Why 'Made in Singapore' is still a business strategy for some food manufacturers

Business

Food manufacturing in Singapore may not compete on volume and price, but higher-value functions – and the jobs that come with them – are growing, say industry players. SINGAPORE: For frozen food manufacturer Tee Yih Jia, producing spring roll skins and roti prata in Singapore is a point of pride as well as a business strategy. Over the years, the homegrown company behind the Spring Home brand has shifted more labour-intensive production to facilities in China and Malaysia, where cost structures