August 2024

Darcy’s Story

By Darcy Laceby

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Darcy Laceby

Food and Nutrition BSc (Hons)

Makings of a multi-million pound business

At just 28, Darcy is the co-founder of Absolute Collagen, a Certified B Corporation company with a turnover of more than £20 million and a £45 million valuation.

Darcy and her mother Maxine Laceby started their UK best-seller kitchen table business by combining Maxine’s homemade bone broth recipes with Darcy’s knowledge gained from her food development degree. Darcy was able to analyse the key component of bone broth, collagen, to understand its benefits. 

Absolute Collagen’s success has propelled Darcy onto the Forbes list of 30 entrepreneurs under 30 to watch.

“University College Birmingham allowed me to pursue a degree in something that I am passionate about," she said.

"This, in turn, allowed me to bring the beginnings of Absolute Collagen into the classroom to explore further.” 

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