Rita Jaima Paru is a Papua New Guinean food entrepreneur, who previously ran the company Dial-a-Lunch.
Rita Jaima Paru was born in Papua New Guinea where she went to Marianville High School.
[1] In 2008, Paru successfully applied for the Australia-Pacific Technical College scholarship after seeing an advertisement in a newspaper.
Upon her return, she worked as duty manager at the Beachside Brasserie in Port Moresby, but wanted to work in the kitchen and so moved to the Napanapa Oil Refinery as senior chef and was promoted to head chef.
[1] She catered an event at the Helifax hangar at Jacksons International Airport a week later, and was offered a commercial space by a local businessman.