F&B outlets prepare for Omicron wave amid ongoing manpower shortage

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He added that manpower shortage is an ongoing challenge that has plagued the F&B sector and many other service-oriented sectors in the past two years and even before the pandemic. "If more of our staff get infected and they can't come to work, we'll just have to reduce the number of food orders taken in, that's the only way we can deal with it for now as we're very busy with Chinese New Year preparations at the moment," said Mr Andrew Tjioe, president and chief executive of Tung Lok GroupCreamier Handcrafted Ice Cream and Coffee and Sunday Folks co-founder Khoh Wan Chin said their product supply would be severely impacted with reduced manpower...

As Chinese New Year approaches, many communal dining concepts are experiencing strong reservation demands, with the situation made more challenging with the manpower shortage, said the RAS spokesman. "On a manpower front, we're able to be a bit leaner because we don't need everyone working every day when we can't do dine-ins. We also foresee more families not wanting to take the risk of dining out," said its chef-owner Anthony Yeoh.

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