Kopitiam Investment Pte Ltd, more commonly known as Kopitiam, is a

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an food court chain focused on local cuisine. Founded in 1988, it operates around 80 outlets at many locations across

, including

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and Jem. Kopitiam also owns three subsidary food court companies, Bagus, Cantine, and Sedap.

Etymology

The name derives from the generic portmanteau term "

kopi tiam A ''kopitiam'' or ''kopi tiam'' () is a type of coffee shop mostly found in parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Southern Thailand patronised for meals and beverages, and traditionally operated by the Chinese community of the ...

" for "coffee house" in Singaporean Malay and

Singaporean Hokkien Singaporean Hokkien is a local variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively in Singapore. Within Chinese linguistic academic circles, this dialect is known as Singaporean Ban-lam Gu. It bears similarities with the Amoy spoken in Amoy, now bet ...

History

On 21 September 2018, it was announced that NTUC Enterprise would acquire Kopitiam by the end of 2018. The acquisition was approved by the

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on 20 December 2018.

References

1988 establishments in Singapore Singaporean brands Food court in Singapore {{singapore-stub

Etymology

History

See also

Other Singaporean food court chains

References