Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Artisanal gelato in Italy generally contains 6-10 percent butterfat, which is lower than other styles of frozen dessert. It typically contains 70 percent less air and more flavouring than other kinds of frozen desserts, giving it a density and richness that distinguishes it from other ice creams. Marco Alfero, Founder, Alfero Gelato shares an overview of the gelato industry in the region when compared to Italy, and how Alfero Gelato has been able to keep up and manage new competition in this saturated market.

According to Deloitte's latest Global Powers of Retailing 2022 report, the top 250 global retailers generated aggregated revenue of US$5.11 trillion in fiscal year 2020 (financial years ending within the 12 months from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021), representing composite growth of 5.2 percent. Pua Wee Meng, Consumer Industry Leader, Deloitte Southeast Asia talks about the top six Southeast Asian retailers that made it to the Deloitte's top 250 global powers of retailing, and new trends that could potentially become mainstream even beyond the pandemic. 

If you have not noticed, the prices of eggs have been increasing in the last few weeks or so. A quick check online shows that, NTUC’s Pasar Fresh Eggs (30 per pack) is at $7.20 (it was $6.15 last month and $4.75 in the same month in 2021). Lim Xiu Ru, Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic School of Business shares how much of an impact would the egg price increase have on F&B businesses and how much more we can expect to pay for your groceries in the near future.

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US market's third straight day of rebound as investors are digesting the Fed's tightening policy, nickel's chaotic London return, and the commemoration of World Sleep Day! 

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly. Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Thursday that she was mulling easing some of the city's Covid-19 restrictions due to waning public tolerance. Meanwhile, according to an estimate of the damage caused by the deadly Omicron wave, about half of Hong Kong’s 7.4 million people have already been infected with Covid-19. Produced by: Claire Huang (huangjy@sph.com.sg) & Money FM's Prime Time team Edited by: Nadiah Koh Follow Inside Hong Kong twice a month on Thursdays on our Asian Insider Podcast channel: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites: https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Claire Huang's articles: https://str.sg/3xR6 Follow Claire Huang on Twitter: https://str.sg/3xRL Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Steve Brice, Chief Investment Officer of Wealth Management, Standard Chartered Bank discusses how markets will adjust to the rate liftoff, the risk of a wage-spiral, and the outlook for the US Dollar.

Hotel chain Hilton has opened its biggest hotel in Asia Pacific right here in Singapore. Located at the heart of Orchard Road, sitting atop Mandarin Gallery Mall, world famous hotel chain Hilton has opened its largest hotel to date in Asia Pacific. Cedric Nubul, General Manager, Hilton Singapore Orchard shares what visitors can expect from the newly renovated Hilton Singapore Orchard and how Hilton Singapore Orchard is poised to meet the demand of meetings and events in Singapore.

Facing the harsh realities of slow and unreliable payrolls and the lack of stability, lower pay, part-time workers have long slipped through the cracks and are often overlooked as a key pillar supporting our society. Hugen Liu, Co-Founder & Director, EL Connect shares his insights and perspectives of the part time job market in Singapore and some of the steps taken by EL Connect to ensure greater stability for both part-timers and hirers.

In this week's Stocks to Watch, we're joined by Thilan Wickramasinghe, Regional Head of Banks & Financials Research, Maybank Securities to discuss Singapore banks' strong comeback following their correction in February, prospects of local chip companies amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and other stocks to watch out for this week. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US stocks reactions coming out of after a hawkish FOMC statement initially sent risky assets lower, some of the key details from the Fed's policy meeting, and the strong surge in Chinese stocks after China’s officials vowed to stabilize the financial markets.