A Preston woman who became a single mum at 19 has turned a business idea into a whopping £15 million empire.
Now living in Hale, Cheshire, Kirsty, a single mum-of-two said: "I had always been entrepreneurial but we didn't have much money growing up. After having Jacob I realised the free-from sections of supermarkets were dull - back then there was nothing. "It's been a lot of blood, sweat and tears but I've never given up hope - now I just want to keep growing."
In her limited free time she began experimenting with making free-from foods in her tiny kitchen of her two-bed home. When Jacob was three, after getting herself a budget ice cream maker from Argos for £30, Kirsty developed a tasty dairy-free recipe. "And that investment from Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne, in exchange for 15% each, was the making of my business."
The brand now has a factory in Yorkshire, where 90% of their products are made, and they are working towards becoming carbon-neutral. The business has some 60 employees now - including her son Jacob, the inspiration behind the whole company.
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