Darcy Olson, Let's Dish
Title: Co-founder
Age: 46
Darcy Olson is celebrating a decade of helping busy families put dinner on the table as co-founder of Let's Dish, the retail meal-preparation company with five Twin Cities suburban locations.
Olson said her 15 years of corporate experience, including management positions at General Mills and Pillsbury Co., helped inspire her to launch Let's Dish with a friend in October 2003.
"It gave me the opportunity to see many aspects of the company," said Olson, whose last role at General Mills involved managing training and development. "But I also felt like I really wanted to get my hands into a business again. I was excited to leave the corporate world, join with a friend and try creating something from scratch."
Let's Dish offers customers the opportunity to make meals with fresh ingredients to eat at home or freeze for later, at its stores in Eden Prairie, Apple Valley, Blaine, Maple Grove and Woodbury.
Customers also can order meals online and pick them up after employees have assembled the ingredients. Stores also have ready-made meals available. Menus offering 18 options change monthly, with meals priced at less than $4 a serving.
