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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£184,790
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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£286,340
Celo is an app-based insurance provider designed to provide cheaper quotes, faster claims, and a pleasant user experience. We plan to offer insurance cover for motor vehicles, travel, health, and more. Like Monzo and Starling who are disrupting banking, Celo plans to disrupt the insurance industry.
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£142,840
The Bottled Bartender is a manufacturer of premium RTD cocktails. The company manufactures, markets, and distributes single-serve premium cocktails to the trade, events and home markets. The cocktails are designed with the same recipes as a high-end bar, by using only branded spirits, garden-fresh ingredients made by the experienced staff. The company wants Trade and Events to benefit from the speed of service and logistical ease and not hire specialist staff. The Bottled Bartender anticipates in using a 24-hour courier service.
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£61,150
NoshyCircle intends to disrupt the £8.5 billion UK takeaway market by offering healthy home-cooked meals with ingredients and their nutritional value clearly displayed on deliveries. Consumers can use the app to order their meals prepared by cooks in their neighbourhood. NoshyCircle ensures that the cooks are registered with their local council having a food hygiene rating of three or above. The company also strives to make sure that all its deliveries arrive in an eco-friendly packaging and delivery solution. NoshyCircle enables anyone passionate about cooking to register themselves as cooks and start their virtual kitchen. It currently has 20 such people on its platform. NoshyCircle will use the funds to scale its presence to the rest of London by the end of 2021 and expand its social media presence to attract more consumers to grow its business.
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investment:
£91,424
Sugar Crave is an award-winning treat delivery service that has sold more than 13 tonnes of Pick N Mix in their first year. The company have won the Best Online Business 2019 award with Shropshire Chamber of Commerce and has also seen growth of 4000% in Year 1 to £67,959 with a profit of £27,291. Additionally, from covering 5,000 postcodes, the company now caters to 79,500 postcodes in Yr 1, with the aim to deliver within 60 minutes from order, Sugar Crave is working towards increasing its coverage across the UK by 2022. With the proceeds, the company will increase the range and expand coverage to all 52 major UK towns & cities.
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investment:
£131,940
Fuudel seamlessly connects food operators to consumers using an on demand service. Their platform goes beyond ordering, providing cutting edge tools and services to help food businesses to thrive. Founder Dabier Miya previously had a highly successful enterprise software sales career and in 2004 began what was intended to be a one off investment in a restaurant venture which then led to a decade journey and half a dozen restaurants.
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£70,675
EMIXIT has built a B2B ecommerce platform wholesaling products from UK suppliers directly to trade buyers across Europe. Over 40 brands with 250+ products have already registered on the platform paying a fee. EMIXIT allows buyers to make up mixed pallets from different suppliers, in their local language, over labelled and delivered to the door – a “one-stop-shop”. Their service is aimed at buyers from small retail or foodservice chains to large multiple supermarkets and hotel/restaurant chains. www.emixit.eu.
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investment:
£58,320
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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£192,280
Kiddyum have won multiple awards for their nutritious and delicious frozen meals for young children. They are currently stocked in over 320 sainsbury's nationwide and on Ocado.com. All ready meals are made from natural ingredients with no added sugar, preservatives, GM ingredients or artificial colours or flavours.
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investment:
£61,310
