What is the FoodX Programme and who benefits?

FoodX Programme supports central kitchen outsourcing. Brands move prep offsite, standardise recipes, and scale output without heavy capex. This helps quick-service, café, and casual chains control quality while freeing up front-of-house space for seats or delivery riders. Suppliers and logistics providers benefit from larger, predictable orders and tighter cold-chain planning.

How does the Process Optimisation Programme improve margins?

It focuses on workflow design, inventory control, and demand planning. By cutting idle time, overtime, and waste, operators can lift productivity and protect gross margin. The AI-enabled digital plan strengthens forecasts and rostering. Together, these steps support steadier COGS, faster table turns, and better cash conversion, especially in high-rent urban locations.

What role does the Enterprise Development Grant play?

The Enterprise Development Grant can co-fund qualifying adoption costs, easing the first phase of change. It helps firms trial central kitchens, software, and process redesign before scaling. The goal is not to subsidise forever, but to lower the hurdle so operators can prove ROI quickly and lock in sustainable productivity gains.

What should investors track to gauge impact?

Watch disclosure on central kitchen share of sales, labour hours per outlet, food waste rates, and stock-turn. Monitor pilot timelines, SOP updates, and training uptake. Enterprise Singapore F&B supp should translate into fewer SKUs, higher weekend sell-through, and more predictable cash flows. Listen for comments on rent stability and outlet churn in results calls.

Law and Government

January 13: Singapore boosts F&B via EnterpriseSG’s FoodX, AI plan

ByDanny Kontos January 13, 2026January 13, 2026

On Jan 13, Enterprise Singapore F&B supp advanced with new detail on FoodX, a Process Optimisation Programme, and an AI-enabled digital plan. The aim is simple: raise kitchen productivity, cut wastage, and protect margins. Expanded access to the Enterprise Development Grant adds funding clarity. For investors in Singapore, these steps can improve survival rates across restaurants and stabilise cash flows for landlords. We see policy continuity that supports capital efficiency rather than headline subsidies, which matters in a tight manpower market.