With the easing of pandemic restrictions last year, feedback received by the Advertising Standards Authority of Singapore (ASAS) on advertisements by the food and beverage and restaurant sectors increased in tandem with patronage and reservations, forming a combined 23.4% of the feedback ASAS received in 2022 – or more than one in every five instances. ASAS received 36 pieces of feedback on food and beverage advertisements, making it the most complained about industry in 2022, with restaurants not far behind with 35 pieces of feedback.

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