Jo Fairley is one of the UK’s leading female entrepreneurs. After becoming the UK’s youngest-ever magazine editor, at the age of 23, she set out on her entrepreneurial journey in 1991 when she co-founded the pioneering Green & Black.
Leaving school at 16 with six ‘O’ Levels, through hard work and determination Jo Fairley went on to become the UK’s youngest-ever magazine editor, setting out on her entrepreneurial journey in 1991 when she co-founded Green & Black ’s Chocolate, now approaching a £100 million a year brand.(Listen to Jo ’s story here as she talks to Lauren Laverne on Desert Island Discs.), A pioneer of the fair trade and organic food movement, Jo Fairley launched Green and Black ‘s with the simple premise, that if she loved the product, then others would too. Despite being told the UK consumer ‘will never eat dark chocolate’ Green & Black ‘s fast became the benchmark in ‘quality’ as well as forging the way in an emerging …
10/18/2013 · My Life: Jo Fairley, Co-Founder Of Green And Black ‘s. The Huffington Post UK. 18/10/2013 02:11pm BST | Updated October 22, 2013..
6/20/2014 · Jo Fairley , co-founder of organic chocolate company Green & Black ‘s, is an ambassador for Vistaprint Night School Read more … Mary Portas gives her tips for making your small business a success, 4/2/2017 · Jo Fairley , 60, co-founded the chocolate brand Green & Black ’s in 1991 with her husband, environment expert Craig Sams. Today, it’s reportedly worth more than £100 million.
Jo Fairley , founder of Green & Blacks, interviewed by Cat Black April 24, 2012 Over hot chocolate, of course, Jo Fairley and I caught up and talked about life, the universe and launching a world conquering chocolate brand.
12/19/2019 · Sweet success: Talented couple Craig Sams and Jo Fairley , launched Green and Black ‘s Yoko Ono, widow of John Lennon, was among the first clients. Next door he founded the Ceres grain shop.
8/10/2019 · Ms Fairley launched Green & Black ‘s with her husband in 1991 and reportedly sold it to Cadbury’s for £20 million in 2005. Desert Island Discs is on Radio 4 today at 11.15am and repeated on Friday …
