Swee Kee’s Cedric Tang: ‘People don’t expect heritage businesses to close down’

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In the eighth and last episode of CNA Luxury’s podcast series Next Gen, Cedric Tang of Swee Kee/Ka-Soh restaurant shares how he and his brother had to take over the family business after their father’s health took a turn for the worse.

Following the closure, most of the staff were redeployed to Swee Kee’s two sister restaurants, Ka-Soh in College Road and Ka-Soh in Greenwood Avenue, to alleviate the manpower crunch that the group was facing. Some of the long-service staff chose to retire; others chose to return to their home countries.

Growing up in a F&B family “was very normal”, he shared. “Especially when you’re younger. You don’t think much about it. It’s just your reality.” It was only in his late teens that he began to be aware of his family’s circumstances, and even more when he began to get involved in the business. Despite appearing strong and resilient in the face of adversity, Cedric is very candid about his experiences dealing with mental health issues. On his Instagram account, he openly discusses his depression and suicidal tendencies. These were brought on by a number of factors: The loss of a loved one; his father’s ailing health; and the stress of running a family business as well as his own PR consultancy .

 

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