SINGAPORE: Food and beverage company Yeo’s will lay off 25 workers following Oatly’s decision to close its Singapore plant. This is on top of the 34 Oatly employees in Singapore who will be affected by the Swedish drink company’s decision to stop producing its products here, after first setting up shop in Senoko three years … Read more
SINGAPORE: Swedish drink company Oatly announced on Wednesday (Dec 18) the closure of its Singapore plant in Senoko after three years in operation. The move aims to improve the company’s “future cost structure and reduce future capital expenditure needs”, the company said in a press release. Oatly was in a partnership with Singapore food and beverage … Read more
NEW BUSINESSES FINDING THIER WAY Against the odds, new entrants have tapped into gaps in Singapore’s market of matcha drinkers, hoping to establish themselves in the scene. Among them are co-founders Tiara Hudyana and Wee Shu-Hui, who launched Matcha Masta in October after Ms Hudyana, a nutritionist, observed that many clients who drank coffee experienced … Read more
Katie Button is the co-founder and chief brand officer of Katie Button Restaurants, which operates Cúrate Tapas Bar in Asheville, North Carolina, in the US. In the past, she has staged at leading restaurants such as El Bulli in Spain and Jean-Georges in New York. One of the selling points of the smash hit drama … Read more
POPULARISED BY ENTERTAINMENT The experts CNA spoke to said such a lack of awareness could not be solely attributed to a generational disconnect. “Young marketing teams may not fully grasp the historical context or the depth of the atrocities associated with these figures. This … can lead to missteps in branding that offend or alienate,” … Read more
SINGAPORE: An Italian restaurant in Singapore has apologised for any offence caused by references to the mafia, after the Italian ambassador said the name of the business and an event named Hip Hop Mafioso were of “dubious taste”. Gotti Italiano, located at Amoy Street, said it will “consider all options moving forward” in naming the … Read more
