I then ventured into the catering industry, where I ran and set up many successful units, and learned insight into bigger productions, nutrition, planning, budgets and overall running of businesses. As a student of life, staying in one place has never sufficed, and driven by learning new abilities and skills, I went on to learn about the restaurant and hospitality industry, and dedicated my time to learning efficiency in a high-pressure environment, and became the youngest Franchisee of the Col Cacchio group at the time at 27 years of age.

After I started facing debilitating health challenges I went on a journey of self-discovery. I studied all about a low carb, gluten free lifestyle, plant based living, and ingredients that are cleanest and closest to nature. On my journey, our brand Gracious Bakers was founded, stemming from a lack of options for the wide range of intolerances I was facing. Through this personal experience, I made it my mission to find ways to enjoy once loved items even with intolerances. I had no intention to give up…I continued working at perfecting a Bread Baking flour. I was especially inspired after my cousin handed me the most beautiful recipe book on bread baking, and regained my drive once again to try and perfect this. Today I can enjoy breads of all forms, in Allergen free form, and wish for everyone to share my joy of enjoying all facets of life again. I am of the belief that every single person should have at least the option to make a healthier choice at a reasonable cost. We did not want to just have another gluten free flour, and therefore we have carefully selected each ingredient to only include functional ingredients that are really necessary, whilst still providing optimal nutrition for the body, making sure they are free of GMO’s, Sulphites, Allergens and Preservatives as far as possible. At the same time, we realized the need for authentically nutritious products that actually aid in healing, and body restoration.

Foods should be good and nutritious for the body for people from all demographics. Not everyone has the privilege to be able to afford additional vitamins to aid optimizing of bodily functions. Therefore, we have added a special fortification blend to all our flours, to ensure that we get optimal nutrition from our food as nature intended. This formulation has been designed specifically for the kids in the rural areas of Kenya, enabling them to receive porridge a day with added nutrition to help combat and aid malnutrition and starvation. Gracious Bakers are joining these initiatives, and 10% of every single gram of flour produced, is donated to under privilege communities and utilized for upliftment projects.

Through education, we will help make a positive impact. We are hoping to help build a healthier Nation, and want to enable others to make healthier choices, by providing solutions like our easy to follow “Come Bake with us” range catering for all allergens. We invite you to join our world of love for baking and of course eating, while fueling our bodies with good wholesome nutritious ingredients. “Feeling well truly starts by fueling well.” We at Gracious Bakers always strive to provide the cleanest ingredients in a 100% gluten free facility, safe for Celiacs as well. We make use of GMO-Free raw ingredients in our facility, and always strive to eliminate all unnecessary additives, processes and bulking agents. We mill all our own flours and spices in-house, to ensure our ingredients can truly carry a clean label. I personally believe a healthy body, mind and spirit is the only way to live a truly authentic life for the greater good of ALL.