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Beverley Glock of Splat Cooking

Beverley Glock is the founder of Splat Cooking Parties Ltd, which is a company that run kids cooking parties, they also run cookery schools for children and adults, holiday and after school cooking clubs. She is a lady we admire for so many reasons, and our number one reason is her PASSION. Beverley started off with a business idea which stemmed from wanting children to be able to cook and have fun doing it, and boy is she passionate about this. It is this passion of hers that has taken her on an amazing journey, just reading her media appearances gives you and idea of where your passion can take you...

Beverley writes articles for TIMES ONLINE as their Children’s Food Expert, TIMES Body and Soul (Eat my Greens), Channel 4’s website. Her magazine articles can be found in SHE Magazine, Eve, Delicous, Family Circle, Waitrose Food Illustrated, Sainsbury’s Magazine, and soon her products will be featured in Brides Magazine.
Her TV appearances to date have been on Sky TV’s ‘Food Uncut’, and SKY News. Radio appearances include, Radio 4’s Loose Ends, LBC’s Food Programme and various local radio stations, Three Counties, BBC Radio Berkshire, Leeds to name a few!
Beverley is also a regular in the Cookery Theatre at Food Festivals... and yet she still manages in her spare time to tap dance, surf and compete in triathlons.

Now read how it all began....

In 1999 I was fed up trying to juggle a highflying career in the City and a toddler, so pregnant with child no.2 - I quit.
Retirement didn’t last long, when my eldest daughter wanted a cooking party for her 5th birthday this was a natural progression for someone who frequently had a kitchen full of children cooking and experimenting with food. In 2001 I created Splat Cooking Parties with a small range of products and a DIY Cooking Kit (as I discovered just before the launch that I was pregnant with child no.3).
Splat grew gradually and when I was on the verge of folding the company Nigella Lawson placed an order with us, loved the products and used them in her book “Feast”. This put the company on the map overnight enabled me do what I am really passionate about – getting children cooking. We now have a large online business, a successful cookery school and a team of 18 party organisers running Splat Cooking Parties across South East England and we’re about to franchise
So What advice does Beverley give to anyone starting out a business?

You have to totally believe in yourself and your product to be successful, the ability to bounce back when things are tough and just keep going, knocking down the walls to get your voice heard or your product publicized is essential. Recognise your strengths and weaknesses and don’t be afraid to ask for what you want, people can always say ‘no’ but if you don’t ask you don’t get.

See why we admire this lady.

For more details about Splat Cooking Parties Ltd or their Franchise, please visit www.splatcooking.net or call 0870 766 8290