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Singaporean bakery and restaurant operator BreadTalk is to be delisted from the Singapore stock exchange tomorrow (June 5) following its mandatory acquisition by BTG Holding. The firm applied to delist from the exchange following the suspension of trading on…
A small group of key Breadtalk Group stakeholders, including founder and chairman Dr George Quek, have offered to acquire all the ordinary shares in the firm and delist the company. The group, including Quek’s wife Katherine Lee and existing shareholder Minor…
American ‘submarine sandwich’ chain Blimpie has opened its first store in Singapore, marking its debut in Asia. Located in Tampines, the Blimpie Singapore store offers a menu adapted for halal consumers. In a style similar to Subway, customers can choose a…
Subway Hong Kong will join 14 other restaurants to celebrate World Sandwich Day this week. For every regular 6-inch sandwich combo, Subway Hong Kong customers can get one standard 6-inch sandwich for free in this event. For every purchase of the combo, HK$5…
BreadTalk Group CEO Henry Chu has resigned, citing “personal and health reasons”. Chu will depart from the helm of the Singapore-headquartered pan-Asian bakery and restaurant business at the year’s end. He will be temporarily replaced by company founder Dr…
Subway has said it could terminate franchisees that fail to meet their financial responsibilities amid an investigation launched by the Fair Work Ombudsman into the underpayment of its workers. The sandwich retailer said franchisees are required to meet…
Malaysian bakery Lavender is opening at Jewel Changi in Singapore this week. Set to open on Thursday (April 11), the store will sell Lavender’s buns, French-style choux cream puffs, and house-made pandan kaya. Located next to the 40m-high Rain Vortex…
Cafe chain Soul Origin is giving away a free slice of Vegemite toast with any coffee purchase on Wednesday, after an imprompt national debate broke out yesterday over the correct amount of Vegemite on a slice of toast. The debate started when a customer took…
Subway has struck a deal with Uber Eats to offer delivery from more than 100 restaurants in select New Zealand cities. Chris Churchmichael, country director for Subway New Zealand, said the agreement would allow Subway restaurants to tap into the rapidly…
Melted sandwiches are about to take on the world, including Southeast Asia, according to the directors of US franchise chain Melt Shop. Founder/managing partner Spencer Rubin believes the company is perfectly positioned to begin franchising internationally…
Six years after entering Vietnam, Subway, the world’s biggest fast food brand, is increasingly looking for franchising partners to reach the ambition of opening 50 restaurants in this market. On February 15, Subway held a franchising partner recruitment…
