{"id":16818,"date":"2026-06-26T06:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/vivos.com.sg\/?p=16818"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:24:57","slug":"starting-an-fb-business-in-singapore-licences-costs-and-smart-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/vivos.com.sg\/blog\/starting-an-fb-business-in-singapore-licences-costs-and-smart-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting an F&#038;B Business in Singapore: Licences, Costs &#038; Smart Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16818\" class=\"elementor elementor-16818\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ae39c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37ae39c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47353a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47353a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/vivos.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Starting-an-FB-Business-in-Singapore_-Licences-Costs-Smart-Moves.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16821\" alt=\"Starting an F&amp;B Business in Singapore: Licences, Costs &amp; Smart Moves Banner Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/vivos.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Starting-an-FB-Business-in-Singapore_-Licences-Costs-Smart-Moves.webp 2000w, https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/vivos.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Starting-an-FB-Business-in-Singapore_-Licences-Costs-Smart-Moves-1568x902.webp 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:57.5%;max-width:2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9673d7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9673d7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51892e5 blog_single_content_list e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51892e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5700a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5700a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does it Take to Start an F&amp;B Business in Singapore?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77c5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f77c5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You need a registered company (or sole proprietorship), premises with the correct URA or HDB use approval, and a\u00a0<strong>Singapore Food Agency (SFA) Food Shop Licence,<\/strong>\u00a0which costs <strong>S$195 a year<\/strong>\u00a0and requires SFA, SCDF fire-safety and food-hygiene conditions to be met before you can operate. Realistic set-up costs for a small caf\u00e9 or restaurant typically run from the\u00a0<strong>tens of thousands into six figures<\/strong>, driven mostly by renovation, rent deposits and equipment, not licence fees. If you hire foreign staff, you must work within the Services-sector quota and pay a monthly levy, and you must register for <strong>GST (9%)<\/strong>\u00a0once taxable turnover exceeds\u00a0<strong>S$1 million<\/strong>. Margins are thin, and closures are high, so timing, location and concept discipline matter as much as paperwork.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5449ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5449ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ce382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1ce382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table Of Content<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e7cee elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"53e7cee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t_1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The industry reality &amp; margins<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t_2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pricing &amp; price competition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t_3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Manpower &amp; foreign-worker quotas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t_4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rent &amp; location<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t_5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Kitchen space &amp; concept<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t_6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Licences &amp; set-up costs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t_7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Planning &amp; smart timing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t_8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">When to engage a consultant<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t_9\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Key takeaways<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81e663c blog_single_content_list e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81e663c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96950b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b96950b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/UwzIfpwirYE?si=1Rofut35afMTk-VO&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569aca3 blog_single_content_list e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"569aca3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6203d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c6203d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key moments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938a398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"938a398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; width: 90px; color: #082443; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>0:00<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwzIfpwirYE&amp;t=0s\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>State of the F&amp;B industry<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #082443; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>5:00<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwzIfpwirYE&amp;t=300s\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Price competition &amp; pricing<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #082443; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>11:00<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwzIfpwirYE&amp;t=660s\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Manpower challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #082443; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>16:00<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwzIfpwirYE&amp;t=960s\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Rents &amp; the rental market<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #082443; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>20:00<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwzIfpwirYE&amp;t=1200s\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Kitchen space &amp; concept<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #082443; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>27:00<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwzIfpwirYE&amp;t=1620s\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Costs, licences &amp; opportunities<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #082443; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>33:00<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwzIfpwirYE&amp;t=1980s\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Planning &amp; smart timing<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #082443; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>40:00<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwzIfpwirYE&amp;t=2400s\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Engaging a consultant<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #082443; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>46:00<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding: 4px 0; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwzIfpwirYE&amp;t=2760s\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Final advice &amp; wrap-up<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f01daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f01daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"t_1\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Industry Reality &amp; Margins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afc174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1afc174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Singapore&#8217;s food &amp; beverage scene is crowded and unforgiving. Closures hit a multi-year high in 2024, with more than 3,000 F&amp;B outlets shutting that year, the most since 2005, and the pace stayed elevated through 2025: official figures show <strong>2,431 closures against 3,357 new openings<\/strong>\u00a0from January to October 2025, with about\u00a0<strong>63% of the closed outlets less than five years old<\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mti.gov.sg\/newsroom\/written-reply-to-pq-on-data-on-retail-food-establishment-openings-and-closures-in-2025-and-breakdown-of-closures-categorised-by-years-of-operation\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ministry of Trade and Industry, citing ACRA data<\/a>;\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mothership.sg\/2025\/02\/3000-fb-outlets-close-singapore\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mothership, on 2024<\/span><\/a>).<\/p><p>The <a title=\"VIVOS - Singapore Company Incorporation and Corporate Services\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/vivos.com.sg\/\">VIVOS<\/a> panel&#8217;s starting point is blunt: demand is real, but so is attrition, and a new operator is competing against established brands, low-cost hawker fare and a fickle dining public. Margins in a typical full-service outlet are tight once rent, manpower and food cost are stacked, so the business has to be designed for survival from day one, not merely to open.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9add2cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9add2cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"t_2\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pricing &amp; Price Competition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feeddf7 blog_single_content_list e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"feeddf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f3408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4f3408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Price is one of the few levers most new operators feel they can pull, and the panel cautions against pulling it the wrong way. Undercutting to win footfall erodes the same margin you need to absorb rent reviews and wage rises, while overpricing in a value-conscious market simply drives diners to the stall next door.<\/p><p>The sustainable middle ground is a concept whose food cost, portioning and menu engineering are set deliberately, so the headline price reflects a viable gross margin rather than a hopeful guess. In a market where many outlets that closed had reportedly never turned a profit (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campus.sg\/data-shows-82-of-singapore-fb-businesses-never-recorded-a-profit-campus-sg\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">campus.sg, on SFA closure data<\/a><\/span>), pricing discipline is a survival issue, not a marketing one.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc2076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdc2076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"t_3\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Manpower &amp; Foreign-Worker Quotas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae77de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ae77de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Manpower is consistently cited as the F&amp;B sector&#8217;s hardest constraint. Singapore caps how many foreign workers a Services-sector business can employ through the\u00a0<strong>Dependency Ratio Ceiling (DRC)<\/strong>: foreign workers on Work Permits and S Passes combined may make up no more than\u00a0<strong>35% of your total workforce<\/strong>, with S Pass holders separately capped at\u00a0<strong>10%<\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mom.gov.sg\/passes-and-permits\/work-permit-for-foreign-worker\/sector-specific-rules\/services-sector-requirements\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ministry of Manpower<\/a><\/span>).<\/p><p>In practice, that means you must hire and retain enough local staff to &#8220;unlock&#8221; each foreign hire. On top of the quota, you pay a monthly <strong>foreign worker levy<\/strong> per pass holder; the S Pass levy is <strong>S$650 a month<\/strong>, harmonised across all tiers since 1 September 2025, and locals must be paid at least the <strong>Local Qualifying Salary<\/strong>\u00a0to count fully towards your headcount. These thresholds, salary floors and levy rates are reviewed regularly (most recently at Budget\/Committee of Supply 2026), so confirm the current figures before you build a roster.<\/p><p><strong>Foreign-worker rules for the Services sector (indicative; verify current figures with MOM)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045279b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"045279b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-table-container\">\n<table class=\"custom-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Item<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Indicative position (2026)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Source<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Overall Dependency Ratio Ceiling<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Up to 35% of total workforce may be foreign (WP + S Pass)<\/td>\n<td>MOM Services sector rules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>S Pass sub-quota<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>S Pass holders capped at 10% of total workforce<\/td>\n<td>MOM Services sector rules<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>S Pass levy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>S$650 \/ month per holder (harmonised across all tiers since 1 Sep 2025)<\/td>\n<td>MOM levy &amp; quota<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Local Qualifying Salary<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Local must earn \u2265 S$1,800\/month to count as one quota unit (from 1 Jul 2026)<\/td>\n<td>MOM COS 2026 factsheet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e48e54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e48e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Levy rates and salary floors change frequently. Treat the above as a planning guide and confirm against MOM before hiring.