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The Foreword Team after a Chinese New Year Reunion As I venture into the corporate world, I wonder how different the community there will be. Would it be as warm, kind, friendly, honest and inclusive as this place was? Goodbyes have never been easy. But this isn’t goodbye, it’s a see you again. Initially, when I first started working at Foreword Coffee, my sole intention was to learn everything I can about coffee. As with many of my endeavors, my initial intention was just a spark to an amazing journey that I could not have foreseen. What started out…

In the short two years running Foreword Coffee, I’ve met with many job coaches and feel that they play a very important role to help persons with disabilities and special needs find a place in our society. My first contact with a job coach was when the company partnered Cerebral Palsy Alliance School Singapore (CPASS) to provide work attachment for two of their students at our cafe. Foreword Coffee was situated within National University of Singapore (NUS) University Town (UTown) back then, and our cafe was just a humble space with alfresco seating. One of the last few…

#BiteWeekly is a new initiative by Foreword Coffee to raise awareness for voluntary welfare organizations (VWOs), social enterprises, independent bakehouses, and home bakers with compelling stories and meaningful causes that we support. Search for our hashtag on Instagram to find out more. I would remember my first encounter with Bakery Hearts — a warm and happy feeling I got from my first bite into their freshly baked chocolate brownie. It was love at first bite, during the last session of an entrepreneurship module I was studying during my University days, and I’ve always hoped to learn more about what they do…