PEACHES KEMP

PEACHES KEMP

PEACHES KEMP

Co-Founder | Itsa Bagel

Peaches Kemp co-founded Itsa Bagel with her sister Domini in 1999.  Having started with one small shop 20 years ago, the Kemps now have 15 outlets and are the founders and owners of multiple brands: Itsa, Hatch and Sons, Kemp Sisters Cafes, Joe’s Coffee, Alchemy and Feast Catering.  They also run a number of unbranded concession outlets and are wholesale food suppliers to Butlers Chocolates.  Their most recent opening is The Commons in the Museum of Literature, Stephen’s Green.  Itsa is director owned and run and employs over 120 people.

Peaches is a qualified chef, has a post graduate degree in PR, and holds an advanced degree in wine from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (UK).  She won Image Businesswoman of the Year in 2009 and was a finalist in the EY Entrepreneur of the year programme in 2011.  She is Chair of the EY EOY Alumni Board.