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Restaurant Development · Operations · Investment

Building Asia’s Next Generation
of Restaurant Brands

We don’t just open restaurants. We build restaurant businesses designed to grow, scale, and succeed — across Singapore, Malaysia, and China.

Singapore  ·  Malaysia  ·  China

Firm Overview

Who We Are

NEOH Restaurant Builders is an independent restaurant development and operations company specialising in creating profitable restaurant businesses across Asia.

We help investors transform ideas into successful hospitality brands by combining operational excellence, commercial strategy, and disciplined execution — from boutique cafés to premium dining concepts and multi-unit restaurant groups.

Most firms stop at recommendations. We stay through execution — remaining embedded in the business from the first feasibility study to the day a fifth outlet opens its doors.

6Step Blueprint™ taking a concept from investment case to multi-outlet growth
3Markets of operation — Singapore, Malaysia, and China
5Solution pillars covering the full life of a restaurant business
35+Years of hands-on culinary & hospitality leadership behind the firm

Our Signature Framework

The NEOH Restaurant Blueprint™

Every restaurant we help build moves through the same disciplined, six-step Blueprint — from the first investment conversation through to multi-outlet expansion. Select a step to see what it covers.

What We Deliver

Our Solutions

Ten integrated solutions across five pillars — the strongest results come from treating development, operations, and financial performance as one connected system.

Restaurant Development

  • Restaurant Investment Advisory
  • Restaurant Brand Creation
  • Concept & Market Positioning
  • Feasibility & Site Evaluation

Restaurant Operations

  • Pre-opening Management
  • Operations Excellence
  • SOP Design, Front & Back of House
  • Vendor & Purchasing Systems

Financial Performance

  • Financial Performance Improvement
  • P&L Management & Reporting
  • Food Cost Control & Menu Engineering
  • Budget Planning & Capital Discipline

People & Culture

  • Leadership & Team Development
  • Recruitment of Key Roles
  • Staff Training Programmes
  • Performance Management Systems

Business Growth

  • Multi-unit Expansion
  • Franchise Readiness
  • Restaurant Turnaround
  • Operational Audits

Regional Footprint

Markets We Serve

Deep, on-the-ground experience across three of Asia’s most dynamic F&B markets.

Singapore

Mature & High-Standard

Operational discipline is non-negotiable. We focus on labour optimisation, space efficiency, and premium positioning to sustain some of the region’s highest costs.

Malaysia

Diverse & Fast-Growing

Heritage shophouses to modern malls. Our work often involves halal certification pathways and heritage conservation compliance for a multi-ethnic guest base.

China

Scale, Speed & Digital

We engage as an established restaurant development company — not an individual practitioner — structured for institutional investors and hospitality groups.

Why NEOH

Why Partner With NEOH

Most firms provide recommendations. We build systems and stay involved through execution.

01

A Single, Accountable Partner

One company accountable for the whole build — concept, operations, and financial performance as one connected system, not three separate vendors.

02

Systems That Outlast the Engagement

Every SOP, training programme, and financial model is documented and handed over — designed to keep working long after our active involvement ends.

03

Genuine Regional Depth

Direct, first-hand experience across Singapore’s cost discipline, Malaysia’s heritage and halal considerations, and China’s scale and speed.

35+
Years in Culinary & Hospitality Leadership
9
Locations, 94-Person Team in Current Role
5
Languages: EN, Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien
1
Own Restaurant Launched as Founder (Penang)

Our Leadership Team

Meet the Team

NEOH is led by a small team with a combined 70 years across five-star hotels, restaurant groups, and multi-brand hospitality operations — not a solo practice.

Sam Neoh

Sam Neoh

Founder & Managing Director

35 years in culinary & hospitality leadership. Career: Senior Cook → Corporate Executive Chef → Managing Director. Formerly Raffles/Swissôtel, The Fullerton, The Regent, Singapore Island Country Club, PS Café, 1-Group.

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Reymen Suresh

Director of Business Development & Strategy

25 years in business development, financial analysis, and sales & marketing strategy. Formerly Hard Rock Café, Chili’s, TANGS, Gill Capital.

April Wong

April Wong

Director of Restaurant Operations

10 years of front-line F&B leadership — outlet openings and operational streamlining. Formerly The Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts.

NEOH Restaurant Builders is the international development arm of K&S Hospitality Sdn Bhd, whose Hygge Group portfolio operates multiple F&B brands across Malaysia.

In Closing

Every Great Restaurant Starts With A Great System

At NEOH Restaurant Builders, we don’t simply help clients open restaurants. We help them build businesses that investors trust, customers love, and teams are proud to operate.

Let’s Build the Next Great Restaurant Brand Together.

Sam Neoh Founder & Managing Director, NEOH Restaurant Builders Singapore · Malaysia · China sam@neohrestaurantbuilders.com · +65 9734 3665