S1E118: Restaurants call for year-end increase to 8-pax dine-in capacity: The Big Story Ep 118

Nov 18, 2021

06:22

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The Big Story Ep 118: Restaurants call for year-end increase to 8-pax dine-in capacity

6:22 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story, hosted by Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

At the opening ceremony of Restaurant Asia 2021 (Nov 18-20), a three-day food and beverage symposium and trade show expected to attract 3,000 participants, Mr Andrew Kwan, president of Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS), called for an increase of dining capacity to eight people to help the battered food and beverage industry get back on its feet.

In an interview with The Big Story, event co-chairman and RAS management committee member Diana Teo joins the call for capacity limits and the 1-metre social distancing rule to be re-examined, and discusses the new normal for the F&B industry.