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JAPAN BIZ: Paid line-skipping services at restaurants catch on among "taipa" customers
11+ min ago (18+ words) Japan Wire by Kyodo News...
Malaysian franchise brands generate RM90mil potential sales in Indonesia push
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (16+ words) NST Online What To Read Next...
End of an era as iconic Tipperary restaurant and B&B closes after 50 years
1+ week, 4+ day ago (21+ words) A much loved Tipperary restaurant and B&B has closed its doors and served its last meal after 50 years in business....
Famous Brands profit declines in SADC
59+ min ago (437+ words) Famous Brands has reported weaker profits from its Southern African Development Community (SADC) operations as declining consumer spending in key regional markets such as Botswana and Zambia weighed on performance. Famous Brands operates more than 3 000 restaurants across 30 countries. In Namibia,…...
Restaurant's "surprise gig' booking scam leaves owners thousands out of pocket
48+ min ago (125+ words) The Business Desk. com Restaurant's "surprise gig' booking scam leaves owners thousands out of pocket Independent restaurant La Storia has warned other businesses to stay alert after falling victim to what it described as a sophisticated booking scam. In a…...
Colombia's Foreign Ministry Presents Coffee and Cacao Export Strategy to Bogot" Diplomatic Corps
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (531+ words) Finance Colombia Colombia's coffee-cacao export push generates 100+ tons in foreign sales Colombia's Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores convened ambassadors, international organizations, agricultural producers, and strategic partners in Bogot" on May 15, 2026, to present the Ruta del Caf" y Cacao, a government-led strategy…...
Food Plant Openings and Expansions April 2026
11+ hour, 30+ min ago (175+ words) EIC Alyse Thompson-Richards recaps some recent plant openings, expansions and closings in the food and beverage industry, including Mars" recent investments, Campbell"s chip plant closure, Chobani"s La Colombe plant expansion, Bel Group"s South Dakota plant expansion, Maker…...
What's actually in your Energy Drink depends on where you live
56+ min ago (391+ words) Berlin [Germany], May 19: Major energy drinks were collected from all six inhabited continents - spanning not just the world's major markets such as the USA, Germany, Japan, and China, but extending to every corner of the globe, from Nepal and Kenya…...
Cantonese restaurant Wing Seong Fatty's to close after 100 years
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (444+ words) The restaurant found itself without a successor to continue the business. Published'May 19, 2026, 12: 02 PM Updated'May 19, 2026, 12: 18 PM SINGAPORE " After a century of dishing up Cantonese fare, Wing Seong Fatty's at Burlington Square in Bencoolen will put up the shutters on June 28. The…...
Singapore's beloved Cantonese restaurant to close after 100 years
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (267+ words) According to the notice, the Cantonese restaurant is shuttering as it does not have a successor to continue the business, and the decision to close came after "much consideration." Thanking customers for their "loyalty, patronage, and friendship over the past…...