Data on HDB Coffee Shops Tenanted to F&B Chains and to Independent Operators

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the share of stalls in HDB coffee shops that are currently tenanted to (i) food and beverage chains, such as Foodfare, Happy Hawkers and (ii) independent operators; and (b) whether HDB has considered including in the price-quality method (PQM) of evaluation of tender bids an increased weight for the number of residents that live within two kilometres of a coffee shop.

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) currently rents out 374 coffee shops to private coffee shop operators. Of these 374 rental coffee shops, 167 are rented out to chain coffee shop operators who run two or more coffee shops. The other 207 coffee shops are rented out to independent operators.

To attract tenants who can better serve residents, HDB has been letting out new HDB coffee shops via Price-Quality tenders since September 2018. The Price-Quality Method places a 60% weightage on quality, comprising factors, such as affordability, innovative business concept, good track record and community-centric initiatives. Tenderers who meet these criteria are awarded points accordingly. The number of residents staying within two kilometres of the coffee shop is not a factor.