3. Parliamentary replies
Written reply to PQ on Data on Retail Food Establishment Openings and Closures in 2025 and Breakdown of Closures Categorised by Years of Operation
5 November 2025
Question:
Mr Foo Cexiang: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many retail food establishments have (i) opened and (ii) closed, respectively, in 2025 to date; and (b) of the retail food establishments that closed in 2025 to date, what were their durations of operation broken down by (i) less than three years, (ii) three to five years, (iii) five to 10 years, (iv) 10 to 20 years and (v) more than 20 years, respectively.
Written Answer by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong:
1. From 1 January 2025 to 23 October 2025, there were 3,357 new retail food establishments[1] and 2,431 closures.
2. The breakdown of the duration of registration of the closures in 2025 is in Table 1.
Table 1: Breakdown of Closed Retail Food Establishments Between 1 January 2025 to 23 October 2025 by Duration of Registration
Duration of Registration | Number of Establishments | Proportion of Total Closures |
|---|---|---|
Less than 3 years | 882 | 36.3% |
3 to less than 5 years | 650 | 26.7% |
5 to less than 10 years | 419 | 17.2% |
10 to less than 20 years | 336 | 13.8% |
20 or more years | 144 | 5.9% |
Total | 2,431 | 100% |
Source: Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
Notes: Duration of Registration refers to the difference in years between the entity's registration date and cessation date. We do not have records of businesses' actual period of operations.
[1]Retail food establishments refer to the following groups in the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) 2020: 56111 – Restaurants, 56112 – Cafes, 56121 – Fast food outlets, 56122 – Food courts, hawker centres, coffee shops and canteens, 56123 - Food and drinks kiosks mainly for takeaway and delivery, 56130 – Pubs, 56140 - Stalls selling cooked food and prepared drinks, 56200 – Food caterers.[