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photo: Local dishes offered in a Singapore cafe The traditional coffee shop located on the ground floor of a two or three storey shop house is a common feature for Singaporeans growing up within closely clustered residential estates. In the good old days, customers ventured to spartanly furnished coffee...

photo: U.S. Roast Turkey The traditional roasted turkey is an iconic festive season dish for Christmas and Thanksgiving mainly celebrated in the West. However, the world is gradually becoming a huge melting pot due to globalization. More people are working in foreign countries, bringing their culture and cuisine with...

photo: Supermarket Display With the proliferation of technology and the growth of e-commerce, more people are turning to online stores for products such as clothes, electronic goods, books and even groceries. Time-strapped individuals, driven by convenience, find online supermarkets an appealing choice. These shoppers no longer have to take...

photo: iPad menu and delivery tray in Genki Sushi Empty seats are seen in restaurants but diners were turned away. Why is this so? Turns out the restaurant was short-handed to serve the diners. This has unfortunately become a familiar scene in Singapore restaurants. Restaurants are choosing to turn...

photo: U.S. Roast Duck Duck has been a popular choice of meat in Asia since the Chinese domesticated it thousands of years ago. Duck meat is a popular choice amongst many as a source of healthy protein and fats. Duck also contains an abundance of iron, phosphorus, zinc, copper...

photo: Student Meal Offers In light of a very competitive environment, restaurants have resorted to menu price reductions for off-peak dining periods. Breakfast and lunch are often priced significantly lower during weekdays. A number of restaurants have lower-priced meals for all-day dinning before the evening peak dinning hours. Some...

photo: Restaurants in newly established location in park More and more restaurants are turning to various social platforms to promote their establishments as advertising in conventional print media can be prohibitively expensive. One popular method is the use of food review websites and food bloggers to promote their restaurants....

Prior to 2006, Vietnam imported very insignificant amounts of U.S. poultry. Imports of U.S. poultry averaged less than 1000 metric tons annually during the period 2003-2005. In May 2005, widespread outbreaks of Asian Influenza (AI) in Vietnam had a severe impact on the Vietnamese poultry industry. USAPEEC donated two...