For the past five years, my husband and I have been operating Main Street Commissary, a cafe along Rowell Road. A few weeks ago, we closed the doors to our little shop for the last time. The success rate for brick-and-mortar food-and-beverage (F&B) businesses is notoriously low. It’s a brutally demanding industry with long hours, thin margins, high competition and volatile rental rates. Closures are frequent – more than 3,000 F&B businesses shut down in 2024 alone, reported the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority.
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