Food & Beverage

honestbee to hit the brakes on food delivery services on 20 May
15 May 19
About 400 delivery partners will be affected.
Temasek joins Impossible Foods' US$300m Series E funding round
14 May 19
The startup’s sales in Asia, including Singapore, have risen more than three-fold since March 2019.
ThaiBev profit surges 40% to $570.3m in H1
13 May 19
Its food business saw the highest revenue increase to $163.3m in Q2.
BreadTalk Group's profits up 11.5% to $1.32m in Q1
7 May 19
Its restaurant division’s revenue rose 9.8% YoY to $40.5m.
Fraser & Neave profits jumped 81% to $73.82m in H1 2019
2 May 19
It was boosted by its Thai dairies business and Singapore soft drinks unit.
No Signboard CEO arrested over share buyback probe
2 May 19
Shares have been bought above the regulatory limit for buybacks.
Olam International bids $489.99m for Nigeria-based Dangote Flour
24 Apr 19
The acquisition could pull Dangote Flour out of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Daily Briefing: Grab to inject GrabFood into ride-hailing app; UOB bags $242m loan for Japan buy
17 Apr 19
And MOM eyes broadening its Adapt and Grow initiative.
BreadTalk Group to buy stake in Thai plastic bottle manufacturer for $24.26m
11 Apr 19
The acquisition will provide access to Thailand and Mekong region markets.
Daily Briefing: Vietnamese challenger threatens Olam's cashew dominance; Carousell to buy Philippine online marketplace OLX
11 Apr 19
And a commercial building in Joo Chiat Road is up for sale at $20m.
ThaiBev arm forms two new joint venture firms
8 Apr 19
It will also acquire the operator for Genki Sushi’s franchised business in Thailand.
GrabFood eyes analytics, business intelligence for partners as it vies for superapp status
8 Apr 19
GrabFood head Tomaso Rodriguez details his vision for the food delivery app.
F&B arena heats up as malls mix up tenant offerings: analyst
5 Apr 19
The advent of delivery apps has also become a double-edged sword for F&B players.
Daily Briefing: Malaysia asks for six-month extension to clarify stance on RTS project; Validus Capital and Lighthouse Canton reopen trade finance fund
5 Apr 19
And Singapore-based F&B startup Waitrr partners with Nest Tech to boost its international expansion.
Deliveroo adds $302.7m in revenue to Singapore's economy: report
4 Apr 19
It provided 5,000 jobs across the Lion City’s F&B sector.
Chart of the Day: Tightening DRC could slash food services' earnings by 2.2%
28 Mar 19
Staff costs are projected to rise 10% in 2020 and 2021.
Chart of the Day: Rent and labour costs account for 75-78% of food service and retail companies' opex
27 Mar 19
For food retailers, staff costs are typically 10-12% of sales and 42% of total opex.
foodpanda allows customers to earn KrisFlyer miles when ordering
25 Mar 19
KrisFlyer miles will be credited into users’ account within six weeks after each successful order.
ThaiBev launches luxury InverHouse whisky portfolio
22 Mar 19
The offerings focus on Ready to Drink spirits like the Kulov Max 7 vodka.
Dairy Farm's profits may edge up 11% over the next three years: analyst
20 Mar 19
Growth could be driven by higher contributions from its health & beauty division and associates.
Inside Deliveroo's futuristic food market
20 Mar 19
The site features a fully-automated ordering experience and 40-seater dine-in space.
Impossible Foods to debut in Singapore
27 Feb 19
Their products will be offered in eight restaurants including Adrift, Bread Street Kitchen and CUT.
Infant formula market dries up as mothers return to breastfeeding: report
26 Feb 19
Nine in 10 mothers in Singapore engaged in either partial or full breastfeeding in 2018.
BreadTalk Group buys out Thai partner
20 Feb 19
BreadTalk has planned to buy out its joint venture partner in Thailand for $7m.
Chart of the Day: Top five F&B stocks hit average returns of 19.9% in January
19 Feb 19
ThaiBev's returns soared to 35.5% YTD.
ThaiBev Q1 profits ballooned 150.7% to $322.23m
18 Feb 19
The Thai economy continued to seal growth amidst the rise in private consumption.
Deliveroo targets nearly 10,000 restaurants in bid for foodtech supremacy
18 Feb 19
The food delivery firm is beefing up its logistics network by adding 5,000 restaurant partners and 2,000 riders.
ThaiBev rides on holiday cheer as Q1 profits set to rise 11%
14 Feb 19
Its SABECO operations continue to show positive results after completing its restructure process.
F&B firm TSH Corporation debuts on SGX Catalist
12 Feb 19
It opened at $0.038 apiece.
foodpanda's Luc Andreani on the key to tickling Singapore's food palate
11 Feb 19
A massive restaurant network spanning 6,000 establishments helps fuel its bid for market leadership.
Redmart to move into Lazada's platform on 15 March
31 Jan 19
It will mark Lazada’s official foray into Southeast Asia’s online supermarket business.
Daily Briefing: Year-end executive condo prices surge 25%; Food delivery startup Plum to cease Singapore operations
21 Jan 19
And a study shows female employees still earn less than men.
Bottoms up: The worst is over for ThaiBev
18 Jan 19
After 13 months of negative growth, beer production rose in the last few months of 2018.
Daily Briefing: 900 HDB flat buyers cancelled their BTO bookings in 2018; Hawker centres are struggling with the new social enterprise model
16 Jan 19
And F&B firm GD Group slapped with a $94,500 fine for false salary declarations.
Tourism to boost Japan's confectionery market to $26.7b
9 Jan 19
South Korean conglomerate Lotte plans to invest $1.2b in Japan to expand its confectionery products.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's food retailers buck APAC decline with 2018 average total returns of 10%
9 Jan 19
The stocks have averaged ROE of 19% in the past year.
Last-Mile Challenges in Singapore's Food E-Commerce Industry
21 Dec 18
It’s hard to remember a time when people could “shop” off catalogues that came in the mail, or phoned-in to order from a TV...
NTUC Enterprise's proposed acquisition of Kopitiam gets nod from competition watchdog
20 Dec 18
The process of the buyout is expected to be completed on January 2019.
Daily Briefing: Grab eyes cheaper fares following Toyota partnership; AVA assures alternative sources for eggs
19 Dec 18
And Grab sees no impact on its network following Go-Jek’s expansion.
Chart of the Day: F&B service sales faced with flattish growth in 2018
17 Dec 18
It sealed a growth of around 2.5% YoY in September.

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