Replicating what parents make at home in their own kitchen, Little Dish recipes are created with a paediatric dietician, and every dish is taste tested by kids.
<p>Hillary met her business partner John Stapleton (part of the founding team of the New Covent Garden Soup Company) in 2004. They discovered a shared passion for healthy and nutritious food for kids and together set about creating a truly healthy alternative to home cooking for busy parents.</p><p><br />Little Dish started trading in 2006 and has experienced exceptional growth as more and more parents seek to feed their kids fresh and nutritious food. In just three years, Little Dish has created a new category within the chilled food aisle – fresh kids’ meals - and brand sales have reached £7 million. More than 80,000 kids enjoy Little Dish meals each week. All the recipes are developed by Hillary in her kitchen and tasted by her sons, Monty & Ridley, as well as a panel of kid tasters across the country.</p><p><br />Little Dish has received numerous prestigious awards including the Marketing Society’s ‘Best New Brand’ for SME and a short list for the IGD Outstanding Small Business. Last year, the company was voted by Glamour Magazine as one of the top 50 places to work for in the UK and it also picked up a Bronze at the Practical Parenting Awards for its range of meals.</p><p><br />Hillary’s expertise is start-up businesses and marketing to women. Previously, she was Managing Director of iVillage UK, a joint venture with Tesco, and Head of Marketing for Yahoo! Personals in Europe. Before moving to the UK, she was Vice-President of Marketing at iVillage.com, the no. 1 website for women in the US. In 1998 she was recognised by Advertising Age as one of the top 25 ‘women to watch’ in marketing and in 2009, she was named by The Grocer as one of the top 35 most influential women in grocery. Hillary has a BA from Vanderbilt University in the United States. </p><p><br />Originally from New York, Hillary, 39, lives in West London with her husband Dean and two sons, Monty, 3, and Ridley, 1. Her first book The Little Dish Favourites Cookbook (Hodder & Stoughton) will be published in June 2010.<br />Little Dish meals are now available in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, and through Ocado.com.<br />The Little Dish baby purées range is available from Tesco stores nationwide.<br /></p>
