A sourdough pizzeria, with currently two locations and plans to open three more in 2019. Three Joes is situated in Hampshire and Winchester, their gross sales have exceeded £35k per week in December 2018 and the company has achieved a 95% rating on TripAdvisor.
In the same way barista coffee has overtaken instant coffee, Three Joes intends to replicate this success with their freshly baked wood-fired sourdough replacing conventional pizza chain pizzas. Three Joes is already in advanced discussions with landlords regarding locations for more restaurants in footfall areas.
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£510,250
The London Distillery Company (TLDC) is a producer of whiskies, gins and other amazing spirits. TLDC also produces a range of award-winning organic spirits under the 'Kew' and 'Dodd's' brands, with Kew being a unique collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. TLDC exports to over 15 markets including China while export to Canada and 6 South East Asian markets are still in progress. Since November 2017, sales volumes have increased by 44% to £864k in Mar 2019. TLDC is looking to expand the sales team to drive growth both in the UK and abroad. Furthermore, TLDC has had significant media coverage with the ITV, BBC and The Financial Times. Additionally, the company have plans to launch in the USA and India by the end of 2019.
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£171,670
The Sausage Revolution is serving Britain’s’ popular and favourite foods: The Sausage. With its more than 4,000 social media followers and its Welsh store, the company aims to increase its presence in the Quick Service Restaurant market. The Sausage Revolution is aiming to increase its proximity and franchise through eccentric branding. The store offers a range of meat-selections and buying options that customers like including gluten-free and vegan choices. The brand supports pop-culture references through retro revolutionary icons and imagery. The Sausage Revolution aims to convert, attract, and retain engagement to build a brand meant to be rolled out all over the UK. With the proceeds, a store will be opened in Cardiff, before franchises are launched in the West Midlands and Bristol.
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£108,190
Alongside the recent popularity of craft beers, cider is also gaining traction at an alarming rate. The Big Bear Cider Mill already has an infrastructure for a production facility to produce more than 1m litres of craft cider per year. Their cider is also naturally vegan, gluten free and chemical free.
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investment:
£171,030
ePOS Hybrid has developed a fully connected ePOS platform dedicated to the hospitality food industry. The company is on a mission to empower hospitality businesses to harness technology to improve the business operations, customer experience and profitability. Till now, they have secured an enterprise customer with locations throughout the UK and, in just 8 months, scaled from 0 to 200 customers, processing more than 400k orders. With the proceeds, the company plans to accelerate growth by increasing its market awareness and boosting sales.
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£363,830
An award-winning British brewery that combines beer and dinosaurs. Staggeringly Good launched in 2015 and is one of the Top 20 breweries in England as listed by Untappd. The company has grown by 100% YoY, with revenues of £224k by April 2018. In the last 24 months, Staggeringly Good has produced over 250,000 pints in their 11,000L brewery and in the last 12 months, they have served more than 37,000 beers from their taproom.
The business is now raising funds to quadruple their brewing capacity to meet growing customer demand. This will be achieved by expanding into the adjacent building, which will also provide a further 10 taprooms. In addition, Staggeringly Good is planning to add their own canning production line and increase their staffing from three full-time employees, as well as further promote their dinsoaur-themed beer festival, WarriorFest.
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£302,810
Doodle Drinks (DD) aims to make all-natural soft drinks that kids can enjoy. The company cites research data arguing that children aged 18 months to 18 years are drinking 26% fewer sugary drinks and consumption for 10-year olds has fallen 35%. It wants to capture this sentiment and deliver a soft drink that's a healthy choice for both parents and their kids. DD has secured distribution with the noted distributor, Bravura Foods. It has also signed a partnership with the largest independent bottler of beverages in Europe and North America, Refresco, who have over 60 manufacturing sites globally to fulfil its objective. DD will use the investment to grow its business, execute its marketing strategy and increase its product range.
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£877,830
SEVEN BRO7HERS Brewery was established to produce exceptional beer for both Manchester and further regions, boasting revenue exceeding £5 million in 2022. Actually owned by seven brothers, they're expanding in the UK retail market to capitalize on the thriving craft beer industry, utilizing opportunities such as enhanced supermarket presence, increased footfall at Manchester Airport, and establishing a permanent Manchester hub for artisan product enthusiasts and investment will be pivotal in bringing this vision to life.
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£504,242
A craft brewery from Salford, Manchester specialising in producing beers for those new to drinking the beverage. Seven Bro7hers sell their products through many channels. This includes at retailers such as Booths and Co-Op, restaurants, airports, hotels and train stations.
Seven Bro7hers opened their first beer house in December 2016 and quickly moved their business into a new brewery by October 2017. Revenue has increased from £204k to £708k between 2016 and 2017. Since establishing the company in 2014, their brewing capability has increased from 1,600L to 2,340L and their fermenting capacity increased from 5,000L to 32,500L.
Investment is sought to open 4 more beer houses, which will become an essential core to the business. These will provide high gross margins with clients through vertical integration.
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£628,700
Sugar Crave is an award-winning treat delivery service that has sold more than 13 tonnes of Pick N Mix in their first year. The company have won the Best Online Business 2019 award with Shropshire Chamber of Commerce and has also seen growth of 4000% in Year 1 to £67,959 with a profit of £27,291. Additionally, from covering 5,000 postcodes, the company now caters to 79,500 postcodes in Yr 1, with the aim to deliver within 60 minutes from order, Sugar Crave is working towards increasing its coverage across the UK by 2022. With the proceeds, the company will increase the range and expand coverage to all 52 major UK towns & cities.
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investment:
£131,940
