by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Consumer, Retail & Hospitality, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRSingapore has produced a set of food and beverage brands that expanded regionally from a home market of a few million people, including bakery chains, curry puff makers, coffee shop franchises and restaurant groups. Several delisted after finding public...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Consumer, Retail & Hospitality, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRFraser and Neave was founded in 1883 and became a Singapore institution spanning soft drinks, dairy, brewing and property. In 2012 it was the subject of one of Asia’s largest takeover battles, which ended with a Thai billionaire acquiring the group...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Consumer, Retail & Hospitality, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRSingapore ended a four-decade casino ban in 2005, awarding two integrated resort licences that opened in 2010. The design deliberately buried gambling inside convention centres, theme parks, hotels and retail, and imposed an entry levy on residents to...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Commodities, Energy & Trading, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRSingapore generates almost all its electricity from imported natural gas, has negligible domestic renewable potential, and has committed to net zero by mid-century. Its strategy rests on four pillars: efficiency, solar within severe land limits,...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Commodities, Energy & Trading, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRSingapore hosts two of the world’s largest agricultural commodity groups: Olam, which grew from a Nigerian trading operation into a global food ingredients business with Temasek backing, and Wilmar, the palm oil and edible oils group built by the...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 2, 2026 | Commodities, Energy & Trading, Singapore Company Stories
⚡ TL;DRHin Leong Trading was one of Asia’s largest independent oil traders until it collapsed in 2020, revealing years of concealed losses, fabricated documents and cargoes pledged to multiple lenders. Its founder was later convicted and sentenced to a...
