From Farm to Fork: Bringing the aspirations of F&B entrepreneurs to life

Fuelling the success of F&B business

At OCBC, we bring the aspirations of entrepreneurs in the Food and Beverage (F&B) industry to life. Beyond restaurants, we support entrepreneurs across the whole value chain in the F&B industry.

An F&B value chain consists of all the stakeholders, from producers to wholesalers, distributors, and F&B service providers, who participate in the coordinated production and value-adding activities needed to make and deliver delicious F&B products.

No matter which part of the F&B value chain you are operating in, our business solutions can help you capture untapped customer segments, establish an omnichannel strategy, explore vertical integration and unlock the opportunities in your supply chain, so you can focus on cooking up new money-making recipes.

Producers and food farmers
Producers and food farmers are involved in growing food and produce such as the production of eggs, fish and vegetables. Optimise your daily processes to increase the production of top-quality local produce by gaining access to technology or innovating ways to grow more with less.
Distributors
Wholesalers that sell meat, fish, fruits and vegetables. Manage your wholesale or distribution business by streamlining processes, gain better insights into financials, enhance your business’ food supply resilience and the ability to switch to alternative sources when the need arises.
Processors and manufacturers
Manufacturers and processors transform inputs into value-added products, which are then prepared or packed for the purpose of distribution to food retailers, food service establishments and consumers. These include bakery and flour confectionery manufacturers and meat and fish processing establishments.
Restaurants and F&B services
Restaurants and F&B services refer to food businesses like restaurants, cafés, bakeries, and food caterers. Capture new opportunities by testing new concepts to diversify your restaurant portfolio, gain insights to your patrons’ profiles and advertise your brand to profitably scale your F&B enterprise.
Solutions we bring to the table
Financing for business expansion

Adapting to seasonality with adequate cash flow

Get financing even before the launch of your next outlet. Use it to fund your day-to-day operations or buy your next business property to expand your manufacturing or distribution business.

Get financing even before the launch of your next outlet. Use it to fund your day-to-day operations or buy your next business property to expand your manufacturing or distribution business.

F&B business insurance

Serving up protection for your business

Whether you run a café, restaurant, home-based food business, distributorship or food manufacturing company, safeguard your F&B business and employees against unforeseen incidents.

Whether you run a café, restaurant, home-based food business, distributorship or food manufacturing company, safeguard your F&B business and employees against unforeseen incidents.

Financing to procure ingredients and supplies for F&B businesses

Manage procurement with ease using trade facilities

Take advantage of discounts from bulk purchases and fund the procurement of ingredients and supplies needed to run your F&B business.

Take advantage of discounts from bulk purchases and fund the procurement of ingredients and supplies needed to run your F&B business.

Leverage OCBC's marketing channels to advertise your F&B brand to more customers

Advertise your F&B brand to a larger audience

Reach out to more customers and increase patronage to your chain of restaurants by leveraging OCBC’s marketing channels to advertise your business for free.

Reach out to more customers and increase patronage to your chain of restaurants by leveraging OCBC’s marketing channels to advertise your business for free.

Digital tools to run F&B business more efficiently

Infuse digital tools into your operations

Leverage data intelligence to monitor the performance of your F&B business by product lines, customer segments and more. Gain an in-depth understanding of each outlet’s performance to help you make better informed decisions.

Leverage data intelligence to monitor the performance of your F&B business by product lines, customer segments and more. Gain an in-depth understanding of each outlet’s performance to help you make better informed decisions.

Collect payments digitally

Relish collecting cashless payments with ease

Start collecting payments digitally with multiple merchant collection methods from credit cards, OneCollect and PayNow Corporate. Assign a unique Deposit Card Reference to each card easily to track your deposits online.

Start collecting payments digitally with multiple merchant collection methods from credit cards, OneCollect and PayNow Corporate. Assign a unique Deposit Card Reference to each card easily to track your deposits online.

Make instant payments to suppliers

Digital tools to make payments a piece of cake

Make instant payments to your suppliers with FAST and PayNow Corporate. Pay your employees’ salaries promptly online via GIRO payroll to save time.

Make instant payments to your suppliers with FAST and PayNow Corporate. Pay your employees’ salaries promptly online via GIRO payroll to save time.

Get a consolidated view of your finances across all entities

See all your earnings across your entities on the fly

Plan ahead and make better-informed decisions with a consolidated view of your finances across all your entities.

Plan ahead and make better-informed decisions with a consolidated view of your finances across all your entities.

Leverage our partnerships with third-party delivery systems

Serving up food with efficient operating and workflow systems

Optimise your business operations and workflow with digital solutions to help your business automate manual processes and facilitate online delivery and ordering of supplies.

Optimise your business operations and workflow with digital solutions to help your business automate manual processes and facilitate online delivery and ordering of supplies.

Supporting you on your sustainability journey in the F&B industry

Supporting you in creating a sustainable food future

Every stage of the F&B value chain, plays a role in shaping safety, quality and the ability to enhance the resilience of Singapore’s food supply to achieve our 30 by 30 food security goal. Beyond energy and emissions, sourcing of ingredients, packaging and sustainable logistics, learn more about our solutions to help your business meet its sustainability goals.

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Recipes for success

From farm to fork, we support F&B businesses like yours at every step of the way. Watch how they harvest success in growing their businesses and get recognised though our Emerging Enterprise Award.

Desiring a successful and sustainable agri-tech business

Find out how Mr Karthik Rajan harvests agri-tech success through his mission to revolutionise farming in Singapore.

Pushing the frontiers of high-tech food production

See how Netatech captures sustainable development opportunities to contribute to more high-tech food production in Singapore.

Tackling the colossal issue of food loss

Watch how TreeDots Enterprise enables businesses and individuals to purchase discounted food items and groceries from suppliers who would have otherwise discard them.

“As an F&B chain, we are gratified that OCBC has supported us through the COVID-19 period, where we were the most affected. OCBC understood our requirements and has since seamlessly assisted us with working capital requirements to grow holistically as a group as we expand to more brands and outlets.”

Raymond Ng
Founder, En Dining Group

"We are glad to have OCBC as our main banker that supported us throughout the ups and downs in the 10 years of business, especially during the pandemic. OCBC has a dedicated team of professionals supporting our everyday banking needs and have definitely helped us in reconciliation and payment modes to our suppliers, creating a value chain in delivering the end product to our customers."

Phoebe Wang
Founder, ILTM Pte Ltd

Our role in your journey

No matter the size or stage of your business, we can support you every step of the way.

Starting a business?

If you are starting your business for the first time, join us as an OCBC Business Banking customer by opening a business account. Or contact our digital specialist to help you get started on the right foot and to digitalise your business.

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Growing your business?

Whether you are expanding your range of services or your footprint, we offer industry insights and solutions to help you grow and scale. Contact us and our Relationship Manager will be in touch.