Food delivery company WhyQ sacks courier for falsely claiming char kway teow was from popular eatery

He had falsely claimed food was from popular Old Airport Road stall

Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow stall owner Tan Lee Seng said he learnt of the incident after a customer complained to him that the standard of his char kway teow had dropped. PHOTOS: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
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Food delivery company WhyQ has sacked one of its couriers after it emerged that he had passed off a packet of char kway teow he delivered to a customer as coming from the Lao Fu Zi Fried Kway Teow stall at Old Airport Road food centre.

Stall owner Tan Lee Seng said he learnt of the incident earlier this month after a customer complained to him that the standard of his char kway teow had dropped.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 28, 2019, with the headline Food delivery company WhyQ sacks courier for falsely claiming char kway teow was from popular eatery. Subscribe