BioSure HIV Self Test allows for private testing in a time and place convenient to the user. The test is discreetly delivered in the post and once everything is finished all the testing equipment can be thrown away in the bag provided with the usual rubbish.
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investment:
£495,459
Energy bars combining sport nutrition with healthy snacking. Ollybars have designed a natural whole food bar containing 80% whole fruit, seeds and nuts whilst being vegan and gluten-free. The bars are dehydrated to preserve the original nutrition and the packaging is bio-compostable. Their products are sold in more than 300 UK stores and the company nationally distribute and export to the EU. Ollybars are seeking investment to outsource their production due to demand exceeding supply.
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investment:
£120,070
Erpingham House is the UK’s largest vegan restaurant whose aim is to make plant-based dining into the mainstream and provide delicious, healthy food and drinks to people. The company has earned nationwide recognition and, it has been listed in The Times top 20 vegetarian restaurants. It has also been featured in The Guardian and on channel 4’s “what Britain bought.” EH has served over 12,000 customers in its first year and, it has risen to over 20,000 followers on Instagram. The funds will be used to expand the brand & open a second site in Brighton.
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investment:
£192,280
Canny make and sell all natural flavoured milkshakes which are already being listed in stores across the UK and on Virgin trains. The 100% natural drinks provide 11 grams of protein per bottle and have less than 5% sugar, and will be launching a no refined sugar option this summer.
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investment:
£172,780
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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investment:
£1,020,563
Fore Fitness Group (FFG) is a company that operates the easyGym and PACK45 brands in the fitness space. It operates 20 affordable but high-quality easyGym units across 3 countries. FFG plans to open gyms, boutique studios across the world and develop digital assets such as workout apps. It is developing two new products: an innovative workout app, and an effective & easy-to-use home fitness equipment machine. FFG believes that these steps will appeal to fitness enthusiasts both during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. FFG’s’ vision is to operate the largest fitness network in the world by 2030. The company will use the investment: 10% of it to patent, prototype and gather initial feedback for the home fitness equipment, 20% to build, market and ship the first orders for the home fitness equipment, 15% to market and establish momentum for the workout app, 15% to launch a premium version of the online fitness library, 20% for company costs such as rent and staffing, and the rest for investment opportunities that may present themselves and to seek new Master Franchise Agreements (MFAs) for different countries with eligible partners.
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investment:
£1,462,390
An independent restaurant business offering investment opportunities for the first time since successfully launching 3 restaurants as of 2013 without any prior funding. A Rule Of Tum Group is the owner of The Burger Shop Hereford & Worcester and The Bookshop Restaurant. The former provides high-quality food in a relaxing environment, whilst the latter produces dishes made from grass-fed steak and uses organic vegetables.
The business hosts a food festival annually, which oversees more than 8000 visitors. In the year ending March 2018, A Rule Of Tum Group achieved £1.6m in annual turnover and are now crowdfunding to fully purchase their Hereford site. Furthermore, the business is planning to open a butcher's shop in 2020, as well as another restaurant located in Worcester.
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investment:
£485,730
Craft peanut butter sourced from high quality ingredients that is uniquely roasted and blended. ManíLife is sold in over 1,200 stores such as Holland & Barrett, Selfridges and soon Ocado. The company has numerous food service partnerships including Gousto and HelloFresh, where it is estimated that ManíLife is served to 750k customer per year. Monthly sales have increased 7.3x from August 2017 at almost £10k to August 2018 at over £70k.
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investment:
£744,727
Environmentally friendly and nutritiously rich plant-based meals enjoyed by everyone, at any place, any time. The Brook have been serving thousands of customers over the past 5 years at their restaurants and are now launching their ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat vegan foods. The company already has hundreds of customers signed up to try their new ranges and have received press coverage from the BBC.
The new products will be distributed via e-commerce and will be shipped directly to customers. Furthermore, The Brook is currently in discussions with independent and major retailers to sell their products, as well wholesalers including pubs and other restaurants. Funds raised will be used to purchase kitchen equipment, hire staff and carry out marketing campaigns.
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investment:
£170,481
Hook and Son own and operate a dairy farm that sells unpasteurised raw milk. Hook and Son pioneered the first internet service of raw milk and sold 700 pints in the first week. Now they are selling 3000 pints a week.
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investment:
£184,790
