March 8, 2018 Meeting
Main Session
The Impact of the Food Safety Act on our Kizito Cookie’s Quality Control Efforts
Elizabeth Kizito and Todd Bartlett
Please mark your calendar and be sure to join us for a journey in excellence in deliciousness as Elizabeth Kizito and Todd Bartlett of Kizito Cookies share the story and famous product of their labors. Attendees will perform consumer testing and QA as they enjoy the fruits of our speakers’ labors. (in short: Kizito cookies will be provided!)
Elizabeth Namusoke Kizito is a native of Uganda, East Africa. Born under a banana tree, she grew up working on her mother’s farm and in her father’s bakery. After coming to the U.S. in 1975, Elizabeth helped pay her way through college by working in restaurants. After her father’s death in 1978, Elizabeth stayed in the US and worked to finance the education of several orphaned nieces and nephews. She restored her family home in Uganda after it was ravaged by civil war and provided support for siblings to create self-sustainable businesses in Uganda.
In 1984 Elizabeth started baking Kizito cookies in her kitchen at home to raise money for her sons’ first birthday present. Going door to door led to a vending cart in downtown Louisville and, with the help of countless friends, Elizabeth opened her bakery in 1989. Since 1989, Elizabeth and her husband have been successfully running Kizito Cookies, where they sell Elizabeth’s famous cookies, various baked goods and African crafts her family and friends send to her storefront.
She is a recipient of the Mosaic Award, presented by the Jewish Family and Career Services, Today’s Woman’s “Most Admired Woman” in 2002, and the first inductee into its Hall of Fame. She also was named 2003 “Woman Business Owner of the Year” by the Louisville Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. She earned a B.S. in Environmental Health from Eastern New Mexico University.
Elizabeth and her husband, Todd M. Bartlett, live in the Cherokee Triangle area of Louisville.
The Impact of the Food Safety Act on our Kizito Cookie’s Quality Control Efforts
Elizabeth Kizito and Todd Bartlett
Please mark your calendar and be sure to join us for a journey in excellence in deliciousness as Elizabeth Kizito and Todd Bartlett of Kizito Cookies share the story and famous product of their labors. Attendees will perform consumer testing and QA as they enjoy the fruits of our speakers’ labors. (in short: Kizito cookies will be provided!)
Elizabeth Namusoke Kizito is a native of Uganda, East Africa. Born under a banana tree, she grew up working on her mother’s farm and in her father’s bakery. After coming to the U.S. in 1975, Elizabeth helped pay her way through college by working in restaurants. After her father’s death in 1978, Elizabeth stayed in the US and worked to finance the education of several orphaned nieces and nephews. She restored her family home in Uganda after it was ravaged by civil war and provided support for siblings to create self-sustainable businesses in Uganda.
In 1984 Elizabeth started baking Kizito cookies in her kitchen at home to raise money for her sons’ first birthday present. Going door to door led to a vending cart in downtown Louisville and, with the help of countless friends, Elizabeth opened her bakery in 1989. Since 1989, Elizabeth and her husband have been successfully running Kizito Cookies, where they sell Elizabeth’s famous cookies, various baked goods and African crafts her family and friends send to her storefront.
She is a recipient of the Mosaic Award, presented by the Jewish Family and Career Services, Today’s Woman’s “Most Admired Woman” in 2002, and the first inductee into its Hall of Fame. She also was named 2003 “Woman Business Owner of the Year” by the Louisville Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. She earned a B.S. in Environmental Health from Eastern New Mexico University.
Elizabeth and her husband, Todd M. Bartlett, live in the Cherokee Triangle area of Louisville.
