A highly successful printing business based in the UK, with a £2.3m annual turnover, is now entering the personalised gift market. The YPP Group is launching 'CustomGifts', building upon the company's pre-existing infrastructure and offering next-day delivery with late ordering. Funding will provide development on a mobile website including birthday reminders, as well marketing the service and purchasing required materials and stock.
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Expired
investment:
£57,780
A menswear fashion company that saves time and hassle by using their modular clothing system. L'Estrange London clothing is designed to be versatile and can be combined in any way desired that will look great in any setting. L'Estrange is already available across 30 major stores from NYC to Tokyo and has seen YoY growth of more than 140%.
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Expired
investment:
£371,660
Honest Burgers is a rapidly growing burger brand that started in a marquee and now has 40 beloved restaurants across London and beyond. They are known for serving top-quality burgers and chips while prioritizing customer satisfaction and value. With a commitment to sustainability and responsible sourcing, they aim to reduce their environmental impact and are forecasting £55 million in sales turnover this year, with an exciting opportunity to expand further, both regionally and with a new restaurant format, challenging competitors in the premium quick service burger market.
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Expired
investment:
£2,905,631
Pact Coffee is an online seller of roasted coffee beans. All of Pact Coffee's beans are shipped within 7 days of roasting as this is when they taste the best. With the money invested, Pact look to develop new products and expand into 2 new european countries.
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Expired
investment:
£195,400
The British Snack Co makes quirky and original British snacks. The company's award-winning flavours and unique ranges of craft popcorn, crisps, and pork snacks have sold over 8 million bags to date. It aims to be a contender in the £3.2 billion UK snacks market. The company's products are stocked across major retailers like Waitrose, Ocado's, Morrisons, Borough Box, and Amazon, to name a few. Its craft pork scratching product, Awfully Posh, was the first pork snack ever to win a Great Taste Award. The company has been working with buyers in the hospitality industry to create joint marketing plans for after lockdown to rapidly grow its Out Of Home (OOH) sales. It will use 50% of the investment to grow its staff, 37.5% towards trade marketing, and 12.5% for New Product Development (NPD).
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Expired
investment:
£382,495
Cadello is a newly produced category-defining unique spirit produced by Distilleria Pisoni, a 150-year-old distillery in Italy. It is growing its distributors over the UK as well as Italy. The company has also partnered with Honest Grapes and other independent marketers and sales teams. Cadello has hired Italian and UK Brand Ambassadors and engaged Pegasus Spirits as UK importer and brand manager. The company will support its continued fast-paced growth by investing into its marketing and sales through tradeshows & tasting events, Brand Ambassadors, PR (editorial and events), social media & advertising, and bartending competitions.
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Expired
investment:
£275,490
Chop2Bowl is the first in a line of kitchenware products created by Lewis Pennicott Design. The core Chop2Bowl product is made up of a split-board and six bowls, which are inserted into a base unit. The split-apart function means that cross-contamination can be easily avoided.
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Expired
investment:
£33,100
JOHNNY'S is an ethical, vegan, and sex-positive subscription condom brand. The company aims to deliver its products on a subscription basis, following in the footsteps of Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) health disruptors like Harry's and Dollar Shave Club. It aims to become a contender in the global condom market that is set to be worth $15 Billion by 2026 and enter the lubricant and sex toy market later in 2021. The company has also pledged to give a condom to HIV/STI/NHS clinics for each condom sold. It will use the investment for a PR launch, social media advertising, stock purchase, and attract talent to help the business hit its growth targets.
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Expired
investment:
£182,281
Fullgreen manufactures a range of healthy food products and aims to make healthy eating easy. Initially launched as Cauli Rice™, this company rebranded itself as Fullgreen to display its joyful and vibrant personality. It operates two dedicated factories and sells its products in the major UK supermarkets and supplies to over 2,000+ US largest retailers. In 3.5 years, it has sold over 5 million pouches. Furthermore, this company has a globally patented process that extends the life of vegetables without the use of any preservatives. Currently, it is raising funds to expand its business and more than double its point of distribution in the next two years. Moreover, it will also invest the fund raised in marketing to help build Fullgreen as a brand and launch two new exciting innovations in new packaging design.
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Expired
investment:
£743,390
Halo Coffee (HC) makes 100% home compostable biodegradable coffee capsules. It has sold its products to more than 9,000 customers across 70 countries. The company has generated 45% of sales revenues by subscription customers having a more 40% retention rate. HC was the winner of Sky: Beyond Plastic category at the tve 2019 Global Sustainability Awards. It has also signed a partnership with The Perfect World Foundation, and onboarded noted environmentalist, Sir David Attenborough. HC is the official sponsor of the British Olympic Sailing team. The company is planning to launch Halo Coffee Germany (GmbH) in 2021. The company will use the investment to build brand awareness, further develop sales, drive customer acquisition, expand product portfolio, strengthen the team and build Capsule Generation II.
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Expired
investment:
£349,160
