XIAMEN BUSINESS MISSION OCT 2026
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11–16 October 2026 · Xiamen, China · 6 Days

Inside China's
fastest-scaling
F&B empires

厦门商务考察团 · XIAMEN BUSINESS MISSION 2026

An exclusive study mission for Singapore's F&B owners and leaders — behind the doors of the kitchens, factories and boardrooms turning single dishes into 1,000-store chains.

Organised byRestaurant Association of Singapore
In partnership withSingapore Productivity Centre
8
Exclusive company visits
2
Structured workshops
1
Founder of a 500-store chain
4–5★
Hotel throughout
Why join

The squeeze is real — and growth is getting harder

Every Singapore F&B owner is fighting the same three battles. This mission is about seeing, first-hand, how China's operators broke through them.

Rising costs

Rent and manpower keep climbing while margins thin. Doing more with the same headcount is no longer optional.

Labour crunch

Chronic shortages make standardisation, automation and AI the difference between scaling and stalling.

Saturated market

Singapore's dining scene is crowded. Differentiation and brand strength decide who keeps growing.

Meanwhile, in China…

Operators are turning a single dish into 1,000+ stores, building Michelin-grade multi-brand groups, and using AI, robotics and supply-chain mastery to scale fast and protect margins. The question isn't whether to learn from them — it's how soon.

Why Xiamen

Where culinary heritage meets industrial scale

Xiamen is the heart of Fujian's culinary-tech ecosystem — heritage Minnan cuisine, scaled through standardisation, supply chains and AI. Four lenses shape every visit on this mission.

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Standardisation & Operational Excellence

Central kitchens, asset-light small-store formats, and consistent quality across hundreds of outlets.

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Brand Growth & Brand Tiering

Michelin recognition, category ownership, and turning one signature dish into a national chain.

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Multi-Brand Strategy

Brand portfolios tiered across price points — multiple concepts on one operational backbone.

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AI in F&B

Robotics, CRM and loyalty, live-selling and omnichannel marketing — already at work in real kitchens.

The itinerary

Six days. One journey line.

Each day is built around a theme — from AI and innovation to supply-chain mastery — so you leave with a complete playbook, not a scrapbook of visits.

DAY 0Arrival
SUN · 11 OCT
→Group flight from Singapore & hotel check-in
→Welcome Banquet — meet your fellow delegates over Minnan cuisine
DAY 1AI & Innovation
MON · 12 OCT
→Workshop — When F&B Meets AI · AI & robotics impact on F&B
→Outlook of China F&B · special guest sharing on how AI has reshaped the industry
DAY 2Regional Excellence
TUE · 13 OCT
→Yan's / Rong Xiansen 宴遇 · 荣先森 · Michelin Minnan banquet, masterclass in brand tiering
→Linjia Minnan Cuisine 临家闽南菜 · 20+ years, farm-to-table traceability
→Xiaomaju 小马驹 · Fujian's top group-meal caterer, HACCP/ISO at scale
DAY 3Scaling F&B
WED · 14 OCT
→Sharing — Scaling a Chain · from small fast-food to large chain
→Piggy Corner 猪角 · 闽南猪脚饭 · one dish → 1,000+ stores, RMB 1bn+ revenue
→ByteDance Xiamen 字节跳动 · office tour + social commerce for F&B
DAY 4Supply-Chain Mastery
THU · 15 OCT
→Hao Ke Lai 豪客来 · 400+ steakhouses, 30M diners a year, factory-to-logistics integration
→Chii Nai Curry 池奈 · 咖喱蛋包饭 · 350+ stores, CRM & IP collaborations
→Pennehut 畔尼意面 · 2M+ servings a year, live-selling growth engine
DAY 5Departure
FRI · 16 OCT
→Closing Exchange — consolidate takeaways with fellow delegates
→Return flight to Singapore
Programme structure subject to confirmation. All company visits are arranged exclusively for this delegation.
Inside access

Seven of China's standout F&B operators

These aren't public tours. Every visit is arranged exclusively for this delegation — behind-the-scenes access to the operators rewriting the rules of F&B.

Yan's / Rong Xiansen宴遇 · 荣先森
MICHELIN-STARRED

Minnan banquet brand plus everyday sub-brand — a masterclass in brand tiering.

Piggy Corner猪角 · 闽南猪脚饭
1,000+ STORES · RMB 1BN+

One pork-knuckle-rice dish into a national chain. Asset-light small-store model.

Hao Ke Lai豪客来
400+ OUTLETS · 30M DINERS/YR

Full supply-chain integration — from food factory to logistics to table.

Linjia Minnan Cuisine临家闽南菜
20+ YEARS · FARM-TO-TABLE

Culture-driven dining, full traceability, and AI-powered foodservice live-selling.

Chii Nai Curry池奈 · 咖喱蛋包饭
350+ STORES

CRM and loyalty, omnichannel marketing and IP brand collaborations.

Pennehut畔尼意面
2M+ SERVINGS/YR

Value combos, livestreaming and social-selling as a growth engine.

Xiaomaju小马驹餐饮
FUJIAN'S TOP GROUP CATERER

HACCP/ISO-certified B2B canteen operations at industrial scale.

ByteDance Xiamen字节跳动
SOCIAL COMMERCE · TIKTOK / DOUYIN

Office tour + social commerce masterclass — how F&B brands grow on China's biggest content platforms.

Featured guest speaker

Learn the playbook from the founder himself

Keynote sharing

Huang Junben黄俊奔

Co-founder, Xiaoyuhao Suancaiyu 小鱼号酸菜鱼
Topic
"The build logic of turning small fast-food into a large chain"小快餐大连锁的打造逻辑

From a single outlet to a nationwide chain — Huang built the brand from store expansion to a self-owned supply chain across Xiamen, Fuzhou and Hangzhou, pioneering single-portion suancaiyu and proving that category focus + standardisation + supply-chain cost control is how you scale profitably. Exactly the journey Singapore owners want to make — told by someone who's done it.

500+
Chain stores nationwide
3
Self-owned supply-chain hubs — Xiamen, Fuzhou, Hangzhou
1
Category pioneered — single-portion suancaiyu
Your investment

One fee. Everything on the ground covered.

BEST VALUE
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Delegate Pass
S$3,980/ pax
11–16 OCT 2026 · 6D5N · SEAT: LIMITED
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Non-Member
Delegate Pass
S$4,380/ pax
11–16 OCT 2026 · 6D5N · SEAT: LIMITED

What's included

✓5 nights at a 4–5★ hotel, breakfast included
✓Welcome Banquet + 4 hosted lunches
✓All curated company visits & guest-speaker sessions
✓Structured workshops on Day 1 & Day 4
✓2-way airport transfers & dedicated coach throughout
✓On-ground RAS & SGPC secretariat support
Excludes international airfare and personal expenses. Final inclusions confirmed on registration.
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