WORLD RECORD
First Indian Fast Food Chain First Starbucks Branch
First Conveyor Belt System In Restaurant
Genki Sushi Singapore was the fi rst and only Japanese franchise chain of restaurants to introduce the conveyor belt system of serving dishes here. The fi rst store in its chain opened in 1994.
First Pizza Catering Service
Opening Sfi gato Pizza in Jul 2006, owner Peter Bontoi is the fi rst chef to provide pizza catering service where he would make pizzas at cus- tomers’ premises. Delivering the ingredients, equipment, crockery and even the oven to the customers’ home, he would then make the pizzas there. The company is also the fi rst in Singapore to bring Italian pizza and pasta to hawker centres at aff ordable prices.
Largest Fast Food Chain
McDonald’s is Singapore’s largest quick-service restaurant chain with over 110 restaurants across the island serving 1.2 million custom- ers every week. 7,000 employees keep the McDonald’s restaurants running ship-shape.
Most Hamburgers Sold
On the opening day (27 Oct 1979) of the fi rst McDonald’s Restaurant at Liat Towers, Orchard Road, the world’s highest volume of hamburg- ers was served in a single day.
First Chicken Big Mac
In Jul 2002, McDonald’s Singapore became the fi rst in the world to off er the Chicken Big Mac. First Skate-Thru Restaurant
The world’s fi rst McDonald’s Skate-Thru was opened at East Coast Park in 2004.
Largest Coff ee Chain
The Coff ee Bean & Tea Leaf chain started in Scotts Shopping Centre in 1996 and has now grown to 44 outlets in Singapore. In 1998, Victor Sassoon bought the franchise from Herbert Hyman who founded the business in California in 1963. It has grown to over 500 outlets worldwide.
Largest Sushi Restaurant Chain
Sakae Sushi is the fl agship brand of Apex Pal International. The fi rst outlet was established in Sep 1997 at Raffl es Place. Today it has grown into a chain of more than 70 outlets throughout Asia, with 39 in Singapore, serving over 200 varieties of sushi, sashimi and other Japanese delights.
First Fast- Food Restau- rant
The fi rst A&W store opened at Dunearn Road in Singapore in the year 1966 as the fi rst American fast food restaurant. The chain expanded in the later years and fi nally closed in 2003.
PAGE 102 Largest Sandwich Chain
Subway Restaurants, with 76 stores, is the largest sandwich chain in Singapore. Arriving in Singapore in 1996, the principal chain has over 29,000 restaurants around the world in 86 countries.
The fi rst Singapore branch of Starbucks opened at Liat Towers in 1996. There are now 49 branches.
First Local Gourmet Coff ee Chain
Hiang Kie, a coff ee trading company, started the fi rst Coff ee Club outlet at Holland Village in 1991. The chain was sold to Hong Kong-based Sumipac Hospitality in 2002. Now it has 24 outlets.
The fi rst Komala’s vegetarian restaurant was started by Murugiah Rajoo in 1947. In 1995, his sons established Komala’s Fast Food Res- taurant which grew to a chain of 13 stores. The company also franchised its restaurant concept locally and in India, Thailand, Indonesia and Canada.
Largest Local Food Service Management Chain
Started in 1988, the Kopitiam Group has 113 outlets islandwide including food courts, food shops and cafes. Brand names under the group includes Kopitiam, Banquet, Ah Mei Café and the renowned Lau Pa Sat Festival Market.
First Air-Con Food Court
Picnic was Singapore’s fi rst food court in a shopping mall at the basement of the Scotts Shopping Centre. It opened in 1985 and is now closed.
Largest Air- Conditioned Food Court
China Square Food Centre is Singapore’s largest air-condi- tioned food court. It houses more than 100 food stalls spread over three fl oors.
Largest Bak Kwa Chain
Oldest Existing Hainanese Coff eeshop
The oldest existing Hainanese coff eeshop at 67 Killiney Road was established in 1919. In 1992, Woon Tek Seng, a regular customer, bought it over and built the Killiney Kopitiam chain.
Bee Cheng Hiang was founded by Teo Swee Ee who started hawking his bak kwa from a push-cart in Chinatown in 1933. Today the company has 28 outlets in Singapore and 46 overseas outlets.
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