Fresh and delicious authentic Italian gelato filling a gap in China’s £6bn ice cream market.
http://www.vai-milano.com/
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£333,394
Noveltea is a premium alcoholic tea brand launched in Fenwick in April 2017. The company's products are vegan, gluten-free and low in sugar, and manufactured in minimalistic & up-cyclable lifestyle packaging. Thanks to its low-Alcohol by volume (ABV) portfolio, the brand has sold 350,000 bottles since its launch in 2017. The company experienced more than £100,000 worth of sales in April 2020 despite COVID-19 due to smart e-commerce channel utilisation. In 2020, the size of the global alcoholic drinks market is $1.587 trillion and is forecasted to grow by 3.5% (CAGR) over the next three years. The brand aims to become a major contender in this segment and grow its business. The company use the investment to focus on its core markets in the UK, Germany, and China, and enter the USA by 2020.
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£558,845
Harvey’s British Eatery is a 35 to 40 cover eatery focused on re-establishing the heritage of British cooking. Harvey’s recipes draw on the best in the British Isles, using seasonal ingredients. The investment will be used to take their eatery to a permanent site in London.
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£193,550
Perfect World makes delicious, healthy vitamin-fortified plant-based ice cream with no added sugars. Its mission is to make ice creams that create a trend towards healthier eating. The company has spread to 228 stores under the Jumbo Supermarket listing, Netherlands. It has also signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with a US factory for testing and hopes to establish itself there as well. For its innovation, Perfect World won the Best of Health Awards in 2018. It also received national press coverage and won a host of other awards including The Daily Mail Healthy Ice Cream Round Award competing against 9 other brands in 2019. The company will use the funds to rapidly build stock levels and focus widespread, locally targeted social media targeting in the UK, introduce new flavours which have already gone through factory scaling and sample production in the Netherlands and Nordic countries, and further its EU and USA distribution and production opportunities.
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£119,412
AP Brands is a holding company for four incredible brands: Awfully Posh, Create A Crisp, British Crisp Co., and British Popcorn Co. and has served more than 5 million bags of snacks. The sales of these brands occur through major stockists including ASDA, Fuller's, Waitrose and Amazon. It has received the Great Taste Award. AP Brands is also featured in Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph and BBC News. The company will use 50% of the investment funds to make key hires, and the other 50% to grow its product range and expand its marketing activity.
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£324,710
CakeDrop is a cake scheduling and delivery platform revolutionising office cake culture. The company's products, it claims, helps save office managers' time, brings teams together, and provides a lucrative route to market for local artisan bakeries. In the wake of Covid-19, the company adapted itself to provide cake by post which has proved to be a profitable move with companies wanting to treat staff at home. CakeDrop sells packages of 5, 12, 25 or 50 cakes, which appear as a credit on a customers' online account for them to schedule for delivery as-and-when required. The company delivers its cakes via zero-emission bikes. It has featured in publications like British Baker Magazine, City AM and Business Daily and has witnessed an 84% repeat purchase rate on packages from 2018 onwards. The company will use the investment to improve its marketing campaign, upgrade its platform, hire staff and boost product development.
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£100,621
Ready Burger (RB) states that it has created the UK's first scalable, value-driven, entirely plant-based Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brand. RB claims that it has mastered the science behind the taste and texture of plant-based foods to make them indistinguishable from their non-veg counterparts. It further points out that its final products use up to 92% lesser greenhouse gases, and require up to 70% lesser water than competitor brands. RB argues that its meals cater for vegetarians, vegans, meat lovers, and people preferring Halal or Kosher foods. RB offers fast-food classics and has partnered with a global plant-based food manufacturer. RB asserts that its ergonomically designed kitchens enable it to produce 1000s of items a day, that are in turn, serviced from its central distribution centre. RB's integrated web-app ordering, in-store ordering kiosks and an innovative delivery solution allow customers to have their food in under 30 minutes. RB says it will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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£1,998,549
Clinical Net is a health-tech firm focused on revolutionizing access to innovative clinical trials. Their AI platform swiftly connects patients with suitable trials, addressing the challenge of low participation rates and delays that hinder pharmaceutical research. With over 69,000 trials globally, their solution aims to streamline the cumbersome and time-consuming process of trial matching, making it more efficient and accessible within 5 minutes. This innovative approach targets the $3.73 billion patient recruitment market while ensuring individuals have easier access to groundbreaking treatments.
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£136,827
Chic Retreats is a travel marketplace that connects independant hotels with wealthy travellers around the world.
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£45,650
Connecting boat owners with guests looking to rent a waterside experience. Beds on Board's platform offers owners to gain an extra income, or even offset costs, by renting out their vacant boats for those who wish to visit unique locations. Beds on Board is the accommodation service that has attained support from British Marine, the largest marina group in the UK.
More than 30,000 members have signed up to the platform with over 1,500 boats listed in more than 80 countries. To date, over 2,500 booking have been made with an average cost of £340. Revenue is generated from both boat owners and guests during the booking process. Additional options are also available for an extra fee, such as managed services in 5 star marinas.
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£192,704
