Renée Elliott | |
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Founder and former CEO of Planet Organic |
Renée Elliott (born 1964) is an American businesswoman, founder of Planet Organic, and co-founder of Beluga Bean. [1] [2] [3]
Elliott was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts. At UMass Lowell, she studied English and minored in health. [1] [4]
During a personal development course in Boston in 1991, Elliott was inspired by visits to different organic stores on her lunch breaks, including Bread & Circus. She felt that there was an opportunity in the UK's organic food market segment and that she wanted to open her own stores in London. [1] Elliott founded Planet Organic, the UK's first organic supermarket, in London in 1995. [5] [6]
In 2017, Elliott founded her second business, Beluga Bean, with Sam Wigan. The company is a wellbeing enterprise pioneering new strategies for success in business and life.[ citation needed]
In 2018, Elliott sold a stake of Planet Organic to Inverleith, a Scottish private equity firm in a deal estimated at around $15 million. [7]
Elliott serves on the Soil Association's catering mark standards committee, [3] the Seven Hills Advisory Board for Purpose, the advisory board for Love Ocean, and as a non-executive director for NEMI Teas, a social enterprise.[ citation needed]
Renée Elliott | |
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Founder and former CEO of Planet Organic |
Renée Elliott (born 1964) is an American businesswoman, founder of Planet Organic, and co-founder of Beluga Bean. [1] [2] [3]
Elliott was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts. At UMass Lowell, she studied English and minored in health. [1] [4]
During a personal development course in Boston in 1991, Elliott was inspired by visits to different organic stores on her lunch breaks, including Bread & Circus. She felt that there was an opportunity in the UK's organic food market segment and that she wanted to open her own stores in London. [1] Elliott founded Planet Organic, the UK's first organic supermarket, in London in 1995. [5] [6]
In 2017, Elliott founded her second business, Beluga Bean, with Sam Wigan. The company is a wellbeing enterprise pioneering new strategies for success in business and life.[ citation needed]
In 2018, Elliott sold a stake of Planet Organic to Inverleith, a Scottish private equity firm in a deal estimated at around $15 million. [7]
Elliott serves on the Soil Association's catering mark standards committee, [3] the Seven Hills Advisory Board for Purpose, the advisory board for Love Ocean, and as a non-executive director for NEMI Teas, a social enterprise.[ citation needed]