Coffee is no longer considered as simply “a drink”, it is a lifestyle. Doppio Coffee Warehouses was established with the vision of bringing the coffee culture in the UK to the next level. Doppio Coffee’s value proposition is to take coffee beyond just storage and distribution, and into education and exploration. Doppio have built a unique business with clear differentiators in taking a novel approach to coffee. They have an exceptionally strong management team and they are operational and profitable, with forecast sales in FY2015 being £1.2 million.
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investment:
£150,000
Brickowner aims to become the leading service provider for property developers and asset managers, ensuring benefits for both parties. The company undertakes background checks of investors on its portal for the benefit of asset managers. It also ensures that investors can easily navigate its portal and find deals that suit their financial appetite. Brickowner successfully exited five investment rounds despite two investments happening in the wake of COVID-19. The platform has over 3,000 investors registered with over 700 active investors. It has overseen £14 million worth of investment on its portal to date. Brickowner will use the investment towards technology up-gradation, hire strategic personnel to expand marketing, and increase its marketing spend.
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investment:
£132,528
Launched in October 2016, Big Drop Brewing is a world-leading alcohol-free craft brewer. The company brews beer naturally by using specialist brewing methods to ensure the alcohol never exceeds 0.5%. The beer is not only Alcohol-Free, but is also gluten-free and many are low in sugar. Their award-winning lager is vegan-friendly. The company does not have a brewery of its own but partners with reputable breweries around the world, who share their brewing values to produce the beer. Big Drop Brewing has secured private funding already and meaningful distribution in the UK and 12 overseas markets. They have also secured off-trade listings in Tesco, Morrisons and Ocado. Half of the investment will be used for Sales & Marketing, 30% for new branding launch and related marketing, 10% for production costs and the remaining 10% for product development.
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£617,566
A protein energy brand that offers its products in round balls as an easy-to-eat pre and post workout snack. Boostball's multi-award winning products are made from raw ingredients that have been cold-pressed and only contain natural sugars from fruits and plants.
Boostball sells almost 50,000 units per month across 13 countries and have their own production facility, which creates products for other companies too. Boostball has partnered with Virgin Atlantic and Wimbledon to market their range and their customers also include Google, WHSmith and Graze.
Funds are being raised to launch their next product range, Boostbutter, which is nut butter in squeezable pouches of various sizes. The business is also seeking to grow their market share by entering other territories such as the USA.
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investment:
£251,300
WEST is a healthy, environment focused, all day eatery and natural wine bar. West is inspired by the lifestyle and food of the Californian West Coast. WEST wines are Natural, Organic or Biodynamic while their supper club celebrates California-style cuisine.
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investment:
£78,631
Perfect World produces ice cream that’s non-dairy, wheat free, soya free, no added sugars and approved by the vegetarian society. Their premium ice creams are focused on being indulgent and good for you, with all the taste you'd expect from ice cream. They aim to introduce new products that are suitable for vegans in April. Their products are available in major supermarkets in the UK. Perfect World are looking to expand throughout Europe in 2018.
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investment:
£331,445
MenuLab helps food businesses track allergens in the food they serve to customers via a smartphone app.
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investment:
£1,989
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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investment:
£286,340
100% organic and vegan sparkling wines that cut out excessive sugars for a healthier drink. Thomson & Scott's main two wines; Skinny Champagne and Skinny Prosecco have been featured in major publications such as The Times, The Guardian and The Metro. Upon launching their products, they became the most-searched for on Selfridge's website.
Thomson & Scott sells its wines in the US, New Zealand, South Africa and South America. In 2017, exports had grown by 53% and wholesale increased by 103%. The company is now launching its next organic and vegan sparkling wine, Nought.y, which is also alcohol-free. Funds will be used to produce global marketing campaigns for the new product.
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Expired
investment:
£1,076,820
VitaLife founded Love Health Hate Waste out of their frustration for throwing away unsold/ expired stock. Love Health Hate Waste aim to reduce food waste and make healthy food and drink accessible to everyone.
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Expired
investment:
£6,910
