Singapore Food and Beverage Products

Singapore produces and exports a wide variety of packaged foods, ingredients, and beverages, with a focus on convenience, unique flavors, and high quality

. Many of Singapore's processed food products recreate popular local dishes and are widely exported due to the country's extensive trade agreements.

Packaged and convenience foods

• Prima Taste meal kits: This well-known brand exports a wide range of ready-to-cook sauce and premix kits for famous Singaporean dishes. Popular options include Hainanese Chicken Rice, Laksa, Chili Crab, Bak Kut Teh, Char Kway Teow, and Curry.

• Instant Laksa La Mian: Prima Taste's premium instant laksa noodles are internationally recognized for their rich, aromatic, coconut-flavored broth.

• Bak Kwa: This is a smoky, sweet-savory dried meat jerky. Well-known manufacturers include Bee Cheng Hiang.

• Kaya: A traditional breakfast spread made from coconut milk, eggs, and pandan leaf.

• Snacks: Popular snack exports include flavored nuts from brands like Camel and Tai Sun, often processed and roasted locally after raw ingredients are imported.

• Ready-to-eat meals: Singapore's food processing sector produces a variety of these, often for export.

• Confectionery: Chocolates, cookies, and other sweet snacks are manufactured by companies like Aalst Chocolate and Food Empire

Sauces and condiments

• Belacan (shrimp paste): This pungent, fermented shrimp paste is a key ingredient in many Southeast Asian dishes.

• Soy sauce: Tai Hua is a local brand that offers soy sauce and other condiments.

• Curry paste: A popular export, especially from brands like Prima Taste.

• Chili sauce: A staple for many dishes, including the famous Chili Crab

Beverages

• Teas: Singapore is known for both traditional and modern tea offerings.

  • Pryce Tea: This brand offers a variety of infusion teas.

  • Pokka: A major beverage manufacturer that produces ready-to-drink green tea.

  • The Tea Story: A local brand specializing in tea.

• Coffees: A wide range of coffee products, both local and international, are available.

  • Kopi: The traditional Singaporean black coffee, often served with condensed milk, is a key part of the local "kopitiam" (coffee shop) culture. Coffee powders are supplied by companies like Kim Guan Guan Coffee Trading.

  • Common Man Coffee Roasters: A local brand that specializes in sourcing and roasting coffee beans.

• Milk alternatives: Manufacturers like Listen Up produce instant and ready-to-drink oat milk.

• Asian drinks: Processed and ready-to-drink Asian beverages, such as chrysanthemum tea, soy milk, and barley water, are widely consumed.

• Beer: Locally brewed beer, particularly Tiger Beer, is a popular export.

• Fruit juice: Ribena, a blackcurrant fruit juice brand, has been a favorite in Singapore for decades and is now part of the Suntory Beverage & Food portfolio

Emerging products

• Plant-based alternatives: With a growing global trend toward plant-based diets, Singapore is focusing on developing and exporting plant-based foods and beverages.

• Health and wellness drinks: Companies like Nuvojoy are manufacturing health beverages, and many beverage companies are introducing low or zero-sugar options to meet consumer demand