SINGAPORE, May 7 — From Facebook groups to hyper-local delivery services, South-east Asia's street food chefs are cooking up creative ways to sell their wares as they struggle to survive during the coronavirus pandemic. The region is known for exotic treats often enjoyed at chairs and tables by...
Singapore's previously thriving street hawkers are now scrambling to find new ways to make ends meet. — Reuters pic
But restrictions imposed to fight the virus have forced vendors off the streets and confined customers to their homes — leaving businesses scrambling to find new ways to make ends meet. Melvin Chew, 42, whose stall offers rice noodles and braised duck, said the group now has over 250,000 members, including both food sellers — known locally as “hawkers” — and customers.
Once Again Hostel has launched a delivery service linking vendors up with customers in the area via messaging app LINE, and takes a 15 per cent commission — far lower than other such online services.
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