Singapore's F&B industry is a $34 billion market today. By 2031, it's projected to hit $80 billion—growing over 18% year over year.
But here's the reality: the winners are separating from the rest. 3,000 businesses closed in 2024—the highest in two decades. The difference between those who thrive and those who don't? Visibility, speed, and smarter operations.
The opportunity has never been bigger. But neither has the gap between those who adapt and those who don't.
The Real Question: How Do You Do More With Less?
Everyone's trying to do more with less. Margins are tight. Delivery costs more than the platforms tell you. Your finance team is stretched thin.
Here's what we've learned building VAL: our team of 3 supports 108 brands. Not because we work harder—because the platform does the heavy lifting.
The question is: how do we give you the same leverage?
That's what we've been building toward. And 2026 is when it comes together.
How We're Building VAL
You know how to build a kitchen. You need the right equipment, a flow that works, a chef who knows what they're doing, and a way to take orders. Then you can cook the dishes that make you money.
We're building VAL the same way.
The Equipment (Built Over Years)
Every kitchen needs the right equipment—ovens, fridges, prep stations. For VAL, that's the data platform: workflows, automation, processing power.
This has been years in the making. In 2025, we completed the last gaps:
- Any format in. Any format out. API, file drops, email forwarding, document scanning, RPA for stubborn platforms.
- 20+ new connectors. More delivery platforms. More payment processors. More banks.
- Zero maintenance for you. When Grab changes their report format—we update. Not you.
The kitchen is equipped.
The Flow (How Ingredients Move)
A kitchen needs flow—ingredients come in, prep happens, dishes go out. In VAL, that's connectivity: how data moves from your POS, delivery platforms, banks, and accounting systems.
We've wired it so everything flows automatically. No more manual exports. No more copy-paste. No more "the data is stuck somewhere."
Ingredients in. Dishes out. Seamlessly.
The Chef (2025: We Added Intelligence)
Equipment and flow aren't enough. You need a chef who knows what to do with it all.
In 2025, we added AI—the chef who's learning your business:
- Ask questions in plain English — We built it. You tested it. Now we know how to make it smarter.
- Drop documents, AI extracts the data — We trained it on real invoices. Now it learns your suppliers automatically.
- Deep analysis on demand — We proved AI can spot patterns. Now we're making it understand your business.
These weren't finished products. They were experiments—and your feedback shaped every iteration.
The chef is learning. 2026 is when they get really good.
The Order System (2026: Making It Great)
The best kitchen in the world is useless if you can't communicate orders. That's the UX—how you interact with VAL.
In 2026, we're rebuilding it:
- Dashboards that load faster and show what matters
- Navigation that makes sense — find what you need in clicks, not searches
- Clear error messages — no more guessing what went wrong
- Guided walkthroughs so your team doesn't need training
The goal: you run the kitchen yourself. Configure, adapt, extend—without waiting on anyone.
We're also unifying the chef's skills. Three AI tools become one. Ask anything, get answers—with charts—in seconds.
The order system is how you talk to the kitchen. We're making that conversation effortless.
The Recipes: What VAL Cooks For You
Equipment, flow, chef, and order system are enablers. The recipes are what you actually get—the dishes that make you money.
Revenue Reconciliation (AR)
This is where most of you started. Revenue reconciles across every channel—automatically. POS, delivery platforms, payment processors, banks—all matched, all visible, all without manual work.
For many of you, this already saves hours every week. That's the leverage we're talking about.
Accounts Payable (AP) — Coming 2026
Now we're adding a new recipe—managing the money going out.
Supplier invoices pile up. Price increases slip through unnoticed. Your finance team spends more time on data entry than analysis.
In 2026:
- Invoice capture — Scan, extract, route for approval
- Price management — Catch supplier overcharges before they hit your margins
- Direct integration — Push to Xero (live now), more accounting systems coming
AR and AP, working together. Your month-end close drops from 6+ days to under 4.
Analytics — The Special of the Day
Your data is already in VAL. The AI chef makes it useful:
- Ask anything — "Why did revenue drop at Orchard last week?" Get the answer in seconds.
- Forecasting — Predict your busiest days
- Correlation analysis — Find what actually drives performance
- Menu optimization — Product basket analysis to maximize margins
Enterprise companies have had these capabilities for years. Now you will too.
The Bottom Line
The kitchen is equipped. The flow is wired. The chef is learning. The order system is getting great. And the recipes keep expanding.
By the end of 2026:
Revenue reconciles automatically. Invoices flow from scan to approval. And when you have a question about your business, AI gives you the answer in seconds.
AR. AP. Analytics. All working together—so your team can do more with less.
This is how the best operators will run in 2026. And it's within reach for everyone.
Be Part of What's Next
We're planning our 2026 rollout and selecting customers for early access to new features.
If you want in:
- Priority access to the unified AI assistant
- First look at the AP module
- Direct input into what we build next
The F&B industry is evolving. The operators who embrace it will thrive. We want to build the future with you.