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45af2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45af2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"t_4\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rent &amp; The Rental Market<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451ea1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"451ea1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rent is the cost line that most often decides whether an F&amp;B concept lives or dies, and the panel treats it as the first number to pressure-test, not the last. Industry reporting through 2024-2025 pointed to many tenants facing rental increases well into the double digits on renewal, even as islandwide prime retail rents rose more modestly year-on-year (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.cbre.com.sg\/press-releases\/commentary-on-ura-q3-2025-statistics\" rel=\"nofollow\">CBRE commentary on URA statistics<\/a><\/span>).<\/p><p>The practical guidance is to keep occupancy cost to a sustainable share of projected sales, scrutinise the lease term, rent-free fitting-out period, reinstatement obligations and any turnover-rent clause, and avoid signing for a footfall assumption you cannot prove. A cheaper unit in a secondary location can outperform a prestige address that swallows the margin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea3932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ea3932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"t_5\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kitchen Space &amp; Concept<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff5851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ff5851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kitchen design and concept are where cost control is either won or lost. A tightly scoped concept with a focused menu needs less kitchen footprint, less equipment, and fewer staff than a sprawling all-day offering, and every square metre of back-of-house is square metreage you are also paying rent on.<\/p><p>Operators should also confirm early that the premises can physically and legally support the intended cooking (ventilation, grease management, gas or electrical capacity, and SFA layout requirements). Models such as central kitchens or smaller satellite outlets can lower the entry cost, but they introduce their own licensing considerations, so the concept and the premises decision should be made together, not in sequence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ada8c6 blog_single_content_list e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ada8c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794a7e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"794a7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"t_6\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Licences &amp; Set-up Costs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59378d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59378d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The anchor approval for any dine-in or takeaway outlet is the\u00a0<strong>SFA Food Shop Licence<\/strong>, applied for through the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.gobusiness.gov.sg\/licence-directory\/sfa\/food-shop-licence\" rel=\"nofollow\">GoBusiness Licensing<\/a><\/span>\u00a0portal. Per SFA, the Food Shop Licence\u00a0<strong>costs S$195 and is valid for one year<\/strong>, and the application must be supported by documents such as your premises layout and proof of approved use; if the required documents are not submitted within two months, the application lapses (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfa.gov.sg\/food-retail\/licence-permit\/application-process-fees-for-licence-permit-for-food-retail\" rel=\"nofollow\">Singapore Food Agency<\/a><\/span>).<\/p><p>Before SFA will license you, the premises must carry the correct\u00a0<strong>URA or HDB use approval<\/strong>\u00a0for food use (a &#8220;change of use&#8221; approval may be needed), meet\u00a0<strong>SCDF fire-safety<\/strong> requirements, and have trained food handlers; every food handler must pass the <strong>WSQ Food Safety Course Level 1<\/strong>\u00a0(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfa.gov.sg\/food-handler-hygiene-officer\/requirements-for-food-handler-hygiene-officer\/requirements-for-food-handlers\" rel=\"nofollow\">SFA food-handler requirements<\/a><\/span>).<\/p><p>If you serve alcohol, you also need a\u00a0<strong>liquor licence from the Singapore Police Force<\/strong>, and if you wish to market food as halal, you may apply for <strong>MUIS halal certification<\/strong> (optional).<\/p><p><strong>Licences &amp; approvals at a glance (indicative; verify current fees and validity)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe45184 blog_single_content_list e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe45184\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"t_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762c52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"762c52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-table-container\"><table class=\"custom-table\"><thead><tr><th style=\"text-align: center;\">Approval<\/th><th style=\"text-align: center;\">Authority<\/th><th style=\"text-align: center;\">Indicative fee \/ validity<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Food Shop Licence (dine-in \/ takeaway)<\/td><td>SFA (via GoBusiness)<\/td><td>S$195 \/ year<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Food Stall Licence (hawker \/ canteen stall)<\/td><td>SFA (via GoBusiness)<\/td><td>S$32 \/ year<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Premises use \/ &#8220;Change of Use&#8221; approval<\/td><td>URA or HDB<\/td><td>Varies by premises \u2014 verify<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fire-safety clearance<\/td><td>SCDF<\/td><td>Per inspection \u2014 verify<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Liquor Licence (e.g. Class 1A)<\/td><td>Singapore Police Force<\/td><td>S$880 \/ year for Class 1A (varies by class)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Food handler training (WSQ FSC Level 1)<\/td><td>SSG-approved providers<\/td><td>Course fee per handler; valid 5 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Halal certification (optional)<\/td><td>MUIS<\/td><td>Varies \u2014 verify<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b212a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b212a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"note\"><em><strong>Sources:<\/strong> SFA, URA\/HDB, SCDF, Singapore Police Force, SSG. Government fees are revised periodically; confirm current amounts before budgeting.<\/em><\/p><p class=\"note\">It is worth stressing what the licence fees are\u00a0<em>not<\/em>: they are not the cost of starting up. The Food Shop Licence is under S$200, but the money goes into renovation and fit-out, kitchen equipment, the rental deposit (often several months), POS and small wares, initial inventory and working capital to fund the loss-making early months. The table below sketches the major lines; the actual figures swing widely with size, location and concept.