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New Singaporean Entrants Joining Food and Beverage Sector for Past Three Years

Debated in Parliament on 5 May 2026.

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Resident F&B entrants declined from 16,100 in 2023 to 14,000 in 2025.
Entrants were evenly distributed between full-time and part-time roles across the three years.

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Yeo Wan Ling

#1

Ms Yeo Wan Ling asked the Minister for Manpower in each of the past three years (a) how many new Singaporean entrants have joined the food and beverage sector; and (b) how are these figures distributed between full-time and part-time roles.

Tan See Leng

#2

In the past three years, the number of resident entrants into the Food and Beverage Services sector was 16,100 in 2023, 14,700 in 2024, and 14,000 in 2025. These entrants were broadly evenly distributed between full-time and part-time roles.

The breakdown is shown in Table 1.

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Resident F&B entrants declined from 16,100 in 2023 to 14,000 in 2025.
Entrants were evenly distributed between full-time and part-time roles across the three years.

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