Foodcourt consolidation could take a bite out of food variety
But experts do not see prices going up after BreadTalk's planned buyout of Food Junction
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The Food Junction foodcourt at United Square. The chain's acquisition, which is expected to be completed in the last quarter of this year, is set to make BreadTalk the third-largest foodcourt operator here. BreadTalk plans to focus initial efforts after the acquisition on streamlining costs and sharing resources.
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Melissa Heng
Marketing consultant Ashley Ho, 32, usually toggles between two foodcourts in the City Hall area for her weekday lunches.
When she craves thunder tea rice, she will walk to the Food Republic at Capitol Piazza. But if she and her colleagues decide to share a mala hotpot, they will head to the Food Junction at Raffles City Shopping Centre.
