Singapore f1 businesses face hurdles despite fewer chefs

SINGAPORE: Businesses both inside and outside the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix said it was full speed ahead for them despite shorter lead time and a manpower crunch for this year s Singapore Formula One Grand Prix.

The TungLok Group restaurant chain, which usually runs food kiosks for ticket holders and caters meals to the Singapore GP's army of workers, faced speed bumps from the planning stage.

With only 20 per cent of its usual number of chefs available for the event this year, the company had to scale down its operations and overhaul its processes.

It decided to drop the kiosks and focus on serving up 15,000 hot bento meals to the thousands of people working behind the scenes.

To make up for the fewer chefs on-site, the firm s catering arm BellyGood will employ the cook-chill process, in which food is fully cooked before being quickly chilled and stored. The prepared-made food can be reheated right before being served.