Cafes and bakeries

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Genevieve Lee kneads up new ideas as bakery consultant for Cloudmills in Orchard

Genevieve Lee came up with 25 bakes for newly opened bakery Cloudmills.

South Korean youths who threw cash at cafe staff spark wider backlash against teenage boys

In videos circulating in online communities, one of the boys flings several 1,000-won (S$0.96) bills at the face of an employee standing behind the cafe counter.

Japan to survey animal cafes for first time over welfare and disease concerns

An official at the Environment Ministry said Japan lacks specific standards governing such cafes and handling of many exotic species.

Popular home-grown patisserie Luna to close on Dec 31 due to rising costs

Home-grown patisserie Luna will be closing its doors on Dec 31.

Viral Japanese bakery I’m Donut? to open outlet in Singapore

Japanese bakery I’m Donut? made waves on social media for its pillowy doughnuts.

China’s Luckin Coffee marks 100th store, 1.9m app members in Singapore

Luckin Coffee Singapore’s 100th store at Bugis Junction on Sept 24.

Is consolidation the new norm in S’pore’s high-churn F&B scene? Inside the latest openings and closures

New openings continue to outpace closures.

Starbucks to close another 250 coffeehouses in North America

Starbucks shut down several underperforming stores in the North America region a year ago.

US coffee chain Starbucks plans global tech centre in India

Dogs join diners as Hong Kong bets on the pet economy

Across Hong Kong, around 990 dining establishments have a licence that allows pets inside, marking the end of a decades-old prohibition.

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