Why does Starbucks serve only halal fares in Singapore? I was quite dismayed when I visited Starbucks, upon ordering toasted ham and cheese croissant, I was told they served only turkey ham, it is a halal joint. When I asked my Singaporean friends what the reason is, they just shrugged and that's that. It is perfectly understandable to have halal Starbucks in predominantly Muslim countries like IND or MY but as Singapore is predominantly Chinese and most are pork loving folks, it is odd that Starbucks should elect to serve only halal food. Pandering to the minority to the extreme?

Appeasement! Even LHL is doing it.

Maybe the Chinese there are too cheap to get Starbucks?

i'm just as puzzled...we NEVER get pork samurai burgers at mcdonald's..

Halal Starbucks? I'm surprised, never heard of this before WOW

i thought singapore had totally awesome food stalls and other quick restaurants all over the place.

why go to fu-kin starbucks of all places and eat their frozen, boring, generic crap?

this is extremely true...fine tasty food and cheap in many hawker centres all over the lil island..

Singapore's got incredible food! I can't wait to go there and eat. The thing is this thread is about Starbucks.