A close bond formed by a group of students while studying overseas has blossomed into one of the most successful restaurant chains in Singapore.
Mr Andrew Chan, 35, Ms Anna Lim, 34, and Mr Benedict Leow, 36, met while studying in Perth at Australia’s Murdoch University some 15 years ago for their bachelor’s degrees.
The trio returned to Singapore after graduation – Ms Lim in 1996, followed by Mr Chan and Mr Leow in 1997 – with plans to settle into regular nine-to-five jobs.
But a chance conversation Mr Chan had with his sister on the prevalence of soup eateries in England and the United States planted the seed of an idea with the trio. They began exploring the feasibility of importing the concept to Singapore.
In particular, Ms Lim, an avid cook who married Mr Chan in early 2001, spent much of her free time experimenting with soup recipes while working as an embryologist at the Singapore General Hospital. More.