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Google in Singapore has launched a new menu discovery feature on its Google Pay app to make it easier for consumers to interact with local eateries and order food for delivery. Using the app, Singaporeans can browse menus, choose what they want, and contact…
Taiwan foodservice sales have slumped by 21 percent year on year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ministry of Economic Affairs data revealed total F&B sales of NT$51.9 billion (US$1.73 billion) this year across the territory, the steepest decline since…
A Jollibee Singapore outlet is among several businesses fined SG$1000 for breaches of the government’s social distancing mandate. Official enforcement measures found the franchise’s Woodlands MRT branch had neglected to ensure queueing customers and food…
KFC Singapore has launched a contactless takeaway service, allowing customers to purchase safely during the circuit breaker period in the city. According to KFC, it is the first fast-food restaurant brand in Singapore to launch such a service. With…
International fast-food chain McDonald’s logo has been altered in some global markets to emphasize the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus crisis. The popular restaurant chain is largely closed for dine-in business in certain hard-hit areas…
Yum! Brands has bought California-based The Habit Burger Grill, adding its first fast-casual burger chain to its portfolio which already includes KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell The company says it has bought all of The Habit Burger Grill’s issued and…
Philippine food-and-beverage kiosk operator Fruitas Holdings will soon launch two new concepts in addition to their popular fresh-fruit shakes concept. The first is a store concept under Babot’s Farm brand, while the second represents Fruitas Holdings’ new…
McDonald’s scented candles are among a range of new merchandise items released by the fast-food giant in the US. According to the firm’s website, the merchandise is now on sale for a limited time to celebrate the brand’s Quarter Pounder burger – which will…
Four Singapore Liang Sandwich Bars have closed suddenly, angering the master franchisee for Southeast Asia, Liang Group. The company said the closures were unauthorized. Liang Group CEO Jarvin Leow said the company had not authorized the stores’ shuttering…
Philippine restaurant brand Jollibee Foods suffered a 14.4-per-cent drop in earnings last year after operating income fell by 25.1 percent. However, a strong fourth quarter prevented a worse annual result, with operating income up 11.6 per cent on a…
Seafood exports in January fell 25 percent year-on-year and are set to continue falling due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. They fell to $556 million, with exports of pangasius fish falling by 64 percent, octopus by 50 percent and tuna by 30 percent, the…
Deliveroo has offered support for its Hong Kong restaurant partners as many of them are suffering from falling dine-in sales due to the coronavirus crisis. The company will reduce its commission rate for restaurant partners by 5 percent for a month, starting…
Burger chain Shake Shack has opened its second store in Singapore, in the city’s CBD. Taking over the Tiger Balm factory on Neil Road, the new Shake Shack Singapore store design was inspired by its vibrant Chinatown neighborhood and colorful Peranakan…
Hong Kong restaurants appear to have shrugged off the worst of the impact from the city’s social unrest in the final quarter of last year, According to food-delivery service Deliveroo’s second Restaurant Confidence Index, a quarterly survey of restaurant…
Pizza Hut and KFC restaurant operator Yum China is preparing for a second listing in Hong Kong. The US-listed firm is currently working on proceedings with China International Capital and Goldman Sachs to establish a footing closer to its base territory. The…
Singaporean Michelin-starred restaurant Putien has opened its first eatery in the Philippines. The Cantonese/Fujianese-style brand has been introduced to the territory by The Vikings Group and opens in The Podium in Ortigas as its 67th location…
