheduled to take place at Zaveri House, Khar, Mumbai.…
Dhaba Estd 1986 Delhi by Azure Hospitality is all set to land itself at Delhi’s posh new Aerocity. The award winning deliciousness carries forward the thirty year legacy as it stamps another one at Delhi’s most favourite leisure destinations, The Walk at…
Pizza Hut Malaysia will open its 400th store in within the next three months. The company says it plans 15 new stores this calendar year, part of the 67 it announced last year within three years. Parent QSR Brands operates 810 KFC locations in its territory…
Kamereo, a Vietnamese sourcing platform for restaurants, has raised $500,000 in seed funding from Japan’s Genesia Ventures and Velocity Ventures Vietnam. Japanese Taku Tanaka, founder of Kamereo, said the newly acquired money would be used to upgrade the…
