Marjorie Boulden said she had grown tired of sitting in a cubicle when she decided to become a small-business owner in 2008.
Despite having no professional experience in the food-service industry, the then-electrical engineer purchased Pacha on Burnet Road with her partner, A.P. David.
In 2000, Julie and Laurent Fouillet opened the business with South American handicrafts at the core of its business model, although the house-made food items quickly began to outsell the folk art. When she took over the business, Boulden said she knew that she wanted to make organic sourcing a central part of Pacha.
“I’ve always loved to cook, and I’ve always been interested in supporting organic ... on a personal level,” Boulden said. “I’ve always wondered why there weren’t more places where you could get organic food, organic drinks.”
