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Golden Pig and Co.
golden pig | noun:
success, prosperity; a life of comfort and luck.
Erika Chan’s presence is a warm and inviting
one. We sit down for a dirty chai in a small,
sun-lit café and here, she tells me about tenyear-old
Jordyn, who is allergic to so many things
that even the smell of certain foods will trigger
hives and facial swelling. “Jordyn is allergic to
egg, nuts, dairy, part gluten, shellfish, and dust
mites. Also, fragrances,” Erika lists. “Even if
we’re cooking eggs, or if we have melted cheese
sandwiches in the room, she will react.”
It was the challenge of finding healthy, prepackaged
options during a time when she was
balancing childcare with work that inspired the
establishment of Golden Pig & Co. “I was looking
after our children when they were little, and I just
found myself being in the kitchen all the time. We
were time-poor but we still wanted to feed our
kids with healthy food,” Erika says.
For Jordyn’s health, and for Erika and her
husband’s peace-of-mind, it came to them as
a realisation that there had to be another way.
“We saw a gap in the market, so we thought,
well, why not offer something for people who are
similar to our daughter? That’s how we started
this business, this journey.”
Golden Pig & Co is a business dedicated to
bringing nutritious food options to everyone,
even (and especially) those with specific dietary
needs. Their potstickers have all the flavour and
texture of wheat based dumplings but are allergy
friendly, made fresh and frozen in convenient
resealable packs. They also offer broths, all
made without gluten, preservatives or MSG.
“Jordyn’s health has improved so much since we
started learning about how to make healthier
choices,” Erika says, smiling. From being unable
to eat any types of nuts to eating macadamias
without any reaction, Jordyn’s family is optimistic
regarding her progress.
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