Hawkens Gingerbread is a bakery that makes gingerbread products that are diverse, rich in heritage, delicious, and high in quality. It has spent three years in a start-up phase and now targets a three-year phase of stage one growth. Currently, its facility can bake up to 80,000 units of gingerbread each month. Since 2017, it is consistently producing a 65% average gross profit margin across its B2C and B2B markets. This company has been growing for three years, and in the financial year 2019, its revenue grew 108% to £43k (£25k profit). Its online sales are displaying a strong flow in the upwards direction. Fund raised will enable it to get in front of a much wider audience and bring the necessary skills into the business.
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investment:
£67,110
The Brook is a plant-based food business that has been making plant-based eating accessible and enjoyable for a flexitarian, environmentally-conscious generation. The company has raised over £400,000 to date and, has launched an eCommerce platform that allows customers to avail ‘build-a-box’ subscriptions as well as single purchases. The company saw its online orders increasing by nine times during the COVID-19 lockdown. It was shortlisted at the Future Food Awards 2019, Great British Food Awards 2019, and World Food Innovation Awards 2019, to name a few. It has also secured listings with retail partners such as Co-op, Dobbie’s, and Fenwick. The company has appeared in publications like the Independent, Metro and The Times. The Brook will use 40% of the investment to hire staff, 40% to promote marketing, and 20% to accelerate web development.
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investment:
£359,830
The Wine List (WL) gives confidence to wine lovers through a home wine course. The company argues that 20% of the UK's wine drinkers fall into a cohort that is actively engaged, spend at the higher end of the market, and frequently drink from a variety of sources. But less than 20,000 people don't have the requisite knowledge about different wine styles and tastes. WL aims to change this scenario by offering a home wine course to customers where alongside their wine lessons, they also get two bottles of wine to practice their skills on. The company has shipped 20,000+ bottles of wine and witnessed revenues of £298,000 in April-October 2020. WL is also building a digital content platform that will offer best in class video lessons, with learning quizzes to reinforce knowledge. The company has featured in Metro, Evening Standard, and Courier. It will use the investment to increase content production, wine delivery and scale into 2021.
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Expired
investment:
£505,494
Almond provides businesses and consumers with a method to understand their carbon footprint and use the company's proprietary offset tools to become carbon neutral. Consumers can earn Almond Tokens when purchasing products from Almond's partnering sustainable brands. The Almond Tokens can be spent on their website The Almond certification label on products enables them to demonstrate their commitment to protecting the environment, consumer health and building a better society for all. The core idea is to build a market that's geared towards sourcing and selling sustainable products. The green economy market is worth $4 trillion. The offset market was $300 million in 2018, having grown over 140-fold in 10 years. Almond seeks to be a market leader in this domain. It has also partnered with reputed institutions such as the World Wildlife Fund, and the Stockholm Environment Institute (carbon analytics). With the investment, the company aims to further the popularity of its existing Almond App and have more people join its ecosystem.
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Expired
investment:
£522,540
Market Porter is a food-tech platform connecting independant food producers, such as butchers and farm shops, with the consumers. The company are the only food-tech platform which work on a national scale instead of just locally. They source out the best small scale producers with top quality and taste, all delivered straight to your door.
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Expired
investment:
£885,000
A subscription service for coffee and coffee accessories from the UK's best roasters. The Coffee Tasting Club wants its customers to experience a different coffee day after day, to discover new tastes and experiment with unique flavours. The company already has a successful infrastructure in place and is ready to go worldwide with the brand.
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Expired
investment:
£63,815
Tap Coffee have been trading for the last 5 years and have been profitable for the last 3. They roast, retail, wholesale and sell their coffee online. Currently Tap Coffee have 3 busy coffee stores located in central London.
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Expired
investment:
£86,510
StarStock are a drinks marketplace that enable suppliers to sell direct to wholesalers, pubs, shops, bars & restaurants nationwide. StarStock puts the suppliers in control of their products and listings, taking a small percentage of each sale. Suppliers set the prices, while we do the rest, arranging delivery of beers, ciders, wine and spirits.
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Expired
investment:
£1,343,149
Whey Forward Health make innovative health and nutrition products. Since the launch in 2013 they have sold over 350,000 products. Promixx an original vortex mixer, battery powered, self-stirring protein shake maker, being their first product which is now sold in over 50 countries. They are now looking to launch two new shakes Regenerative and Morning Glory which are repeat purchase products. The investment will create two new websites operating on a subscription model and help them unlock their growth potential.
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Expired
investment:
£292,399
PyroCore is a waste-to-energy technology company. Its technology, Pyrolisis, burns waste and sludge for 30 minutes at 700-900 degree celsius in the absence of oxygen, which leads to reduction of waste volume by 90%, and the energy output can be used for heat, steam or power generation. It also eliminates the need for landfill sites, reduces carbon emissions, and helps businesses cut down on landfill taxes. The company has partnered with institutions such as Brunel University London and The Association for Renewable Energy and Technology. It has also contributed to charities such as Fresh Water Habitats, ALK Positive UK, and others. It is seeking support for deployment of its technology on sites where safe and easy disposal of hazardous or infectious waste can be undertaken, especially in the wake of Covid-19.
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