Cranes Drinks is the fastest growing cider company in the UK, producing a range of innovative fruit ciders. By utilising the fruit’s natural sweetness, its drinks contain 30% fewer calories compared to that of brand leaders. Cranes ciders come in 3 flavours: blueberry & apple, cranberry & lime, and raspberry & pomegranate. As per Cranes, 34% of cider drinkers haven't consumed cider drinks much because it’s too sweet or has too much sugar. This makes Cranes a top contender in a growing fruit cider market worth £1.3 billion. The company's entire range is available on Ocado, and it has received 3 national listings in prominent retail chains like Sainsbury’s, Asda, and Morrisons. The brand has won 3 awards for its spirit range including a Gold Award in the Liqueur Masters organised by The Spirits Business and two awards from the International Wine & Spirits Competition. It has also received substantial media coverage in publications like Made In Chelsea, Dragons Dens, The Daily Telegraph, The Evening Standard, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, and Bella amongst others. With the investment, the company aims to use 25% of it as working capital, 60% in marketing, and 15% in managing key finances.
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£246,046
Miso Tasty is a Japanese inspired food brand that specialises in the production and sale of Miso, a delicacy of Japan. To maintain authenticity, the company sources its key ingredients directly from Japan and has experience of over six years in manufacturing a range of delicacies such as Miso Soups, Miso Pastes, and Meal Kits. Led by an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and creative chef Bonnie Chung, Miso Tasty has established itself into the UK's top two supermarkets -Tesco and Sainsbury's. It's products have been featured in publications such as The Guardian, Daily Mail, and The Sunday Telegraph. Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver mentioned Miso Tasty on his TV show. The brand has also launched a collaboration menu with Masterchef Winner Tim Anderson's restaurant, NanBan. With the funds received, Miso Tasty will put more efforts into brand awareness within the UK, launch product ranges such as marinades and sauces that delve deeper into Japanese cuisine, recruit more staff and capital resources to further the brand's business.
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£384,088
Raw Press is London's first cold-pressed juice cafe, a premium highstreet concept for the health concious consumer. They currently have 2 locations, both being in London; with one in Mayfair and one in Chelsea. Raw Press also sell direct to consumers through their website and delivery partners.
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£50,460
iChef use an online platform to connect the best catering companies to professional establishments and consumers. iChef is lead by a panel of world famous chefs, amongst the names are Mark Hix and Giorgio Locatelli.
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£5,974
Beatons Tearooms is a chain of full table service tearooms which took inspiration from the renowned photographer and fashion designer, Cecil Beaton. Beatons offers a retreat from counter service, take away and other such food outlets and provides a space to meet, socialise and enjoy, offering a unique experience that leaves the customers restored and refreshed. With the intention to serve customers who are admirers of good books and good food, Beatons also carries a curated selection of books for customers to browse and buy. After successfully establishing its first location at Tisbury, Wiltshire in 2010, Beatons continued along the franchise route and opened four franchised tearooms. Leveraging on its gaining popularity, Beatons aims to open 35 more franchised tearooms in the next five years.
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£25,003
Selling natural fruit drinks with no added sugar in 15+ countries and to companies such as Holland & Barrett, WHSmith, Brakes and Compass Group, Berrywhite have sold 500k+ units of healthier soft drinks to UK schools and hospitals. Est. 2012, the company has received 16 awards for product quality.
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£138,320
Cheese Posties are a subscription based service, providing all needed ingredients in perfectly proportioned packs to create gourmet cheese toasties at home. They currently have over 30 different flavour combinations and all come with a collectable trumps card and a toaster-friendly cooking bag.
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£20,322
Notes is a well-established coffee shop and wine bar concept with nine locations in central London. They pride themselves in being able to source and roast at their own roastery in Canning Town which provides over 1.4m cups of coffee a year. By serving high volumes of their single-origin speciality coffee, Notes have doubled their revenue to almost £5m by just opening shops in four locations since 2015.
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£1,194,330
Skinny Tonic™ is the first Zero Calorie, Nothing Artificial, and Zero Sugar, 100 % Natural Tonic Water in the UK. It has a nationwide listing in Asda and a 2nd major listing agreed for 2020. Skinny Tonic™ also has been listed in major retailers including Amazon and Costco. The company has a bespoke, fully automated production facility capable of producing 6,000 cans per hour. With the proceeds, the company will recruit a marketing and sales team. Additionally, Skinny Tonic™ will increase its product development and production capacity.
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£1,783,994
Wriggle is a real-time marketplace which creates a list of amazing eat-out food & drinking establishments for its users. The users search and pay directly using its mobile application and head to their chosen establishments. It has a transactional platform in three cities and is currently generating over 20,000 transactions per month. In March 2019, Wriggle has witnessed a monthly revenue of 175K. Wriggle has also won the Sparkies Awards Best App (twice). With the proceeds, Wriggle is planning to launch in new cities in the UK, increase revenue in the existing cities, and grow its technological team.
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investment:
£940,290
