Happy healthy kids -
Happy healthy planet
What we in Carrot Kitchen believe in?
We know that children learn many essential life skills in the kitchen. That gave us a spark to found Carrot Kitchen. We believe that if kids get to cook themselves, they become braver eaters and develop a balanced and positive relationship with food. Through cooking with Carrot Kitchen, kids learn to love and appreciate food, cook healthy meals, make choices that promote their wellbeing and enjoy the joy of shared meals together. Healthy habits and sustainable choices, learned as a child, are an effective way to influence, not only their own wellbeing, but the future of our entire planet.
We think the world needs more happy and healthy kids. Let's open kitchen doors for kids!
Happy healthy kids - happy healthy planet.
Meet the Team
Olli Freese
CEO, Founder
As a son of a home economics teacher, I learned to cook chocolate pudding at the age of 5. I have enjoyed cooking and good food ever since. I’m an award winning brand and leadership professional, and my big passion is projects with social impact. I’m a dad of two sons brought up with good food and love. Master of Food Science.
Kaisa Torkkeli
Food Pedagogue, Researcher
Spices were my childhood treasures, and creativity the most important spice of grilled sandwiches. Ever since then, I have cooked, tested, tutored and created content as a food editor, home economics teacher and a mother of two children. Cooking still excites me, currently in the role of doctoral researcher.
Outi Väisänen
Food Content Strategist, Project Manager
As a child I was a curious chef. I produced experimental cooking shows in our kitchen (I can’t recommend macaroni and toothpaste mixture to anyone). With the same curiosity and creativity, combined with years of experience in media, I now lead content creation in Carrot Kitchen. My own kids are always my first test audience.
Emmi Kuusikko
Chief Product Officer
I have loved eating homemade sushi since being a toddler living in Japan. Today my Finnish-Italian family enjoys the best parts of both countries’ food cultures. After 15 years of running product teams in gaming companies in Finland and the UK, I am thrilled to create playful and fun learning experiences around food for kids with Carrot Kitchen.
Piritta Koivisto
Chief Experience Officer
I have loved good food since I first opened my eyes, and I'm happy that my two kids share the same love. My working career, both in Finland and abroad, can be summed up with the words Human Insight. I’m passionately interested in the human mind and love to create products and communication which answer real needs, is relevant and touching. In Carrot Kitchen I want to help families to bring up happy and healthy kids with good food.
Tero Saarikivi
Tech Lead
From a very early on, I noticed that good food was always present in the best gatherings. That observation sparked my interest in cooking. In Carrot Kitchen I'm able to teach important skills about sharing and caring to the next generation.
Kids are our team's Development Directors
Contact us
General inquiries
For customer support
Check out our FAQ. If you can’t find an answer, you can contact us here: support@carrotkitchen.com
For partnership inquiries
Thank you for your interest. We are thrilled to partner with companies who are interested in kids’ wellbeing and want to open kitchen doors for kids. Please contact our CEO Olli Freese: olli@carrotkitchen.com
For careers
Want to work with us? Great! Send us an open application: info@carrotkitchen.com
For press & influencers
Thank you for your interest. We’re interested in many kinds of collaboration. For more information, please contact our food strategist Outi Väisänen: outi@carrotkitchen.com
Address
Carrot Revolution Maria 01 Lapinlahdenkatu 16 00180 Helsinki Finland