From 1996-97, under confidentiality agreements, Kay showed the plate around the potteries in Stoke-on-Trent, beginning with Wedgwood. Kay soon realised that she had approached the very top of the china market, when really the plate needed to be made of fine earthenware so that it would be more robust for everyday use. The Sales Director of Wedgwood thought that the concept was amazing and referred it to Johnson & Johnson, whose lines were fully booked for the following two years. However, not giving up, Kay took the product to Staffordshire Potteries, in Stoke-on-Trent, who were more than willing to take it further. Unfortunately the decision to manufacture did not come quickly enough and, like many of the major pottery companies, Staffordshire was in decline and succumbed to market forces, going into receivership. So two years down the line, the plate had still not been made. Not discouraged, as, by this time, Kay had lost nearly six stones using her new methodology, she took the plate to Churchills Pottery. However she was told that they mostly supplied restaurants and this product was for the home market. The MD though was very impressed and thought it was too good a concept to let go. He referred Kay to Royal Staffordshire Potteries and in particular the CEO, Norman Tempest - a wonderful man who agreed to take a punt and manufacture 500 plates to see if Kay could sell them. These rare plates (the design was changed in the next run) are in the hands of early customers. A potential collectors item of the future - especially when The Diet Plate® is a household name!

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