Founded by a business grad and a software developer, G & W began as a bootstrapped venture in late 2001 with a focus on food and more food. After a success first year, the two decided to chance a risky expansion overseas where G worked remotely in her native country of Singapore. However, after two years of offshoring a significant portion of the relationship work was deemed inefficient, G and W decided to formally re-incorporate in 2005 as a partnership based only in the Bay Area. As of 2009, headquarters has been moved to Singapore and have just recently added a new member to the team.
10 years and 10 facts about G & W (& C)
- Bonded over lima bean soup
- Got married 3.5 times
- Consider the Bay Area, Colorado, and Singapore “home”
- Disagrees on whether it is too cold in SF
- Love to cook, bake, and host
- Cleaning… not so much
- Favorite cuisine – Japanese
- Favorite vacation destination – Japan (of course)
- Favorite local restaurant – Ooi
- Welcomed the arrival of baby C in June.