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Hong Kong restaurant sales plunged 31.2 percent in the first quarter of this year – the largest decline on record – as consumers practiced social distancing and the government restricted occupancy. Significant growth in home deliveries of restaurant meals was…
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant franchise Jamie’s Italian will close its locations in Hong Kong today, while its restaurant in Taipei was shuttered yesterday. After facing significant setbacks to the business following its collapse in the UK…
Hong Kong restaurant sales fell 14.3 percent in the December quarter, provisionally estimated at HKD26 billion (US$3.35 billion). Provisional figures released by The Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, also estimated that the value of purchases by…
Japanese corporate restaurateur Skylark Holdings says it will discontinue 24-hour trading of 150 stores by April. Skylark, one of Japan’s largest family-owned restaurant operators, owns the Jonathan’s and Gusto chains, among other brands. It launched 24-hour…
Japanese corporate restaurateur Skylark Holdings says it will discontinue 24-hour trading of 150 stores by April. Skylark, one of Japan’s largest family-owned restaurant operators, owns the Jonathan’s and Gusto chains, among other brands. It launched 24-hour…
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…
The No Brand Burger from Shinsegae Food, the food manufacturing arm of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae, are dominating the South Korean hamburger market. Analysts say that Shinsegae’s cost-effectiveness strategy for its new No Brand Burger restaurants is…
American diner chain Chili’s Grill & Bar has opened its first Vietnam store in Saigon, looking to tap the country’s growing middle-class market. The restaurant, located in SV VivoCity mall in District 7, was launched in Vietnam as a part of the Golden Gate…
Fast-food chain Shake Shack has announced new outlets in Singapore and Manila after enjoying early success with its debut stores in the two Southeast Asian cities. In Singapore, the US fast-food chain is bringing what it describes as its “design-driven…
McDonald’s has chosen Singapore as the first country in the world to launch its Hello Kitty carrier. The limited-edition Hello Kitty carrier is designed for drinks and fries. An adjustable strap allows carrying by hand or hanging from a car headrest. With the…
The first New Zealand Taco Bell store has opened in The Brickworks at New Lynn’s LynnMall, bringing the Mexican-inspired fast-food chain to local shores. Launching on Tuesday, the store features a mural paying homage to west Auckland designed in collaboration…
Hong Kong restaurant sales slumped by 11.7 percent in the third quarter as protests deterred foreign visitors and locals dined in more often. The value of receipts was provisionally estimated at HK$26.4 billion (US$3.37 billion), and the value of purchases by…
Keventers milkshake-brand owner Sohrab Sitaram has launched Fat Tiger, a tea shop and dim sum franchise in India’s Delhi, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Karnal. Sitaram says Fat Tiger introduces popular international flavors to the territory as well as a mid-market…
Vietnam restaurant chain Mon Hue has closed down without notice, evidently unable to pay its debt. Restaurants under the Mon Hue brand along with sister chains including Pho Ong Hung and 99 House of Pho, have been shuttered and the company’s websites and…
