BreadTalk
 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | SGX: 5DA |
| Industry | Food and Beverage |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Key people | Dr. George Quek, chairman |
| Products |
Bread and Cakes |
| Employees | 6000+ |
| Website | www.breadtalk.com |
BreadTalk Group Limited (Chinese: 麵包新語 or 麵包物語; pinyin: Miànbāo Xīnyǔ or Miànbāo Wùyǔ) is a listed bakery based in Singapore that was founded in July 2000. It operates a chain of retail outlets through its subsidiary BreadTalk Pte Ltd, selling a wide range of bread, cakes, buns and pastries. The group has a chain of 38 retail outlets island-wide in Singapore, with presence in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain and India.
BreadTalk outlets
Indonesia
BreadTalk has more than 90 outlets in Indonesia.[1] The outlets are owned and managed by Johnny Andrean.[2][3]
Philippines
There are 29 BreadTalk outlets in the Philippines. The first outlet went operational on May 2004 in Glorietta 4, Ayala Center.:0
Other brands
Din Tai Fung
BreadTalk is the franchisee of Taiwanese Xiao Long Bao restaurant, Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐） for Singapore and Thailand). It opened its first restaurant in the upscale Paragon shopping mall and has opened 13 other outlets in the island, including one in Bishan and another in the basement annex of Raffles City. Din Tai Fung has a branch in Thailand.
Food Republic
The company has nine food courts in Singapore, situated in renowned shopping malls such as Wisma Atria, Vivocity and Suntec City. Overseas, there are food courts in Hong Kong (also in Silvercord of Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui), the People's Republic of China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand
Toast Box
The company operates the Toast Box concept, which is a kampong kopitiam-style coffee houses serving mainly coffee and kaya toast among other more modern snacks. These Toast Box outlets are typically attached to a main BreadTalk outlet or in a Food Republic food court. There have been stand-alone stores in recent years.
RamenPlay
RamenPlay is Japanese ramen restaurant and is a collaboration between BreadTalk Group Limited and Sanpou Co. Ltd, a Japanese company. RamenPlay has an overseas branch in Shanghai.
The Icing Room
The Icing Room claims to serve the first-ever "Design-It-Yourself" cakes and pastry.
Carl's Jr.
Four Carl's Jr. outlets were formed in Shanghai and Nanjing in the People's Republic of China with the partnership of BreadTalk Group Limited, Aspac F&B International Pte Ltd, Star Food Pte. Ltd.
BreadTalk got a franchise license from U.S. hamburger chain Carl's Jr. in March 2009. As of December 16, 2012 in Shanghai, has six branches, one in Nanjing, a total of seven stores and plans to open a chain of 100 restaurants in China in 2016.
J.CO. Donuts & Coffee
This group made Indonesia J.CO. Donuts & Coffee stores to Singapore with four branches in Raffles City Tampines, Bugis Junction, Junction 10.
See also
References
- ↑ EnterpriseOne - Breaking Bread at Home and Abroad: It’s Not Just Talk, Enterprise One. Retrieved: April 21, 2010
- ↑ Johnny Andrean: Melahirkan Ide-ide Kreatif dari Jalan-jalan, Swa Sembada. Retrieved: April 21, 2010
- ↑ (Indonesian) BreadTalk Indonesia: About Us