Ben Yeo shuts all 6 sliced fish soup stalls after 5-figure loss, opens affordable zi char spot in Yishun
Actor and entrepreneur Ben Yeo has closed his six 'Tan Xiang Sliced Fish Soup' stalls after incurring significant financial losses. He is now shifting his focus to a new affordable 'zi char' eatery in Yishun.
Why it matters
Illustrates the risks of rapid business expansion in the competitive F&B industry.
The Mediacorp actor-host describes his latest venture, 20 Dishes Only, as an “old-school neighbourhood zi char” stall. It opened in a Yishun coffeeshop earlier this month.
Ben Yeo has opened a new affordable zi char eatery, 20 Dishes Only. (Photo: 20 Dishes Only)
After rapidly expanding his Tan Xiang Sliced Fish Soup business, opening six outlets in under a year, Mediacorp actor-host and F&B entrepreneur Ben Yeo has now shut all of them after the venture incurred a loss.
Speaking to 8days.sg, the 47-year-old said the business “failed to meet expectations”, prompting him to pull the plug and rethink his F&B strategy.
He also co-owns zi char brand Charcoal Fish Head Steamboat Restaurant, which has three outlets, Thai eatery Benkok13 and operates two coffeeshops .
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