We were at Fika for our April company lunch. If you haven’t guessed, it’s a Swedish restaurant and that means Swedish meatballs and Daim cake! If you do a quick Google search, Fika means coffee/coffee break. But Fika is more than that. It’s the Swedish culture of consciously slowing down and taking the time to enjoy, reflect and savor life. …

April is the fourth month in our modern calendar, but did you know that around 700BC, April was the second month of the Roman calendar year? The word april is derived from the Latin word aprilis, which means “second/latter”. This month, there’s not only April Fool’s Day, but also the birthdays of 2 SV members – Jiayu and Xiu Zhen! …

Of the many traditions in SV, there’s one that many of us look forward to each month: our Starbucks Challenge. As explained before, 3 names are randomly picked from a “lucky draw” pool where names are entered each day based on tardiness (mind you, if you’re just late once, your name could get picked too! And vice versa – you …

Ice cream is often thought of as a celebratory snack or a comfort food when you’re feeling really depressed. So when the company got tubs and tubs of Geláre ice cream, we all knew something was up. Thankfully, it was to celebrate something amazing – we hit a huge sales milestone! And as with celebrations, the more people you have, …

It’s the third month of the year and we have three March babies to share their special day with us. Do we hear the squeals of excitement from our in-house cake fanatic? Duh. “Hello, can we celebrate birthday later? After lunch?” This public message was made early in the day for all to know. As you can see, the element …