Yoghurt For Youngsters - Little Bandits

Food Meets Climate Podcast with Simon Newstead

When her son Jonah was diagnosed with a milk allergy at 3 months old, Jessica Harris decided the only thing she could do was to change her diet. It wasn't until she started weening him that she soon realised there was no free-from food on the shelf, that nutritionally fit what she wanted to give her child. So she set off into the community, and after asking other mums in similar positions, it became clear they were all looking for the same thing: a fun, delicious, allergen-friendly yoghurt for their kids. Addressing what Jess saw as a gap in the market, she decided to take a leap of faith and with that, Little Bandits was born. In this episode we talk about how Jess got started, the role that mentorship played in her journey, her launch into ASDA, why she decided to fortify, the challenges in finding a free-from manufacturer and the exciting future for the startup as they welcome a new cofounder, free-from veteran Lucy Orton, on board.