Singapore To Ease COVID-19 Restrictions
- What’s Next For Your F&B Business

With dine-in restrictions for F&B establishments gradually easing in Singapore from 29 March 2022, F&B owners must now take the next steps to future-proof their business.

The increase of dine-in group size to 10 pax, alongside the lifting of 10.30pm alcohol consumption ban and resumption of live performances, live broadcast screenings and recorded entertainment at F&B establishments, is a major step forward towards the reopening of Singapore’s economy, and signifies finally a proper chance for the F&B industry to recover.

News of relaxing the dine-in restrictions on F&B establishments have certainly put smiles on our faces. However, how many F&B businesses are truly well-equipped and ready to welcome this new phase within such a short notice in reality?

Challenges Faced by Restaurants with Larger Dine-In Group Sizes

With rising cost of goods, manpower issues and the never-ending rental problems, restaurant owners must quickly adapt to maximise operational efficiencies and reduce costs that come with larger dine-in group sizes.
The flip side of larger dine-in groups is that a rise in the number of reservations often lead to:

1. Disruptions to operational flow and manpower crunch
Many F&B restaurants need to make table layout changes to accommodate larger groups. Some F&B businesses might lack the manpower to meet this increasing demand of customers, and many are now exposed to a higher risk of no-shows which needlessly decreases the day’s revenue.

2. Higher costs due to third-party platform cover fees on reservations
Most third-party platforms charge their F&B merchants for cover fees when reservations are booked through their network or even on their own organic reservations via Google. With a projected increase in the number of reservations, the cost payable to third-party platforms will only continue to rise and eat into your restaurant profits.

With Oddle’s Complimentary Reservation System, you can:

1. Maximise Profits

At Oddle, we empower our F&B partners by giving them control over their reservations so that they can focus on selling better. Our reservation system is free and comes with a pre-payment and deposit feature to reduce no-shows so that our restaurants can avoid spending on unnecessary costs. Most importantly, our F&B businesses can easily forecast customer demand daily to facilitate smoother operational processes and address manpower crunch in time, while increasing cash flow simultaneously.

2. Cut Costs

Moreover, our reservation system is designed with the intention to help our F&B merchants save thousands on unessential costs. Unlike majority of the third-party platforms, we do not impose cover charges and there is no subscription fee. Our restaurants will be able to sell more at zero cost and with no hidden payment.

Double The Pax, Double The Win

Start your new chapter with us as our free reservation system equips you with the right tools to deal with the problems that accompany larger dine-in group sizes. Make reservations one less problem as you maximize your profits and cut costs at zero charge with us.

Re-imagine your F&B business in this new normality as Oddle goes beyond reservations to offer a flexible ticketing feature where you can make special dine-in experiences or events bookable. You’ll have the autonomy to choose whether you’d like to take payments for large groups or weekend bookings only. Furthermore, our reservation system connects you with your best customers as you can provide diners with the option to pick their favourite seats and maximise your yield from every table as a result.

In short: you take the wins, we do the work.

Singapore To Ease COVID-19 Restrictions - What’s Next For Your F&B Business

With dine-in restrictions for F&B establishments gradually easing in Singapore from 29 March 2022, F&B owners must now take the next steps to future-proof their business.

The increase of dine-in group size to 10 pax, alongside the lifting of 10.30pm alcohol consumption ban and resumption of live performances, live broadcast screenings and recorded entertainment at F&B establishments, is a major step forward towards the reopening of Singapore’s economy, and signifies finally a proper chance for the F&B industry to recover.

News of relaxing the dine-in restrictions on F&B establishments have certainly put smiles on our faces. However, how many F&B businesses are truly well-equipped and ready to welcome this new phase within such a short notice in reality?

Challenges Faced by Restaurants with Larger Dine-In Group Sizes

With rising cost of goods, manpower issues and the never-ending rental problems, restaurant owners must quickly adapt to maximise operational efficiencies and reduce costs that come with larger dine-in group sizes.

The flip side of larger dine-in groups is that a rise in the number of reservations often lead to:

1. Disruptions to operational flow and manpower crunch
Many F&B restaurants need to make table layout changes to accommodate larger groups. Some F&B businesses might lack the manpower to meet this increasing demand of customers, and many are now exposed to a higher risk of no-shows which needlessly decreases the day’s revenue.

2. Higher costs due to third-party platform cover fees on reservations
Most third-party platforms charge their F&B merchants for cover fees when reservations are booked through their network or even on their own organic reservations via Google. With a projected increase in the number of reservations, the cost payable to third-party platforms will only continue to rise and eat into your restaurant profits.

With Oddle’s Complimentary Reservation System, you can:

1. Maximise Profits

At Oddle, we empower our F&B partners by giving them control over their reservations so that they can focus on selling better. Our reservation system is free and comes with a pre-payment and deposit feature to reduce no-shows so that our restaurants can avoid spending on unnecessary costs. Most importantly, our F&B businesses can easily forecast customer demand daily to facilitate smoother operational processes and address manpower crunch in time, while increasing cash flow simultaneously.

2. Cut Costs

Moreover, our reservation system is designed with the intention to help our F&B merchants save thousands on unessential costs. Unlike majority of the third-party platforms, we do not impose cover charges and there is no subscription fee. Our restaurants will be able to sell more at zero cost and with no hidden payment.

Double The Pax, Double The Win

Start your new chapter with us as our free reservation system equips you with the right tools to deal with the problems that accompany larger dine-in group sizes. Make reservations one less problem as you maximize your profits and cut costs at zero charge with us.

Re-imagine your F&B business in this new normality as Oddle goes beyond reservations to offer a flexible ticketing feature where you can make special dine-in experiences or events bookable. You’ll have the autonomy to choose whether you’d like to take payments for large groups or weekend bookings only. Furthermore, our reservation system connects you with your best customers as you can provide diners with the option to pick their favourite seats and maximise your yield from every table as a result.

In short: you take the wins, we do the work.