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School Dropout To Hawker: This S’porean Now Runs A F&B Empire That Made $150M Annual Revenue

In 1985, the then-15-year-old Tan Kim Siong dropped out of school to work full-time in a hawker stall. Since age 13, he had been helping his grandmother at her Teochew fishball noodles store, while also working as an assistant for other hawker stalls. These stints helped him score a full-time …

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How 2 S’poreans Built A US$23M Taiwanese Street Snacks Empire With 250 Outlets Worldwide

This year, Snack Empire was one of only six Singaporean companies to make it to Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion list with a market value approximating US$ 23 million (S$ 31.3 million). Best known for its signature XXL Crispy Chicken, Snack Empire owns the Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks brand, …

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Tilting Point boosts GameBear’s mobile game Nova Empire: Space Commander

Tilting Point has teamed up with China-based mobile game developer GameBear for a multi-year publishing agreement where Tilting Point will spend a lot of money promoting the company’s latest game. Under the deal, Tilting Point will fund and manage a new global user acquisition campaign for the developer’s space strategy …

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