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Taco Bell “just getting started” on APAC expansion, says their int'l president

The global brand currently has 67 sites in the aforementioned region.

Taco Bell “just getting started” on APAC expansion, says their int'l president

The global brand currently has 67 sites in the aforementioned region.

Weekly Global News Wrap: Wendy's new tomato supply initiative, A&W's U.S. expansion, first IHOP-Applebee's combo set to open

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world.

My Melody Café unveils first site in Singapore

This is the first café in the island-nation themed after the Sanrio character. My Melody Café has opened its first-ever site in Singapore, located at the Suntec City Mall. Themed after the popular Sanrio character My Melody, the café (as reported by Channel News Asia) features a floral arch, garden-themed mural wall and a cottage house. The menu, meanwhile, will offer five mains, six desserts, and seven character-customised drinks.  

First Tsui Wah site in Singapore set to open on June 15

The soon-to-open coffee shop-style outlet is located at Clarke Quay. Tsui Wah has announced that it will open its first site in Singapore on June 15, in accordance with its partnership with Jumbo Group. The site is a cha chan teng (coffee shop-style) outlet that will be able to accommodate more than 140 customers, who will be able to avail of the Hong Kong chain’s signature items, which includes their milk tea, crispy bun with condensed milk and curries. Last March saw Jumbo F&B Services Pte. Ltd enteringinto a franchise agreement through a joint venture with Kang Wang Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tsui Wah Holdings Limited in order to work together in expanding Hong Kong-style Cha Chaan Teng under the Tsui Wah brand into Singapore. (Also read: Jumbo Group debuts Tsui Wah into Southeast Asia)

Weekly Global News Wrap: Starbucks' racial bias training video; Domino's welcomes customers to suggest ‘Hotspots'; Sugar substitutes market projected to value at $19.1b

Here is a summary of the most interesting QSR news stories of the week from around the world. Starbucks recently closed 8,000 stores for a day to conduct racial bias training to around 175,000 employees, following an incident in Philadelphia where two black men were arrested at a store while waiting for a friend because they did not order.

BreadTalk Group to introduce two tea beverage brands in Singapore and Thailand

They will do this through a joint venture with Shenzhen Pindao.

Grabfood beta officially launches in Singapore

The food delivery app targets to be fully available in six other countries in Southeast Asia. Following its monumental acquisition of Uber Eats in the region, Grab has officially launched an islandwide beta GrabFood in Singapore.

Deliveroo partners with seven new partners for its second Editions kitchen

Deliveroo launched its second Deliveroo Editions site in CT Hub 2, Lavender in Singapore.

foodpanda Singapore grew 23% in Q1

The result follows a string of recent initiatives including the launch of a brand new centralised kitchen with a dine-in concept.