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Japan Food Town shuttered on Feb 29, lease terminated by landlord Isetan for 'non-payment of certain sums'
SINGAPORE - Japan Food Town, the cluster of Japanese restaurants on the fourth floor of the Isetan department store at Wisma Atria, closed down on Feb 29.
In a filing to the Singapore Exchange dated Jan 31, Isetan issued a notice to quit to Japan Food Town Development for non-payment of certain sums. The termination of tenancy was with immediate effect, and Isetan will exercise its right of re-entry to the premises on Feb 29.
Japan Food Town's website has posted a notice to say that it is closed, while its Facebook page lists promotions till Feb 25.
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Popular bakery Bakerโs Brew, now known as BB Atelier, goes into liquidation
Popular home-grown bakery Bakerโs Brew Studio, which rebranded as BB Atelier, has gone into liquidation after it was found unable to continue its business because of its liabilities.
The company decided at a meeting with creditors on Aug 31 to enter creditorsโ voluntary liquidation, according to a notice of resolution dated Sept 8.
Goh Wee Teck and Lin Yueh Hung were appointed as liquidators to oversee the process.
Separately, Bakerโs Brew Studio was sued for negligence by PSGourmet, the company behind restaurant chain PS.Cafe. The case was heard at the State Courts on Sept 1.
The bakery is also the defendant in two other ongoing civil cases.
Business records list Bakerโs Brew founder and director Beh Huat Jin and Toh Capital as shareholders of the company, which was incorporated in November 2014.
Bakerโs Brew began as a baking studio in Sembawang in February 2015, according to a 2019 post on social recruitment platform Wantedly. It opened its second studio in Upper Thomson in 2016, and a studio-cafe concept at Paragon a year later.
A Google search showed that all these outlets, including one in Great World City, are permanently closed. All four outlets were highly rated, with 4.7 to 4.8 stars, and a total of over 3,000 reviews.
The bakery announced its rebranding from Bakerโs Brew to BB Atelier in November 2025.
Manila-based creative boutique Studio After Six, which worked on the rebranding, shared a post about the change on Instagram in July 2026.
However, the bakeryโs online presence has gone quiet since May, based on its latest posts on Facebook and Instagram. On Instagram, the most recent publicly visible post in which Bakerโs Brew was tagged was also posted in May this year.
Bakerโs Brewโs Shopee account continues to list about 40 products, but it is indicated on the platform that the seller was last active about 15 weeks ago.
Product listings also displayed a notice that the seller was โon vacationโ. This mode could be set by the store or indicate that it has not engaged in seller activities for 90 days or more, and purchasing of the listed products is deactivated on the platform.
The store has about 3,800 followers and an average rating of 4.8 stars on Shopee.
It has around 40 food products listed on the platform, including a mao shan wang durian coconut origami cake.
The website linked on the bakeryโs social media accounts is also unavailable.
Meanwhile, a comment on one of the bakeryโs Instagram posts alleged that the company owes a supplier about $29,000. The Straits Times has contacted the account behind the comment. The allegation has not been independently verified.
ST has also contacted Bakerโs Brew Studio for comment.
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