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European brands are also setting fresh standards. As domestic consumption in China slows, Foreign owners are especially interested in the 2023 China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement and geopolitics. Southeast Asia, especially Singapore and Malaysia, has become a hub for Taiwanese F&, B companies, with over 60 companies establishing 6, 100 stores in the region by December 2024.
These brand-new companies see Singapore as a screening ground for regional and global growth. With deeper hands, they’re willing to pay higher prices and wages, and they bring alive supply chains and innovative technology, typically operated remotely from China. These companies succeed by providing more than just meals: strong, steady brands, engaging loyalty programs, and interesting activities that keep customers coming back.  ,
All of these elements contribute to the recent spate of shutdown.
WHAT CAN LOCAL F&, B PLAYERS DO TO Die?
Despite the dark view, it’s not all doom and gloom. In reality, this could be the best chance for F&, B businesses to adapt, develop their strategy and utilize their inner strengths.
Instead of stressing about issues they can’t handle, Singapore restaurants may focus inside. Think about never really feeding customers, but giving them a fuller, more interesting experience. What distinguishes you from others? That’s where you need to begin.
1. Focus on talents
Don’t fight every craze. Keep to what you do best, that’s how you make patrons out of everyday users. Consistenty is all; if you start cutting corners with your service or quality, your customers will start to see. Focus on building lasting connections. Use research to better understand your customers and develop individualized loyalty programs. Why not make use of the information that some restaurants use so much of?
2. Be flexible and develop
In such a fast-paced business, adaptability is essential. Update your list, interact with other companies, or try new ways to engage clients. For instance, Burnt Ends and Audemar Pigeut collaborated on the opening of a shop in the German firm’s future showroom, or the one-Michelin-starred Labyrinth launched affordable fast-food outgrowth Har Har Chicken in heartland malls. Such initiatives not only keep companies innovative for existing fans, but they also convert new fans.  ,