He quit 5-star hotel chef job to become food delivery man for more family time

A Grab food delivery rider pushing his bicycle on an overhead bridge at Braddell Road on Jan 10, 2022. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Working as a sous chef at a five-star hotel for a year, Mr Johan Wu had a hectic schedule managing daily orders in the kitchen and participating in culinary festivals.

But getting through shifts that sometimes stretched for as long as 14 hours took a toll on his family time.

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