Itasca Wines is a Hampshire-based vineyard and winery that produces fine English wines. The company is raising funds for its contract winemaking facility, to fulfil the growing demand from vineyards. There are over 760 vineyards in the UK currently, 111 have their own winery and only a handful of these provide contract winemaking services to other vineyards. Itasca Wines aims to become a major winemaker and create award-winning wines at Penn Croft. The company planted its first vineyard of 16,000 vines in May 2019 and has featured in Vineyard Magazine in February and May 2019.
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£1,147,003
West Berkshire Brewery (WBB) have been brewing cask ales and bottled beers since 1995 and have won more than 40 awards. WBB use locally sourced ingredients and are trying to make their business as sustainable as possible.
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£1,765,482
A food delivery service offering calorie-counted and high-protein meals for those focused on health and fitness. Gym Food is based in London and is now raising funds to open in three more locations across the city. The company has been achieving average weekly sales of £23k in the November 2017/18 trading period. Gym Food does not have any storefronts, or shop fits and instead trades exclusively via deliveries. The business has received a rating of 4.4 out of 5 on UberEats and 94% on Deliveroo.
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£231,170
Gusto Organic makes premium award-winning soft drinks from 100% organic, plant-based, and Fairtrade ingredients. The company's range of 8 sugar-free energy drinks provides an exquisitely-flavored and ethical alternative to traditional soft drinks from popular brands. Gusto Organic was the official sponsor of soft drinks for the 2018 and 2019 Tour of Britain Pro Cycle race. It has made a double turnover in the course of two years. Last year, the company formed premium brand partnerships with The Waldorf Hilton, Eat17, Sourced Market, head offices of SKY TV, and Chiquito restaurants. Gusto Organic is planning to build its in-house sales team to deliver growth, increase its range, and develop a new range of organic tonics.
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£460,400
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
A healthy and nutritious Chinese fast food brand with vegetarian and vegan options available. Green Kitchen has opened their first restaurant near Anfield Stadium and are already making plans to open 3-5 more this year. Their central kitchen is 1,400sqft and is estimated to supply food for up to 8 restaurants within Liverpool. A centralised kitchen reduces cost, as no on-site kitchen will need to be built when opening new restaurants.
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£42,190
BACX founded by Jason Baits-Tomlin, has developed a healthier and rehydration energy drink for athletes and sports enthusiasts after experiencing health problems himself commonly associated with low performing nutrient-depleted sports drink. This attracted 4x F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel's involvement after suffering similar side effects. This concentrated mix is made up solely from plants and so no side effects. Sebastian is leading the investment and providing Global Brand Advocacy and both Jason and Sebastian plan to dedicate 2% of all net sales to People & Planet initiatives
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£1,378,318
Launched in 2017, Algarve Rock is on a mission to put Portuguese craft beer on the map with flavoursome beers that embody local ingredients. The global craft beer market is expected to reach nearly $187 billion by 2025. It has carved a niche for itself in only 18 months of its inception. The 3,000 litre Brew House associated fermentation vessels and auto bottling line allow them to produce 36,000 litres per month, readily expandable to 80,000 litres to meet growing demand. Algarve Rock was the winner of the Best Stout - Trujillo Festival 2018, Spain and is the house brewer for prestigious institutions like Quinta do Lago group and Casa do Frango restaurants in London. With the investment, the company will use 40% to open Algarve Rock-themed Brewbars and Brew kiosks, 10% in increasing exports especially to the UK and USA, 10% in strengthening brand identity, 15% in recruitment procedures, and 25% in increasing brewing capacity to cater to new markets.
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£281,607
Grub Club is London’s No.1 “pop-up” restaurant platform; the USP is “Discover extraordinary experiences in curious corners.” The Grub Club platform brings together professionally trained chefs with unusual, interesting venues to either offer memorable private events or sell tickets for the chef’s own publicly available, themed event for one or more diners. The typical event party size is somewhere between 18-50 people. Grub Club makes its money by charging commission on the overall event cost.
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£35,037
Lean Lunch is an online food delivery company which delivers good, nutritious, sustainably-packaged food to offices by cargo bike. It aims to improve the wellbeing of people and the planet by providing healthy food delivered in compostable packaging. The company has produced 40,000 meals since its launch in 2017. Lean Lunch is working with leading organisations such as Burberry, Asda, and Sky. The company has produced 10,530 meals in the first quarter of 2019 and aims to double it in the second quarter. Its mission is to grow the business to become the de-facto provider of nutritious, sustainable food for workplaces in every city they run in.
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£78,500
