Coffee shop

What’s brewing behind South Korea’s Mega Coffee deal rush?

Mega MGC Coffee, South Korea’s largest coffee chain with 4,500 outlets, now harbours an appetite for a larger share of the retail landscape.

Starbucks Korea regains coffee chain lead five months after ‘Tank Day’ controversy

Starbucks regained the top spot in sales after four months in second place.

30 people evacuated, 1 person taken to hospital after fire breaks out in Bukit Batok coffee shop

The fire involved the contents of three food stalls.

Israeli settlers flank Palestinian cafe with dozens of Israeli flags

Palestinian coffee shop owner Mueiyyid Hussein outside his business in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Oct 9. Israeli settlers have planted dozens of Israeli flags at the entrance to his streetside cafe.

Telok Blangah murder: Clinic doctor rushed to help elderly man who was stabbed in the chest

Dr Joel Lee, the doctor at The Local Doctor Clinic, speaks to the media at his clinic on Oct 6. He treated a stabbing victim.

Protein drinks and matcha chai: Starbucks patrons in Asia can expect more choice, outlets under DFI

Customers of Starbucks in Singapore and six other Asian markets can expect a wider selection of beverages and food.

Tastemakers

Why fish soup stall owner Low Boon Chuan took a $300,000 gamble on a Bedok coffee shop

Low Boon Chuan at his Lau Ka Kopitiam in Bedok that also houses his Boon Keng Road Fish Head Bee Hoon stall.

Start-up cracks clogging challenge in coffee vending machines to serve kopi 24/7

(From left) Loh Jian Yuan, 40, and Leow Jun Heng, 27, co-founders of Kopi Near Me with one of the local start-up’s vending machines at Ubi Techpark which serves up freshly brewed Nanyang-style coffee.

Where anglers can get their own catch cooked in Singapore, with fees from $12

Chef-owner Jonathan Tan grilled a whole tuskfish caught by a customer.

Actor Ben Yeo shuts all 6 Tan Xiang Fish Soup stalls, opens new zichar brand 20 Dishes Only

Actor Ben Yeo launched 20 Dishes Only with dishes priced from $6.80 to $15.

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