Foreword's Fifth Birthday: Five Lessons We Learn Along the Way

Foreword’s Fifth Birthday: Five Lessons We Learn Along the Way

The social entrepreneurship journey for Foreword was not without our ups and downs. As we turn five years old, we reflect on five lessons we learnt along the way as an organization. Although we have had our fair share of publicity sharing about our achievements along the years, we managed along with much help and support from our friends, family, interns, volunteers, community partners, and the government (with the various business grants and subsidies and all). Screenshot taken from Baristas (A Short Documentary). 1) The hardest barrier to overcome is the lack of self-esteem. Many people come to Foreword after a…

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Training Up A Diverse Cafe Team

To commemorate one year of operations in Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST), we sat down with Leena who has been working in YST since day one. Before joining Foreword, she worked multiple years in the F&B industry and is now using her experience to train the newer crew. Please introduce yourself!Hello I am Leena, an assistant outlet manager at Foreword Coffee. How did you start working in Foreword?I found out about the job through SG Enable and started working in the Civil Service College branch in July 2018. What do you do on a day-to-day…

The Quest for our Last Straw

The Quest for our Last Straw

Straws have become the strawman for the push for sustainability over the past 3 years since World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore started the PACT (Plastic ACTion) initiative in 2019. Through PACT, supported by the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Zero Waste SG, over 270 food and beverage (F&B) outlets in Singapore have pledged to phase out plastic straws by 1 July 2019. From sippy lids to Solon straws Foreword Coffee Roasters faced a unique situation at our cafes. Since we started our environmentally conscious journey in 2017, regular customers know us for not providing straws from the get-go. At the start,…