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  • Subway plans to start selling into Indonesia

    Subway plans to start selling into Indonesia

    Subway, the world’s largest restaurant brand, has signed an agreement with PT Sari Sandwich Indonesia, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s food & beverage retailer, PT Map Boga Adiperkasa Tbk (MBA), whose parent company is PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (MAP). This agreement kicks off Subway’s aggressive plans to expand its international footprint. The partnership will launch Subway restaurants in Indonesia by Q4 2021, with initial locations set to open in the Greater Jakarta region.

    “The demand for Subway restaurants is unprecedented in many markets around the world, including Indonesia,” says John Chidsey, Chief Executive Officer of Subway. “MAP, Indonesia’s leading lifestyle retailer, is the ideal partner to kick off our expansion in the Asia Pacific region, where we know convenient, better-for-you options are in demand. This is just the start of our global expansion plans.”

    A major player in the Indonesian F&B market, MBA has over 590 stores across 33 Indonesian cities serving brands like Starbucks, Pizza Marzano, Krispy Kreme and others. According to the agreement, the Subway brand will be managed by PT Sari Sandwich Indonesia and expands MBA’s business portfolio to eight premium international brands. In addition, Indonesia will be the first-ever market to implement Subway’s exclusive country franchise model globally. Based on this model, MBA will solely spearhead Subway’s development in Indonesia with the goal of establishing strong and steady annual restaurant growth.

    “MBA recognizes the importance of food retailing and works with best-in-class brands, making Subway a natural choice,” says V.P. Sharma, Group CEO of PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk.

    The partnership expands growth for both companies, allowing Subway fans in Indonesia to get freshly made, craveable food with fast, friendly and convenient service closer to home.

    “Subway offers delicious, better-for-you sandwich choices that cater to the growing trend of Indonesians looking for a more balanced and healthier diet,” said Anthony Cottan, President Director of PT Map Boga Adiperkasa Tbk. “The Subway model of making every sandwich customized, in addition to its convenience and affordability, will attract many guests and position it for growth in Indonesia for many years to come.”

    The expansion into Indonesia marks the first step in Subway’s continuing plans to grow its presence in the Asia Pacific region. The brand’s restaurants and sales throughout the region, in countries such as South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Singapore, have seen significant success in recent years and Subway expects similar results in Indonesia.

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  • Singapore Liang Sandwich Bars close amidst dispute

    Four Singapore Liang Sandwich Bars have closed suddenly, angering the master franchisee for Southeast Asia, Liang Group.

    The company said the closures were unauthorized.

    Liang Group CEO Jarvin Leow said the company had not authorized the stores’ shuttering and that it had taken measures to resolve the situation.

    While the reason for the closures remains unclear, the stores are currently in the midst of a rebranding effort across the region later this year, when the Singapore Liang Sandwich Bars will be renamed “Liang Crispy Roll”. The closures have proved a hindrance to the rebranding efforts.

    Stores in other territories have already gone through the rebranding exercise.

    Leow offered a formal apology to customers for any confusion caused and for the stores having been cast in a bad light.

    The franchise is due to launch in new outlets in several major international cities shortly.

    Described as an “Asian-style sandwich” chain, the first Singapore Liang Sandwich Bar opened at VivoCity mall in July 2018. A second store followed in Raffles City.

    The Taiwanese brand has more than 12,000 outlets worldwide throughout Asia and North America. It is endorsed by a prominent Mandopop rap artist Jay Chou.

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  • Korean sandwich chain Isaac setting up Business in Singapore

    Korean sandwich chain Isaac setting up Business in Singapore

    Korean sandwich chain Isaac will open its first store in Singapore next month.

    Over the last 15 years, Isaac has built a network of more than 700 stores across South Korea and expanded into Taiwan, Macau and – most recently – Malaysia, where it has a store across the causeway in Johor Bahru. Now it is heading further afield, with a takeaway store planned for Plaza Singapura’s basement 2.

    Isaac serves toasts with variations including the popular Korean dish bulgogi, steak ham, chicken, double cheese potato, shrimp and ham and cheese, with prices starting at S$2.85. It also serves juices and coffees.

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  • Subway Singapore applying for halal certificate

    Subway Singapore applying for halal certificate

    Popular fastfood chain Subway is in the midst of applying for a halal certificate for its outlets across Singapore, the restaurant said on Wednesday (March 21).

    Subway Singapore said in a Facebook post that it has “initiated a halal certification process” and that all its restaurants will service only non-pork protein from Wednesday onwards.

    Earlier this year, on Jan 31, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore confirmed in a tweet that the fastfood chain had “shown interest” in applying for halal certification.

    “We’ve had a few rounds of discussion with them to help them prepare themselves,” one tweet said.

    However, it added that it had yet to receive formal applications for the certification.

    In response, Subway Singapore released a statement listing 60 outlets that have stopped selling pork.

     Among the ingredients replaced were regular bacon, with chicken bacon.
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  • London sandwich chain Pret A Manger opens shop at Dubai airport

    London sandwich chain Pret A Manger opens shop at Dubai airport

    Pret A Manger, the sandwich shop beloved by London office workers for its freshly made rolls and organic coffee, has opened its first UAE store.

    The chain whose magenta star sign, chrome furniture and daily donations to the homeless have become a staple of many a central London street, announced yesterday it has opened its first store in the Emirates at Dubai International Airport through a franchise deal with Emirates Leisure Retail.

    The new store, located in the new Concourse D, will include the concept’s trademark large kitchen and will be open 24 hours a day.

    Emirates Leisure Retail, a unit of Emirates Group, which also operates the UAE shops of Costa Coffee, Giraffe and The Noodle House, is understood to be looking at opening further Pret A Manger stores across the UAE.

    “We’ve had a lot of fun developing our new menu,” said Caroline Cromar, Pret’s group director of food. “We will be bringing plenty of existing Pret favourites over, with some special new products and fantastic locally sourced ingredients, such as falafel and hummus.”

    The opening brings Pret’s sandwich empire to about 400 shops worldwide, including the US, France, Hong Kong and China, although about three- quarters of the shops are still located in the UK capital.

    According to Pret’s new UAE website, the brand’s Dubai team has been training in Pret shops around the world.

    The arrival of the sandwich chain comes as the similarly named Pret to Go is attempting to take a healthy sized bite out of the domestic sandwich market.

    This month, Pret To Go, a sandwich chain founded in late 2014 by the entrepreneur Kunal Lahori, opened its eighth store in the Dubai airport free zone, Dafza. The chain also operates in Emaar Square, DIFC, Media City, Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi International Airport. Pret A Manger declined to comment on its rival.

    The expansion of both chains in the UAE comes at a time when industry experts are predicting that up to a fifth of the country’s food and beverage operators could close by the end of next year, as more and more firms attempt to break into an already overcrowded market.

     

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