Sammyboy RSS Feed
22-02-2014, 12:20 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...nquet-20140222 (http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/winding-order-seals-demise-banquet-20140222)
A winding-up order has been served on Banquet Holdings, putting the final nail in the coffin of the beleaguered foodcourt chain.
Once Singapore's largest halal foodcourt operator, it now owes creditors about $15 million. Of this, $10 million is due to stallholders, a source close to the company told The Straits Times.
Banquet, which first opened in 1999, closed its final five outlets, including those at VivoCity, HarbourFront Centre and Jurong Point, three months ago. At its peak, it ran 46 outlets across the island.
But rising rentals and wages led to cash flow problems in 2010
Rise and fall of halal foodcourt chain
1999: Opens first outlet in Jurong Point mall.
2005: Foodcourt No. 16 opens in Clifford Centre.
At 2,400 sq m, it is Banquet's largest outlet and is double the size of typical foodcourts.
2006: The $2.3 million Kopitiam/Banquet foodcourt, covering 2,230 sq m, opens at VivoCity.
2012: From a high of 46 outlets, Banquet cuts back tojust 14.
2012: Kopitiam, which owns half of Banquet, divests its shares to Banquet Holdings.
2013: In June, only five Banquet outlets are left.
By the end of November, they have been closed, with Kopitiam taking over the outlets at VivoCity, HarbourFront Centre and Jurong Point.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?175584-Banquet-operator-owe-10million-to-foodstaller-KAPUT!&goto=newpost).
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...nquet-20140222 (http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/winding-order-seals-demise-banquet-20140222)
A winding-up order has been served on Banquet Holdings, putting the final nail in the coffin of the beleaguered foodcourt chain.
Once Singapore's largest halal foodcourt operator, it now owes creditors about $15 million. Of this, $10 million is due to stallholders, a source close to the company told The Straits Times.
Banquet, which first opened in 1999, closed its final five outlets, including those at VivoCity, HarbourFront Centre and Jurong Point, three months ago. At its peak, it ran 46 outlets across the island.
But rising rentals and wages led to cash flow problems in 2010
Rise and fall of halal foodcourt chain
1999: Opens first outlet in Jurong Point mall.
2005: Foodcourt No. 16 opens in Clifford Centre.
At 2,400 sq m, it is Banquet's largest outlet and is double the size of typical foodcourts.
2006: The $2.3 million Kopitiam/Banquet foodcourt, covering 2,230 sq m, opens at VivoCity.
2012: From a high of 46 outlets, Banquet cuts back tojust 14.
2012: Kopitiam, which owns half of Banquet, divests its shares to Banquet Holdings.
2013: In June, only five Banquet outlets are left.
By the end of November, they have been closed, with Kopitiam taking over the outlets at VivoCity, HarbourFront Centre and Jurong Point.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?175584-Banquet-operator-owe-10million-to-foodstaller-KAPUT!&goto=newpost).