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F&B operators face tougher business landscape amid rising costs and stiff competition

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Portrait of David Yang, Chief Executive Officer APAC at PAUL International taken at the newly renovated PAUL outlet at Ngee Ann City on July 8, 2025

Mr David Yang, chief executive officer of Paul Asia-Pacific, said the F&B landscape has been challenging in recent years.

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SINGAPORE - Amid rising costs and stiff competition in the food and beverage sector, French bakery Paul recently reopened its newly renovated flagship Takashimaya outlet.

It spent $1.2 million on the relocation and expansion of the outlet, which has moved from the third floor of the Orchard Road mall to the fourth.

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