Starker, Popular for Its Unique Beer, is Closing Down All Outlets

Imagine being a successful brewery known for your beer brewed with German techniques and served in traditional wooden barrels.

The famous food bloggers love your platters, German beer and live music playing in your stores, giving you raving reviews.

It wasn’t just for show.

You’ve got regulars who liked your offerings so much that you quickly expanded to outlets at Zhongshan Park, HillV2, Katong Square, JEM, Holland Village, Guoco Tower and Punggol Central.

It seemed like the perfect dream for any F&B owner.

Fantastic track record, loyal fan base and a clean record of serving up amazing experiences.

And It All Came To An End

All it took was a little something so tiny that it couldn’t even be seen by the eye. Something called COVID-19 that has affected other F&B establishments as well.

Suddenly, nobody came. Live music, fantastic ambience and service are all useless without people.

I’m talking about Starker, of course.

By April, they offered deliveries and takeaways for their beers and food, but only at Zhongshan Park or islandwide delivery.

Then on 24 April, they announced temporary closure during the circuit breaker.

And then it’s confirmed on 4 June 2020.

Starker has said that they will be ceasing operations of all Starker outlets.

I’m… I’m not crying.

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Goodbye, for now

The post by Starker Group thanked all their supporters and announced the difficult decision to “cease operations of all Starker outlets”.

But they also said that they “may be back to tap”.

What’s this? A small sparkle of hope?

If you’re confused by the mixed message that seemed like they are only closing temporarily, nope.

Danielfooddiary checked a “Notice of Creditors Meeting” under section 209 of the Companies Act and found that there’s a video-conference to be held on 10 June 2020 for “Starker Brewery Pte Ltd” and “Starker F&B Pte Ltd”.

The purpose is to estimate the amounts of creditor’s claim, appointing liquidator, a committee of inspection and other businesses.

Which means they are really shutting down.

Or you can perhaps call this a tactical retreat to cut loss and open later at a time when they’re sure the most number of people will be able to enjoy their beers again.

Until next time, Starker.