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12 JUMPSTART JUMPSTART An Organic Produce Delivery Service INTERVIEW WITH EAT FRESH TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS Eat FRESH is an organic fruit and vegetable home delivery service. We launched just over 2 years ago. We work closely with local organic farms to provide customers with the finest seasonal organic produce. Our produce comes from farms that are certified organic by the Hong Kong Organic Resource Center Certification Ltd., which is accredited by International Federation for Organic Agriculture Movements. www.eatfresh.com.hk | [email protected] WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO LAUNCH EAT FRESH? HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO LAUNCH YOUR BUSINESS? The business was founded by some of our now shareholders - three moms who were concerned about food safety and wanted to eat vegetables that were fresher than the ones found in the local supermarkets. They started exploring farms in the New Territories to source our food locally. What they discovered was a whole new world of organic farmers here in Hong Kong! The three moms were thrilled when they first tried the vegetables direct from the local farms. Everything was FRESH and full of flavor. As they spent more time with the farmers, they learned how they grow and harvest their crops according to the unique characteristics of their own land and the local climate. Inspired by the new variety of vegetables they had found, they shared this discovery with friends, and began offering a vegetable delivery service straight from the farms. Eat FRESH was born to meet the increasing demand for safe and fresh food. Setting up a business in Hong Kong is actually not very difficult –as long as you have a good advisor like an accountant, the paperwork and processes are quite straightforward. It’s getting the word out and building your brand that’s the hard part. Martina and I spent a lot of time networki