CombiniCo is a fast-casual food brand designing healthy and delicious Korea-inspired dishes for University-on-the-go life. The company’s name is derived from East Asian convenience stores that value around convenience, simplicity, and great customer service. It earned a revenue of £500,000 in its first year of trading. CombiniCo entails a fast cashless on-site re-stocking system which allows the customer to purchase the product within seconds. The company is a National Winner of the Scottish Asian Food Awards (2018). It is seeking funds to build a flagship store in Edinburgh and a line of Combini Tea Development bottled tea beverages.
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£228,970
CRATE Brewery is a popular London-based Brewery, and their taproom a “mecca” for fans of craft beer from across the globe. The brewery was launched with the aim of creating a fun and stimulating environment where people can enjoy themselves, drink, eat, socialize. In FY2018, CRATE achieved a turnover of £3.95m with an EBITDA of £88k. The brewery also secured a national listing in 1500+ Tesco stores. It has set foundations for future growth by having invested in sales & marketing and extended its venue's (the White Building) lease and workspace.
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£962,480
To help reduce wasted food, Daily Dose source 'wonky' fruit and veg for their organic cold-pressed juices. They sell over 40,000 drinks on average every month and supply their products to more than 150 stockists, as well as launching a café in 2017. They are currently researching methods to extend the shelf life of their juices. Daily Dose moved from a 500sq ft. to a 2500sq ft. facility in 2016, now they are raising funds to triple the size of their site.
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£305,740
An array of nine acclaimed cafés situated in central London providing nutritional brunches and dinners with craft beers and cocktails. Daisy Green have flourished in the antipodean café sector due to their authentic offerings, which focus on sustainably sourcing ingredients without compromising on quality and value.
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£1,994,700
Creating all-natural meals using real ingredients and delivering them directly to a customer's door. Detox Kitchen runs two delis located in central London and since launching, they have delivered more than 1 million meals. On average, the company serves over 2,500 customers per week from both of its delis. This has resulted in average sales of £243k per month and a YoY growth of 70%.
Funds will be allocated towards increasing the capacity of their kitchen to meet customer demand and improve their online technology platform from which customers place their orders. In addition, Detox Kitchen seek to market and advertise their services by hiring marketing professionals to attract more customers to the business.
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£581,740
Drop Bear Beer Co. aims in disrupting and exciting the alcohol-free beer market. It is the only female-run alcohol-free craft beer company. Drop Bear Beer Co.'s May 2019 launch was a success as it experienced sales of 3000 units in one month. The company is a winner of the Wales Start-Up of the Year Awards 2019. With the proceeds, Drop Bear Beer Co. will finalise core range within 12 months, scale-up production, make range available in cans, and arrange a large brand-building campaign.
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£172,570
EMIXIT has built a B2B ecommerce platform wholesaling products from UK suppliers directly to trade buyers across Europe. Over 40 brands with 250+ products have already registered on the platform paying a fee. EMIXIT allows buyers to make up mixed pallets from different suppliers, in their local language, over labelled and delivered to the door – a “one-stop-shop”. Their service is aimed at buyers from small retail or foodservice chains to large multiple supermarkets and hotel/restaurant chains. www.emixit.eu.
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£58,320
Erpingham House is the UK’s largest vegan restaurant whose aim is to make plant-based dining into the mainstream and provide delicious, healthy food and drinks to people. The company has earned nationwide recognition and, it has been listed in The Times top 20 vegetarian restaurants. It has also been featured in The Guardian and on channel 4’s “what Britain bought.” EH has served over 12,000 customers in its first year and, it has risen to over 20,000 followers on Instagram. The funds will be used to expand the brand & open a second site in Brighton.
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£192,280
Artisan gin makers putting the city of Exeter into the public eye. Exeter Gin has two brands, a self-named gin and Granny's Garbutt's, which both encompass 5 product ranges. These include Rhubarb Gin, Navy Strength and London Dry. The company originally predicted to sell 500 bottles in their first year, but within the first 10 months of establishment, Exeter Gin sold more than 4,000 bottles and 4,500 miniatures. Their products are sold to restaurants and bars, retailers, wholesalers and online.
Funds are being raised to pursue growth opportunities such as redeveloping their website, exporting internationally, showcasing their products on gin tours, increase the number of sale outlets and produce new ranges. Furthermore, Exeter Gin plan to purchase high-grade equipment to maximise their economies of scale whilst reducing overall cost.
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£116,150
Fireaway pizza orginally started out as a modest pizzeria in south London in 2016, we've expanded to 159 franchises, achieving a remarkable 106% compound annual growth rate in store expansion. With franchise sales reaching £59 million annually, we became debt-free in 2022, boasting an EBITDA of £1.31 million and HQ revenue of £14.5 million in FY23. As a profitable venture, we invite you to join us and be part of our promising growth trajectory.
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£532,336
