BreadTalk Group Limited entered into a joint venture with Song Fa Holdings Pte Ltd. on 3 July 2017 and incorporated BTG-Song Fa Venture Pte Ltd. Till date, BTG-Song Fa successfully operates and manages the Song Fa Bak Kut Teh brand of restaurants in two main cities in China namely Shanghai, Beijing. Most recently, BTG-Song Fa officially opened its first outlet in CentralWorld in Bangkok on 26 March 2019, Thailand and overall, the seventh outlet under this partnership. To leverage on this growth momentum, BreadTalk Group has through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Food Republic Taiwan Co. Ltd. ("Food Republic Taiwan") entered into a franchise agreement with Song Fa Holdings Pte. Ltd. to introduce the Song Fa Bak Kut Teh brand of restaurants in Taiwan, China. Under this agreement, Food Republic Taiwan will hold the franchise rights to develop and operate the highly popular brand in Taiwan over the next 10 years.