Creating Scottish cocktails that are high quality and ready-to-drink. The Venom Project's drinks consist of 5 flavours available in cans that contain 8% alcohol and are currently sold in off-licenses in Scotland, as well as over 300 retailers. In the first 7 months of trading, the company has been listed by over 250 stockists and sold more than 150k units. This has resulted in sales of £500k with the team growing from 3 to 10 members to handle demand.
More than 250 stores have requested re-orders on a monthly basis and The Venom Project has predicted that 250k units per month will be reached in the near future. Funds will allow the company to escalate their manufacturing process to meet consumer demand, as well as acquire more stockists to attract new customers to the brand. A new manufacturing process will also allow the business to print their cans, which will aid in reducing production costs.
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investment:
£62,170
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
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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investment:
£2,386,600
Prir is a new premium functional soft drink that not only provides a great tasting, healthier way to hydrate but also gives you the valuable nutrition you need to help maintain healthy skin, hair and nails. Prir is currently stocked in over 300 Boots stores nationwide and is also available in the boots meal deal.
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investment:
£12,770
The Saucy Affair Raw Sauces creates a new range of fresh, convenient, and healthy foods made of real ingredients. The company aims at relaunching 6 tried and tested products in retail, 3 dressings, and 3 sauces. The Saucy Affair Raw Sauces has targeted and engaged with 3 key revenue streams, that are: UK Retail & Wholesale, EU Food Service and Retail, and UK Food Service. With the proceeds, the company will employ an experienced team, implement its robust PR, Marketing, and Retail Activation Plan.
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Expired
investment:
£130,724
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
Honestly Good Smoothie Company specialises in making 100% organic pre-portioned smoothie ingredient packets delivered directly to a customer's doorstep. Users can avail their kits via a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly subscription plans. Each recipe is developed by a chef and approved by an independent nutritionist. The ingredients are delivered in ready-to-blend kits in recyclable, compostable, and reusable packaging. The company has more than 25 recipes and has sold over 30,000 smoothie kits. The company has been featured in publications such as Forbes, and Pebble magazine. With the investment, the company aims to introduce re-usable packaging by June 2020, offer more data-driven personalised plans, introduce another 20 recipes, build its digital marketing strategy and subscriber base.
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Expired
investment:
£119,321
A versatile spicy peanut chutney that can be used as a spread, marinade, dip or condiment. Kit's Peanut Chutney is homemade using natural ingredients, as well as being vegan nad gluten-free. The company is seeking investment mass produce their products and increase the number of stockists that list their range.
Currently, the products are stocked by nine independent retailers and new outlets are being added every day. To date, more than 600 jars have been sold. By increasing their production, they aim to lower the cost of their products whilst yielding a 73% gross profit margin per jar sold. Wholesaling will yield a gross profit margin of 44% per jar.
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Expired
investment:
£102,510
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
Sauce of Nature are a fresh pesto brand free from additives and preservatives, being marketed as more than just a stir through pasta sauce but also to be drizzled over salad, as an accompaniment to meat, fish and vegetables or simply enjoyed on its own. They aim to be recognised nationally and internationally and are working on further products such as a vegan range.
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Expired
investment:
£36,140
