Some schools exploring catering services amid shortage of canteen stallholders

Multiple schools in Singapore are still finding it difficult to get stallholders to fill their canteens. Currently, around 40 schools are looking for operators, with a handful missing more than one stall. Stallowners staying the course are struggling with rising costs and getting on in years. Meanwhile, catering services are being looked at as a way to cope with the lack of canteen stalls in more schools. So far, at least three schools have made the switch to caterers. Rebecca Metteo reports.