Sign up to the MyTameside newsletter here to keep abreast of what's happening in your neighbourhood When the UK was plunged into lockdown last year, Abbie Owens found herself out of work and fearful for the future.
A self-employed dental nurse, she was not entitled to claim furlough pay and had no savings to speak of. With just £15 to her name, she went out and bought ingredients to cook a meal.
Needing the extra money, she sold the fruits of her labour to a friend. Her 'jerk chicken munch box' proved an instant hit and, before long, the orders came flooding in thick and fast. READ MORE: 'A butcher, a baker, a grocer - the new Sale centre will have one of everything' It gave Abbie, 43, the idea of founding her own Caribbean food business.
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