IT'S ALL ABOUT GLORIOUS!
At GLORIOUS! we believe in doing things differently. We’re passionate about bold, unexpected flavours, and unearthing authentic recipes and ingredients from around the world. The A to Z of Flavours brings this unique ethos to life with original tasty dishes, and fresh, witty packaging buzzing with character and flavour. Our aim is to go ‘beyond expectations’ in everything we do, create and deliver.
MEET THE CHEFS BEHIND THE SOUP
It takes a team of Glorious! chefs to develop all our exciting new flavours. Our saucy Simon Gamble (we're referring, of course, to his position as top sauce maker before creating the Glorious! range) leads a team of top-knotch chefs who are quickly racking up an impressive array of awards.
Our chefs are constantly mixing up bold new ingredients from around the world to ensure there's always something unexpected and uniquely delicious awaiting you in every Glorious! pot.
SIMON GAMBLE
Senior development chef and creator of the Glorious! range of soups and sauces. Grimsby-born Simon was classically trained in London and worked in a number of top hotels including the Piccadilly and the Chesterfield in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, where he became the top sauce maker. In 2006 he was voted Development Chef of the Year in the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards, the “Oscars” of the food industry.
MARK ALLIBONE
A graduate of Westminster College Hotel School, Mark like Simon, is a former professional chef and worked in some of the top venues in his native London. He cheffed at the Hilton on Park Lane and the Ritz before leaving the kitchen to concentrate on food development where he was four time winner of the Menu Masters Development Award.
RACHEL HAIR
Rachel studied Food Marketing and Management at Newcastle University and joined the company 8 years ago. During that time, not only has she developed hundreds of soups and sauces that have successfully launched into a range of retailers, but also become an amateur (though very effective!) food stylist and writer. She has worked with many renowned chefs, and her career highlights include visiting the vineyards and artisan cheese producers of Emilia-Romagna for Italian food development inspiration (it’s a tough job but somebody’s got to do it!) and , of course, winning both a Q (Quality Food) Award and a Grocer Branded Excellence Award for GLORIOUS! Chicken, Courgette and Orzo Soup – a deliciously deserved winner.
EMMA DAVIDSON
Emma has a food technology background and graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a degree in Food & Consumer Studies. Since then she has been developing new recipes for some of the UK’s best food producers in the areas of soups, sauces, read meals, dips, dressings, sandwiches, sushi, salads and fresh pasta. Her food technology background enables us to ensure that our products can be made consistently and always to the optimum quality which our consumers expect.
NEW CHEF COMING SOON
Our new top secret Chef has just joined us. This Chef is restaurant trained and will be a great addition to the team. Watch this space for an update.