<\/p><p><strong>Indicative start-up cost lines for a small F&amp;B outlet (illustrative ranges only)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2114e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2114e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"custom-table-container\">\n<table class=\"custom-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Cost line<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">What drives it<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Company incorporation &amp; corporate set-up<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>One-off registration, company secretary, registered address<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rental deposit &amp; advance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Often 2\u20133 months&#8217; rent up front; varies by location<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Renovation &amp; fit-out<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Largest variable line; condition of unit, kitchen build, design<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Kitchen equipment &amp; small wares<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Cooking line, refrigeration, ventilation, furniture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Licences &amp; certifications<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>SFA, liquor (if any), food-handler training<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Working capital<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Staff wages, stock and rent through the ramp-up period<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fcac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38fcac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>These are planning categories, not quotes. Build your own numbers from actual landlord, contractor, and supplier figures before committing.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35d69d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c35d69d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"t_7\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planning &amp; Smart Timing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e3362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e3362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Approvals in F&amp;B run in parallel and depend on one another. SFA will not license premises that lack URA\/HDB use approval or SCDF clearance, so the sequence matters as much as the paperwork. The panel&#8217;s &#8220;smart timing&#8221; point is essentially cash-flow management: do not sign a lease and start paying rent before you have a realistic view of how long fit-out, agency approvals and hiring will take, because every idle week is rent burned before a single dollar of sales.<\/p><p>Plan the critical path backwards from your target opening date, line up the food-handler training and licence application against the renovation timeline, and keep a contingency buffer for the approval or build delays that almost always occur.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c71f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92c71f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"t_8\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When to Engage a Consultant<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bcf232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bcf232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Much of the F&amp;B set-up process can be done yourself, but the coordination across SFA, URA\/HDB, SCDF, MOM and the tax authority is where first-time operators lose time and money. Engaging an advisor makes most sense at the points where a mistake is expensive or slow to unwind: choosing the right legal entity, checking that a prospective unit&#8217;s use approval matches your concept before you sign, structuring your hiring within the foreign-worker quota, and getting GST and bookkeeping set up correctly from the start.<\/p><p>The value is less in filling forms and more in sequencing the whole launch so the licences, premises, and people line up, which is precisely where VIVOS supports founders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9402150 blog_single_content_list e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9402150\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92d175 blog_single_content_list e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e92d175\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f59a59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f59a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"t_9\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ebd29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ebd29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The <strong>SFA Food Shop Licence<\/strong> (S$195\/year) is the core approval, but it is only issued once premises use, fire-safety and food-handler requirements are met.<\/li><li><strong>Licence fees are trivial next to set-up costs<\/strong>; renovation, rent deposits, equipment, and working capital dominate the budget.<\/li><li>Foreign hiring is capped: Services-sector <strong>DRC of 35%<\/strong> with an <strong>S Pass sub-cap of 10%<\/strong>, plus a monthly levy confirms current MOM figures.<\/li><li>Register for <strong>GST at 9%<\/strong> once taxable turnover exceeds <strong>S$1 million<\/strong>; you may register voluntarily below that.<\/li><li><strong>Rent and timing decide survival<\/strong>. Pressure-test occupancy cost and don&#8217;t pay rent before approvals and fit-out are realistically scheduled.<\/li><li>Closures are high, and many outlets never turn a profit, so concept discipline and pricing matter as much as paperwork.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b0a92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c1b0a92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd53417 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd53417\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361dfa9 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"361dfa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/vivos.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ivan-McAdam-OConnell.webp\" title=\"Ivan-McAdam-OConnell\" alt=\"Ivan-McAdam-OConnell\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f4c7f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71f4c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/vivos.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ivan-McAdam-OConnell.webp\" title=\"Ivan-McAdam-OConnell\" alt=\"Ivan-McAdam-OConnell\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e730714 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e730714\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5645e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5645e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thinking of opening an F&amp;B outlet?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bb80c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23bb80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get the structure right before you sign a lease or fit out a kitchen. 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