HUNGRY HAMISH

By Hamish McNeill

My name is Hamish Duncan McNeill and I am a baker. I am 35 years old. After my Dad passed away 17 years ago, my older brother, Callum came up with the name “Hungry, Hungry Hamish” for me to have a business of my own, because I have always liked food and baking. I enjoyed cooking and baking at school. Then in October 2019, we (that’s my mum and me) got Damian to start working with me. He is a baker and he left his job to come and help me start my own business called “Hungry Hamish”. We have been baking lots of yummy things. We are baking healthy cookies. So far, my favourite is our Chocolate Chip Cookie. We are making other things, but some of them are a secret!

We have a Facebook page called “Hungry Hamish”. Please like and follow my page.

We have set up our bakery in Marton. That is about 45 minutes from Palmerston North. We are baking cookies, cooling cookies and packaging cookies. I have got my own business card. The best part of my job is baking cookies and working with my baker, Damian. Damian helps me to make the cookies. He helps get the big mixer going for me too. I love my job. I have learnt to keep focused on the cookies, to smile a lot and to be kind to everyone I meet. I feel great to have the Hungry Hamish business and it is my dream job.

ABOUT US

Hungry Hamish is a venture started in 2018 by mother-son and inspired by Hamish’s love of baking and his desire to always bring a smile and some deliciousness into people’s lives. Hamish has Down syndrome and wants to “bake the difference” by bringing paleo-styled healthy treats to as many people as possible! In doing so, provide a job for himself and other people with disabilities, alongside experienced bakers.

At Hungry Hamish we have a social mission as well as a retail mission, and they go hand-in-hand. Our goal is that half of our employees will have disabilities. We want to show the world that anything is possible, with the right encouragement and goals in place. Hungry Hamish healthy treats are made with love and care, then wrapped with happiness and smiles. Enjoy.