Sally Preston

Sally Preston (born 1964)[1] is a successful UK entrepreneur and founder of the frozen babyfood company Babylicious. She is an advisor of the Conservative Party (UK) as a member of the New Enterprise Council.

Early career

Preston gained a degree in Food science and then joined Marks & Spencer’s ready-meals department in the 1980s. She left in 1999 to do consultancy work, partly motivated by the need to find a better balance between her working life and motherhood.[1]

Babylicious

Preston founded Babylicious in 2001, partly because she had seen a need for high quality frozen baby food, and partly because, being newly divorced and diagnosed with skin cancer, she felt that "life’s pretty bad as it is already, what have I got to lose?"

The early years of Babylicious were notable for a series of problems, including theft of the company's name and consequent litigation, and a vendetta campaign staged by an ill-wisher who impersonated an official to make derogatory calls to Preston's customers. However her company today has a turnover of £2.5M p.a. and the value of the brand is estimated at £4M.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Sue Fox (November 18, 2007). "Best of Times, Worst of Times: Sally Preston". The Sunday Times.
  2. ↑ "Planning a path for your business". The Independent. September 10, 2004.
  3. ↑ "Babylicious". Startups.

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