Our Story - BreadTalk (2024)

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What is the BreadTalk controversy? ›

On 10 June 2019, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) disclosed that BreadTalk was fined S$16,300 for repeated offences of illegal waste discharge into sewers, making it among 38 companies fined for similar offences.

George Quek Meng Tong is the founder and chairman of BreadTalk Group, famous for the BreadTalk bakery chain. He began his foray into the food and beverage business in Taiwan, selling dragon candy in 1982, before moving into the food court business in 1993.

Established in 2000, BreadTalk revolutionises the bakery industry by introducing itself as a trendy 'Bread Boutique' store, where customers can enjoy a unique shopping experience buying bread, akin to shopping in a fashion boutique.

With close to 700 retail stores spread across 16 markets in Asia, Middle East and United Kingdom, its brand portfolio comprises of directly-owned brands such as BreadTalk, Toast Box, Food Republic, Food Junction, Butter Bean, Sō Ramen, Thye Moh Chan and partner brands such as Din Tai Fung, Song Fa Bak Kut Teh, and Wu ...

For the full year, the group posted a net loss of S$5.2 million, versus a net profit of S$15.2 million a year ago. This was mainly attributable to S$6.1 million in one-off fixed-assets impairment due to premature outlet closures, inventory obsolescence, and franchise income doubtful debt provisions.

And despite the newer, younger competition, the BreadTalk brand has always managed to stay ahead of the competition. Blending a unique mix of local flavours, the company is known for delivering delicious twists to their designs that celebrate the local festivals and iconic moments.

BreadTalk Group Limited has been sold to BTG Holding Company Pte. Ltd. BreadTalk Group is a multinational food and beverage corporation. The Group was founded as a bakery brand in Singapore in 2000 and was listed on the SGX in 2003.

Founded in Singapore, they now have over 700 stores mainly across Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and other countries. In 2019, the BreadTalk Group made a revenue of $209M from BreadTalk bakeries alone.

THE group chief executive officer (CEO) of BreadTalk Group, Henry Chu Heng Hwee, will leave the company with effect from Dec 31, 2019. The 49-year-old is quitting for "personal and health reasons", the mainboard-listed food and beverage operator said in a bourse filing on Wednesday morning.

Is din tai fung part of BreadTalk? ›

About BreadTalk Group Limited

It also owns and operates the world-renowned Din Tai Fung restaurants in Singapore and Thailand, as well as the award-winning Food Republic food atria in Singapore, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.

With a current headcount of over 7,000 employees working in almost 1,000 restaurants, eateries and shops across 17 countries, BreadTalk Group prides itself on being a multi-concept food and beverage (F&B) establishment, which Head of HR Chan Wing Git says forms a key part of its employer brand.

Manufacturers of the UK's major bread brands and some retailers have been challenged regarding the use of the term 'wholemeal' in relation to bread products containing non-wholemeal flours, raising the question of whether they would have to rename 50/50 loaves (bread made from 50% white and 50% wholemeal flour).

The bread price-fixing scandal in Canada refers to a group of competing bread producers, retailers and supermarket chains reached a secret agreement among themselves to artificially inflate the price of bread at the wholesale and retail levels from late 2001 to 2015 (some sources stated that the price fixing continued ...

The ingredients for frybread were provided to Native Americans to prevent them from starving when they were moved from areas where they could grow and forage their traditional foods to areas that would not support their traditional foods. Critics see the dish as both a symbol of colonization and a symbol of resilience.

Because of their Christian convictions, the Kleins declined to design and create a custom cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding. As a result, the State of Oregon punished them with a $135,000 penalty and a gag order. In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Oregon court's ruling, sending the case back to Oregon.