‘I’ve Lost The Passion’, Says Reimondo Congee Hawker Who Closed His 5th Eatery In 5 Years - 8days Skip to main content

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‘I’ve Lost The Passion’, Says Reimondo Congee Hawker Who Closed His 5th Eatery In 5 Years

The hawkerpreneur shuttered his latest stall at a food court in ITE three months after its launch. He tells 8days.sg he’s “1000 percent certain” he's “done with F&B”.

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Given the demanding nature of the F&B scene, courage often means rolling up your sleeves and diving headfirst into the unpredictability of the trade. For serial hawkerpreneur Raymond Tan, 36, it also means knowing when to hang up the apron. Over the past five years, he’s launched four food concepts – including Reimondo “wok hei” seafood congee and casual Western-Asian fusion restaurant Super Supper – only to watch them fizzle out eventually.

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Unfortunately, his renewed enthusiasm once again faced a setback due to lacklustre business. “We decided to stop operations in November as the year-end school holidays worsened the already poor business,” he says.

The pair then launched a new venture, Bak Bak Bak Chor Mee within the same month, selling the titular noodle dish based on recipes created by Raymond. The stall relocated a few times before settling at its current address in an Ang Mo Kio kopitiam, where it also struggled with “slow business”. Following his departure two months ago, Raymond is no longer affiliated with the stall and says he’s “1000 percent certain” that he is “done with F&B”.

Photos: Alvin Teo & Raymond Tan

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