The document tells the story of Sophie, who grew up in Sheffield and started a nutrition company called Cookdrop in London with her friend Sarah. They grew Cookdrop into a multinational business with 20 employees across 23 cities. Islington Council later used their stake in Cookdrop to start a housing program where residents provided childcare in exchange for housing. Proceeds from the eventual sale of Cookdrop allowed Sophie and Sarah to help start a new community nutrition company called Roomy Foods in Sheffield.

1. MYSTERY, INTRIGUE
SUSPENSE, CAKE.
SOPHIE’S STORY,
COMING TO A TOWN
NEAR YOU.

2. SOPHIE’S STORY
WELLBEING & RESILIENCE
PARENTS SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE
Sophie grew up in a 2 bedroom
house in Sheffield. Attended a
‘ready unlimited school’, where she
hated lunch breaks but, shared her
love of nutrition on wall display.
WALLDISPLAY

3. Living in London, aged 23, she met
Sarah. Sarah JCA class of 2019, now
runs the Islington Impact Hub
Public Outreach Programme. Sarah
used the Create and Make kit to
help Sophie turn Cookdrop, from
local start-up, to a multinational
team of 20, operating in 23 cities
around the world.
IMPACT
HUB
JOB
CENTRE
SME
CREATE
&MAKE
LARGE
BUSINESS
SOPHIE’S STORY
WELLBEING & RESILIENCE

4. SOPHIE’S STORY
WELLBEING & RESILIENCE
Islington Council decide to use
their 20% stake in Cookdrop to
start a housing programme, where
instead of rent, vetted residents
offer childcare services to
low-income parents. Alex, a bene-ficiary
of this scheme, is now able
to pursue his dream of taking part
in a Technology Strategy Board
manufacturing competition.
LARGE
LOCAL BUSINESS
GOVERNMENT
CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT

5. SOPHIE’S STORY
WELLBEING & RESILIENCE
After 20 years of marriage, Sarah
and Sophie decide they’ve done
they’re fair share of living and
working together. They sell
Cookdrop to AmaRon, move to
Sheffield using the proceeds of the
sale to help Alex start a community
nutrition technology company -
Roomy Foods.
LARGE
BUSINESS
INNOVATION
CHARITY
CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT

6. SOPHIE’S STORY
WELLBEING & RESILIENCE
MEDIA
In an interview with Wired maga-zine,
Sophie finally shares with the
world why she hates lunch breaks.
David, after reading the article and
now a Primary School teacher,
apologises to Sophie over tea at
the Ritz, for bullying her about how
much cake she used to eat.

7. SOPHIE’S STORY
WELLBEING & RESILIENCE
MORAL OF THE STORY
Homer, the great philosopher was
w r o n g .
It is cake, not alcohol, that is the
cause and solution, to all of life’s
p r o b l e m s .

8. Where and how can best practise
be shared?
What standards of evidence can
travel across the ecosystem?