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Home cafes are growing popular in S'pore, but here's why some F&B veterans are against the trend

1 day ago | vulcanpost.com | Jayme Teo

From fluffy pancakes at Fluff Stack to the Instagrammable buns of America's Eggslut, some of the most beloved F&B names have folded under pressure in Singapore. But while these brands have shuttered, a quiet counter-movement was brewing-right in our HDB corridors and landed homes. Home-based cafés are flourishing, offering iced lattes and sourdough buns from dining tables and makeshift counters.
Nearly 60% of workers in Singapore lived paycheque to paycheque in 2024

3 days ago | vulcanpost.com | Jayme Teo
My boss challenged me to find TikTok-famous S'porean bizs

1 week ago | vulcanpost.com | Jayme Teo

Vulcan Post has covered multiple businesses since its inception in August 2013, with some catching our attention due to their online virality. Our managing director, Jacky, challenged us to collate a list of interesting businesses that have gone viral on TikTok recently, which I graciously accepted and put my doomscrolling habit to good use over the weekend (much to the detriment of my eyes, according to my optometrist).
How Cococart's co-founder opened S'pore's 1st cheesecake & wine bar that's already profitable

1 week ago | vulcanpost.com | Jayme Teo

When Vulcan Post first spoke to Derek Low in 2022, he was baking cheesecakes out of his home kitchen and hand-delivering them across Singapore. His hands-on experience running a small business led him to co-found Cococart-a one-stop e-commerce platform that enables entrepreneurs to easily set up and manage their own online stores and sales. The startup has since grown to support a network of and in seed funding.
These S'poreans began tailoring for a uni project, now their biz has served 30K+ clients

1 week ago | vulcanpost.com | Jayme Teo

Sheryl Ho was deciding on a market problem to solve for her final year project as a business student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) when she realised that it was "nearly impossible" to find affordable, well-fitting suits for university presentations, internships and job interviews. "Ready-to-wear suits didn't fit well, and traditional tailors were either intimidating or priced far out of a student's budget," she lamented.
Grab launches its first AI Centre of Excellence, plans to hire at least 50 "high-value" roles

2 weeks ago | vulcanpost.com | Yoganeetha Sivakumar

Grab announced today (May 23) the launch of its inaugural Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence (Al COE), with the support of Digital Industry Singapore. Located in the company's HQ at one-north, the centre aims to accelerate "AI-driven solutions that improve accessibility, boost productivity and growth, and contribute to smart nation building across Southeast Asia."Key focus areas of the Al COE include:1.
What's really going on at S'pore food delivery firm WhyQ?

2 weeks ago | vulcanpost.com | Yoganeetha Sivakumar

When WhyQ first launched its residential hawker food delivery service in Singapore, it quickly made headlines-and for good reason. What's not to love about getting your favourite local hawker fare delivered to your doorstep for just S$1.50 per meal, with no minimum order? But things seem to have taken a sharp nosedive for the platform since then.
If dating an influencer was ever on your bucket list, this S'porean biz can make it come true

2 weeks ago | vulcanpost.com | Jayme Teo

As a chronically single woman, I do admit there are times when I felt lonely, but I have never considered renting a date-let alone an influencer. That was, until I came across Elitely Social, a platform that gives "normies" like me the opportunity to go on dates with influencers in Singapore. Driven by curiosity (and to a certain extent, scepticism), I reached out to find out how it operates and, more importantly, makes money.
At 23, this Singaporean started a biz offering yoga classes with pets

2 weeks ago | vulcanpost.com | Yoganeetha Sivakumar

Just from its name alone, you'd know that Puppy Yoga Singapore doesn't offer your typical yoga class. It's one of the very few businesses in the city-state that hosts yoga sessions alongside furry companions. Inspired by similar offerings overseas, founder Audrey Sin, then 23 years old, started the business in 2020 while she was still a final-year student at NUS. "As a yoga enthusiast, I was really excited about the idea [of doing yoga with animals].
SIA posts record profits for the 3rd consecutive year, staff to receive 7.45 months' bonus

3 weeks ago | vulcanpost.com | Yoganeetha Sivakumar

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has achieved record profits for the third consecutive year. The full-service carrier has posted a net profit of S$2.778 billion for FY 2024/25. This marks a 3.9% increase from SIA's net profit for FY2023/24, which was S$2.675 billion, and follows the S$2.16 billion profit it made for FY2022/23.