F&B sales rise 2.3% in March

Total F&B sales reached $1.6b, whilst online sales made up 20.6% of the total.

Food and beverage (F&B) services sales rose 2.3% YoY in March 2026, extending the 5.6% growth recorded in February, according to the Department of Statistics.

The total sales value of F&B services was estimated at $1.6b in March. Online sales accounted for 20.6%, up from 20.0% in February.

Food caterers led year-on-year growth, with sales up 13.7%. Fast food outlets followed with a 4.8% increase, whilst restaurants and cafes rose 1.7% and 1.1%, respectively.

Food courts and other eating places was the only F&B segment to record a year-on-year decline, with turnover down 1.5%.

On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, F&B sales fell 2.5% in March from February. Restaurants recorded the steepest decline at 5.9%, whilst food caterers fell 2.5%.

Fast food outlets, cafes, and food courts and other eating places posted month-on-month increases of 3.8%, 1.2%, and 1.1%, respectively.

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