Fox Gourmet Foods are a range of affordable luxury condiments and preserves that can be used every day. So far, Fox Gourmet Foods have established sales in Selfridges and fenwicks food hall, as well as selling in Germany, Holland and the US.
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£1,197
Chop Chop Restaurants has been operating very successfully in Edinburgh since 2006, serving north eastern Chinese food that has hardly been seen outside China before. The two restaurants turn over £1m between them and have a loyalty membership of over 20,000. Chop Chop was featured on Gordon Ramsay's "F-Word" and was voted Britain's favourite Chinese restaurant in 2010 and again in 2012. Both restaurants hold AA Rosettes. The founders are now ready to roll out the Chop Chop concept across the UK
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£184,821
Beef & Brew are a casual steak restaurant looking to expand. They are passionate about what they do, focusing on quality yet affordability by cooking steaks over charcoal, and making classic cocktails yet not charging the earth. Beef & Brew only use great food, sourced from artisan butchers, breweries and vineyards.
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£266,133
Riversimple is a car manufacturer and service provider that is spearheading ‘next-generation’ Hydrogen electric vehicles. It sells mobility as a service and retains ownership of its cars. Their pricing structure allows customers to pay a single monthly fee that covers the vehicle, fuel, maintenance, and insurance costs. It's proprietary offering, Rasa, is a two-seat local commuter vehicle that can achieve a 250mpg equivalent fuel figure with a 300-mile range from a 3-minute fill. The company has recently been awarded two new grants from The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) for £1.25 million to support the build of its first low volume production run, and another from InnovateUK worth £0.5 million to support the deployment of cars in the Milford Haven Energy Kingdom project. The company has also been featured in several prominent publications such as The Guardian, CNBC, BBC Wales, Reuters and CNN to name a few. The company will use the investment to expand its engineering team and start volume production to reach product commercialisation by the end of 2022.
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£504,000
An award-wining organic snack and baking company focusing on allergy-free foods that only contain natural sugars and are suitable for vegans. Creative Nature's products are available in more than 3,500 stores in the UK, as well as online and worldwide in 11 countries. Over the next 12 months, the business intends to provide an online subscription model to generate greater website revenue and to increase production across their product range.
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£503,232
The Brook is a plant-based food business that has been making plant-based eating accessible and enjoyable for a flexitarian, environmentally-conscious generation. The company has raised over £400,000 to date and, has launched an eCommerce platform that allows customers to avail ‘build-a-box’ subscriptions as well as single purchases. The company saw its online orders increasing by nine times during the COVID-19 lockdown. It was shortlisted at the Future Food Awards 2019, Great British Food Awards 2019, and World Food Innovation Awards 2019, to name a few. It has also secured listings with retail partners such as Co-op, Dobbie’s, and Fenwick. The company has appeared in publications like the Independent, Metro and The Times. The Brook will use 40% of the investment to hire staff, 40% to promote marketing, and 20% to accelerate web development.
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£359,830
Nix & Kix, a female-founded brand established in 2017, aims to redefine refreshment by offering healthy, flavorful soft drinks. With real fruit and botanicals, no added sugar, and stocked in major retailers like Tesco, Waitrose, and Co-Op, we've sold over 10 million products, providing a unique and refreshing alternative to traditional sodas.
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£383,651
Biscuiteers sell collections of hand iced biscuits for every occasion. Their aim is to offer a more unique, stylish and personalised gifting solution. Biscuiteers currently have two retail stores, one is located in Notting Hill and the other in Northcote Road.
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£1,245,660
The award-winning management team behind Flipping Good Pubs Ltd understands what it takes to flip the fortunes of a pub. In 2013 the company took a fledgling £500-a-week pub, the Old Volunteer, and in 12 months turned it into a £9,000-a-week business.
That’s partly why owners Maggie and Andrew Dunkin picked up Best Newcomer in the 2015 Great British Pub Awards. It’s also why the UK’s leading bar and pub operator Punch Taverns has backed the business to the tune of £150,000 to open a second pub, the Lord Roberts.
In addition to the £150,000 already committed, the business is seeking a supplementary £20,000 loan over 36 months. The funds will be used to invest in the bar and cellar and to ensure the investment from Punch Taverns.
Because they’ve been operating for less than two years the business isn’t eligible for a bank loan and therefore owners Maggie and Andrew Dunkin are inviting investors to help fund their latest venture.
The new pub is located near the trendy Lace Market district in Nottingham city centre – in what is considered to be a prime location.
The UK is seeing somewhat of a renaissance in craft ale drinking – fuelled by the proliferation of small specialist brewing companies, with up to 200 breweries opening in the UK each year.
Flipping Good Pubs aims to tap into the re-energised market by making its new pub a real ale specialist while at the same time creating an attractive venue and eatery that uses local produce, which is suited to all types of customers from office workers to evening socialisers.
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£23,750
Mr. Singh’s is a family-run business from East London, dedicated to making all-natural, 100% vegan Chilli sauces (ranked No. 1 in the UK by the Metro newspaper), award-winning cooking paste and Chili crisps. The company is gaining nationwide fame with demands for new flavours flowing in from its growing client base that includes independent pubs and retailers like WHSmith’s and Ocado. Mr. Singh’s newest and potential clients include a UK-based Vegan subscription box company and a company who owns 300+ petrol station shops around the UK. Owing to this success, Mr. Singh’s is looking at export channels to increase their presence beyond the UK.
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£52,437
