Tessa Cook & Saasha Celestial-One are the founders of OLIO, a free app tackling the problem of food waste by connecting neighbours with each other, and with local shops & cafes so that surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. Based in the UK and founded in 2015, OLIO proves that whilst food sharing with a neighbour via an app …
With the launch of the Government’s Mission Led Business Review at the end of last year, businesses came into 2017 with one big question on their minds – why? Six months into the year, Virgin StartUp Ambassador and Coconut Chilli founder, Navina Bartlett explores how brands that pit profit against purpose risk losing out in the new business world. …
Jake’s Boost is a health food startup producing 100% natural nut and seed butters with no additives- free from refined sugar, salt, dairy, gluten or palm oil. If you attended university (college), did you find it useful in starting a business? I went to the Judge Business School at Cambridge University to study for a diploma in Entrepreneurship. Dan …
In recent years we have seen a surge in the healthcare industry. People are becoming exceedingly more health conscious, uploading pictures of their perfectly prepared fruit and muesli with yogurt (organically sourced, 100% natural, fat free, -0 calories) on the side, organised so perfectly that you question if anybody dared to actually eat it. Aside from the instagram food aesthetics …
Mary McGrath is the CEO of FoodCycle, which runs volunteer-powered community projects across the UK – working to reduce food poverty and social isolation by serving tasty, nutritious meals to vulnerable groups. They are an award-winning social enterprise and recently won Ashoka’s Makers of More challenge. What was the inspiration behind tackling food wastage and the food poverty problem? We throw …