Lizzie Vann
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Lizzie Vann MBE
is the founder of Organix, an organic
children’s food company, based in Christchurch, Dorset
.
Vann studied biology
at the University of Lancaster, and then worked as an investment analyst
in the City
. Ongoing health problems, and the belief that more and more parents shared her concern for safer children’s food, led her to set up Organix in 1992, offering parents a healthier alternative to mass-produced
children’s food.
Vann has campaigned for improvements to children's food, including calling on the Government to ban all additives
in children's food.
She was also one of the founding members of the Soil Association
's Food For Life programme, and in 2007, she became the chairman of the Soil Association's Organic Trade Group.
Vann has won a European Woman of Achievement Award, the Caroline Walker Award for campaigning work in the food industry, the Organic Trophy from the Soil Association in 2002, and an MBE
for Services to Children’s Food.
She lives on an organic farm on the edge of the New Forest, with her partner Mike. The livestock farm rears pedigree Hereford cattle
and Poll Dorset
and Llanwenaog sheep.
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
is the founder of Organix, an organic
Organic food
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.For the...
children’s food company, based in Christchurch, Dorset
Christchurch, Dorset
Christchurch is a borough and town in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England. The town adjoins Bournemouth in the west and the New Forest lies to the east. Historically in Hampshire, it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974 and is the most easterly borough in...
.
Vann studied biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
at the University of Lancaster, and then worked as an investment analyst
Investment banking
An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities...
in the City
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
. Ongoing health problems, and the belief that more and more parents shared her concern for safer children’s food, led her to set up Organix in 1992, offering parents a healthier alternative to mass-produced
Mass production
Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines...
children’s food.
Vann has campaigned for improvements to children's food, including calling on the Government to ban all additives
Food additive
Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance its taste and appearance.Some additives have been used for centuries; for example, preserving food by pickling , salting, as with bacon, preserving sweets or using sulfur dioxide as in some wines...
in children's food.
She was also one of the founding members of the Soil Association
Soil Association
The Soil Association is a charity based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1946, it has over 27,000 members today. Its activities include campaign work on issues including opposition to intensive farming, support for local purchasing and public education on nutrition; as well the certification of...
's Food For Life programme, and in 2007, she became the chairman of the Soil Association's Organic Trade Group.
Vann has won a European Woman of Achievement Award, the Caroline Walker Award for campaigning work in the food industry, the Organic Trophy from the Soil Association in 2002, and an MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for Services to Children’s Food.
She lives on an organic farm on the edge of the New Forest, with her partner Mike. The livestock farm rears pedigree Hereford cattle
Hereford (cattle)
Hereford cattle are a beef cattle breed, widely used both in intemperate areas and temperate areas, mainly for meat production.Originally from Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, more than five million pedigree Hereford Cattle now exist in over 50 countries...
and Poll Dorset
Dorset (sheep)
The Dorset or Dorset Horned breed of sheep is known mostly for its prolific lambing. It has been known to produce two lambing seasons per year: bred in May for lambs finished by the holidays, and bred again immediately after the first lambing to produce again in March or April...
and Llanwenaog sheep.