The founding father of an eco-friendly Wishaw-based enterprise is celebrating after scooping a prestigious award for enterprise.
Jo Chidley, who based Magnificence Kitchen along with her husband Stuart in 2014, emerged triumphant on the Girls’s Enterprise Scotland Awards 2022 after their firm picked up the Web Zero Enterprise of the Yr Award.
Since its basis Magnificence Kitchen has grown from six merchandise stocked in a single retailer to over 120 merchandise stocked in well-known excessive road shops equivalent to Boots and Sainsburys.
The glittering awards ceremony, which was held for the primary time in 2019, happened at Grand Central Resort in Glasgow, with established and rising enterprise leaders being celebrated in 10 completely different classes.
Jo Chidley is a chemist, botanist and sustainability skilled.
In 2017, Magnificence Kitchen grew to become the primary excessive road sustainable magnificence enterprise within the UK to grow to be a licensed Magnificence B Corp, utilizing the enterprise as a drive for good and cementing efforts to place individuals and the planet earlier than revenue.
Carolyn Currie, CEO of Girls’s Enterprise Scotland, stated; “Big congratulations to Jo Chidley on selecting up the Web Zero Enterprise of the Yr Award.
"Our judging panel have been impressed by Magnificence Kitchen’s scale and impression and it’s extremely profitable return and refill scheme.
They remarked on the enterprise’ significance to the group of Wishaw, their spectacular round economic system work and the truth that Magnificence Kitchen is the best scoring B Corp™ on this planet.
There isn't any doubt that Jo Chidley is a deeply influential function mannequin, each as a profitable enterprise chief and as an advocate for sustainability.”
This yr’s awards have been attended by over 340 friends from throughout Scotland and supported by Enterprise Gateway, Royal Financial institution of Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, British Enterprise Financial institution and Holistic Monetary Management.
The Web Zero Enterprise of the Yr Award was sponsored by Scottish Enterprise.
Kerry Sharp, director of entrepreneurship and funding at Scottish Enterprise, stated: “The calibre of feminine enterprise leaders receiving awards is testomony to their tenacity and I congratulate all the winners and finalists who we'll present specialist help to as a part of our partnership with Girls’s Enterprise Scotland to encourage additional development and innovation.
“Scottish Enterprise can also be proud to sponsor the web zero class and it's thrilling to see the vary of modern companies throughout many sectors from climatetech to engineering and the round economic system that highlights the breadth of management by ladies on this space.
"Inclusivity and sustainability lie on the coronary heart of our strategy to financial growth with our internet zero framework and deal with honest work.
"These taking dwelling these awards must be equally proud they're main the best way for a fairer, greener Scottish economic system.”
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