As most Singaporeans know, the local food & beverage (F&B) space is cut-throat industry. High rent and start-up costs, relative to the thin margins, are the contributing factors to why the industry is unforgiving. Naturally, with this mentality, local investors also tended to shun the sector entirely.  However, investors that scour hard enough might just discover the hidden gem that most would let slip. ST Group Food Industries Holdings (ST Group), the latest of the F&B counters to list on the Singapore Exchange, could be on such prime example.  About ST Group  Headquartered in Australia, ST Group is an established F&B Group with a diversified portfolio of six internationally popular brands, namely, “PappaRich”, “NeNe Chicken”, “Gong Cha”, “Hokkaido Baked C

These days, it is extremely tough being a food and beverage (F&B) vendor in Singapore due to increasing rental, labour and raw materials cost pressures. In this cut-throat environment, turnaround of stallholders are rife, resulting in lesser visibility and operational uncertainty.   Despite the highly competitive and challenging F&B environment, the operator and manager of food courts and coffee shops – Koufu Group (Koufu) reported a rather solid 1Q19 and had recently been receiving rather positive recommendations from the street.   Defensive Earnings  The top line grew at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of four percent to $223.8 million in FY18. In 1Q19, revenue continued to increase 4.9 percent to $57.8 million, boosted by a 9.2 percent and 0.7 percent growth in

Singaporeans are willing to spend hours queuing for food that is said to be good. It’s been 2 months since Shake Shack opened at Jewel and the hype has yet to die down as Singaporeans continue to stand in line for more than an hour to get their hands on the famous burgers. According to SingStat, the price of food has increased by close to 1.4% in 2018. This week, the STI ETF opened at $3.279 and closed at $3.373 on Friday. In this week’s edition of 4 Stocks This Week, we look at 4 companies that own some of the most popular restaurants in Singapore, many of which we frequently dine at. Read Also: Why Do We Pay More For A&W In Singapore At Jewel Changi (Compared To Overseas)? BreadTalk Group Limited (SGX: CTN) BreadTalk was listed on the SGX in 2003. BreadTalk has multiple well-know

Exploring the different brand concepts offered by Japan Foods Holding Ltd (SGX: 5OI) in order to make a case for the company as an investment.