Singapore, January 7, 2026, 07:14 (SGT)
PizzaExpress’ Singapore franchise has shut its Millenia Walk and Scotts Square outlets, cutting the British pizza chain’s local footprint to two stores. In a Jan 1 Facebook post, the franchise said the two sites ceased operations from Dec 31, 2025 and gave no reason. The Business Times
The closures highlight the strain and turnover in Singapore’s food and beverage (F&B) sector — the restaurant and cafe trade — where brands open and shut at a brisk pace. A written parliamentary reply by the Ministry of Trade and Industry showed 3,047 F&B businesses closed in 2024, even as 3,793 new ones were registered. Ministry of Trade and Industry
That pressure carried into 2025. More than six in 10 food outlets that closed between January and October 2025 had been registered for five years or less, and 82% never recorded a profit, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said in Parliament. Restaurant Association of Singapore president Benjamin Boh said operators were fighting for a “smaller pool of customers” as Singaporeans head across the border to Johor Bahru, Malaysia, for cheaper meals, while NUS Business School professor Lawrence Loh said churn rates could become “even more dynamic” as international brands enter. The Straits Times
PizzaExpress, founded in London, expanded into Singapore in 2016 and has more than 500 restaurants worldwide. The Millenia Walk outlet opened in January 2025, but lasted less than a year; the chain had already closed its Holland Village outlet in January 2024 and opened a new site at The Star Vista the following April. Vulcan Post
On its Singapore website, PizzaExpress lists only two outlets — Duo Galleria in Bugis and The Star Vista in Buona Vista — along with opening hours and phone numbers. PizzaExpress
The brand has faced financial strain before. In 2020, PizzaExpress said it might close nearly 15% of its UK restaurants as part of a restructuring to cut debt and raise funding. Reuters
Other operators have also been trimming in Singapore’s crowded dining market. Kith Cafe founder Jane Hia said one outlet was paused because of a lull in customer traffic and told The Straits Times the industry is “highly dynamic”, according to a report by The Business Times. The Business Times
Without an explanation for the pullback, it is hard to gauge whether this was a one-off adjustment or the start of a broader retreat in Singapore. A slimmer network leaves less room to absorb weaker demand or higher operating costs.
The closures leave PizzaExpress with a smaller Singapore presence, in a market where turnover remains high.
