The British Snack Co. offers a unique range of snacks with no additives or artificial ingredients. The company has four ranges of products: Awfully Posh, British Crisp Co, British Popcorn Co and Create A Crisp. Till date, it has sold over 6 million packets, and its products are stocked in large retailers including Tesco, Wholefoods and Costco. Additionally the British Snack Co. exports its products as far as Hong Kong. It has also won a Great Taste Award and has been featured in Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard and BBC South East News. The company is planning to use the funds for marketing, hiring new people and for product development.
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Expired
investment:
£417,894
Mindful Chef was designed to make healthy eating easy. They do this by sending out pre-portioned organic produce, wholegrains and spices with simple and easy to follow recipe cards for customer to cook up at home in under 30 minutes.
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Expired
investment:
£1,020,563
By combining fitness with fashion, art and design, BLOK has become a major competitor of boutique class-based gyms within London. BLOK has appeared on Britain's Next Top Model, as well as working with global stars including Anthony Joshua and Jordan Dunn.
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Expired
investment:
£891,790
Curious Projects have managed the Jones Family Project restaurant launched in November 2013 in Shoreditch. With a fun, friendly atmosphere they aim to source the best quality meat in the UK.
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Expired
investment:
£241,820
Two Drifters Distillery (TDD) is one of the very few British distilleries that makes rum from raw ingredients, rather than importing and flavouring it. It has worked with Climeworks Direct Air Capture technology to remove CO2 from its products. The company's technique won admirers leading to a boost in sales. Since its launch in 2019, TDD converted existing equipment to increase capacity from 80 bottles per week to an estimated 1800 per week. It has also secured contracts from prominent entities including John Lewis (national and online), Exeter Chiefs Rum and Virgin Wines. The company has an active social media community with 10,000+ followers and also conducts weekly distillery tours that see full attendance from its customers. TDD has also received press coverage from media houses including The BBC, The Telegraph and The Independent. It will use the investment to grow its sales and showcase its product at retail outlets, and bring to the masses sustainably-made British products.
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Expired
investment:
£286,340
One Planet Pizza aim to provide the UK with a range of high quality vegan frozen pizza. One Planet's pizza currently come in 4 Italian style pizza's and can be found in most of the major high street supermarkets.
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Expired
investment:
£26,824
The company has two award-winning, unique restaurant brands, Barrafina and Quo Vadios. The former specialises in Spanish tapas and private event spaces, as well as counter bar dining. The latter offers produce-led food provided by the highly respected chef, Jeremy Lee.
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Expired
investment:
£2,386,600
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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Expired
investment:
£116,150
Creating alcoholic beverages for the health-conscious consumer. SkinnyBrands produces 'better-for-you' alternatives for those looking to reduce the number of calories they consume, have gluten intolerances, or prefer to live a healthy and actively lifestyle but still love drinking beer.
In 2016/17, turnover was £445k and the company is now expecting a YoY increase of 211%. This will result in a turnover of £1.4m. SkinnyBrands's monetisation strategy involves selling their products through retailers worldwide via multiple distribution channels. Due to the business's rapid growth, this investment round will allow the company to make key hires in key markets such as the UK, USA and Australia, as well establish further distribution rights and stockists to sell their products.
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Expired
investment:
£437,599
Lucy's dressings aim to become the UK's leading dressings and sauces brand. They offer a wide range of award winning product ranges including gluten-free, low fat, vegetarian and low sugar options at affordable prices. As well as their retails range they also offer dressings for 3 restaurant groups, including Bill's and Gourmet Burger Kitchen.
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Expired
investment:
£218,340
