Failed food gurus start out again

PARTIES with links to collapsed food delivery company My Fit Fridge are preparing to launch a new venture – while liquidators work to wind up the failed entity and find funds for creditors.

My Fit Fridge, which had a factory in Currumbin and shop in Carrara, closed without warning in August.

Liquidators Peter Dinoris and Nick Combis were appointed this month to sell assets and pay creditors some of the almost $600,000 they are owed.

Among the 94 creditors are 41 staff, who claim to be owed $5400 each.

Lance Giles and Jordana Stott started My Fit Fridge in January 2011 and the company quickly expanded until it was delivering about 10,000 calorie- controlled meals to customers throughout the Coast.

My Fit Fridge was heavily promoted and ambassadors such as ironwoman Hayley Bateup were recruited to help spread the word.

Now a new company, Youfoodz, has been registered and searches show Arthur Giles, Lance’s father, is a shareholder.

Mr Giles Sr, who was listed as an employee of My Fit Fridge in a creditors’ report, told the yesterday he hoped to have the company running within a month.

However he was less forthcoming about his son’s involvement.

‘‘Maybe he is involved, maybe he isn’t,’’ he said. ‘‘You would have to ask him.’’ Efforts to contact Lance Giles were unsuccessful, but searches showed he registered youfoodz.com as a domain name.

While the Youfoodz website is still under construction, the description on the company’s Facebook page shows it will be a similar operation to My Fit Fridge.

‘‘Youfoodz is the hottest new fresh meal delivery company Servicing Brisbane and Gold Coast,’’ says the Facebook page.

Efforts to contact Jordana Stott were also unsuccessful.