Debated in Parliament on 5 Nov 2025.
Mr Foo Cexiang asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many retail food establishments have (i) opened and (ii) closed, respectively, in 2025 to date; and (b) of the retail food establishments that closed in 2025 to date, what were their durations of operation broken down by (i) less than three years, (ii) three to five years, (iii) five to 10 years, (iv) 10 to 20 years and (v) more than 20 years, respectively.
From 1 January 2025 to 23 October 2025, there were 3,357 new retail food establishments1 and 2,431 closures.
The breakdown of the duration of registration of the closures in 2025 is in Table 1.
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