Helping people live free-from lives - Lucinda and Syndey are changing perceptions of food.

Sep 27, 2018, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

This month we are taking a look at the lives of two leading women in the free-from world. Lucinda (Genius) and Sydney Chasin (Lil'POP).

In-person event

About this event

About the speakers

Lucinda

Genius Foods was born out of Lucinda’s urgent requirement to provide tasty gluten-free bread for her son, whom had been diagnosed as gluten intolerant. After failing to find an alternative to the brick like, vacuum packed offerings on supermarket shelves, Lucinda realised that she had to create something herself. Necessity really was the mother of creation.

Lucinda’s children would often come home from school to find 14 different loaves of bread waiting for them to try. She even broke her oven, but in 2009 Genius bread hit the shelves.


Sydney

After pursuing a career in classical ballet, studying finance in NYC and Edinburgh, Sydney Chasin founded The Healthy Crop LTD after graduating from Edinburgh Napier University with a degree in Financial Services. The Healthy Crop is a food company that specialises in all sorghum grain. Despite being under-utilised in the west, sorghum is one of the most important grains in the world because of its drought resilient properties. They've recently launched their first product, lil'POP, a ready-to-eat popped sorghum snack, which looks like miniature popcorn. The brand is all about showing how the lil' things, actions, and people can make a massive impact.

Check out what happened

Speakers

  • Sydney Chasin

    The Healthy Crop LTD

    Founder

  • Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne

    Genius Gluten Free

    Founder

When

When

Thursday, September 27, 2018
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM UTC

Agenda

5:00 PMNetworking and Food
6:00 PMFireside Chat
7:00 PMNetworking

Host

  • Marlene Lowe

    Forbytes

    UK Partner Relationship Manager

Organizers

  • Dec McLaughlin

    Startup Grind Scotland

    Director

  • Nick Murray

    Startup Grind Scotland

    Co-Director

  • Caro Melendez

    Head of Operations

  • Emma Loedel

    Startup Grind Glasgow

    Director - Startup Grind Glasgow

  • Amy Kelly

    Startup Grind Scotland | AK Marketing

    Head of Marketing

  • Oluwaseun Olabode

    Startup Grind Aberdeen

    Director - Startup Grind Abedeen

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Product Forge

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Brewgoode

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