Yolk, also known as In One Basket Limited, is a pioneering company revolutionizing the food and coffee experience for people on the move. They provide high-quality sandwiches, salads, and improved breakfast options without the premium cost, boasting five successful locations in London and three upcoming openings in the second half of 2023
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TBC
investment:
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Mr Lee’s Pure Foods is an innovative food/tech company creating award-winning premium healthy noodles-in-a-cup and will be launching its new instant Congee Asian rice porridge. All products are certified low sugar, gluten-free, low on calories, Vegan options and 100% recyclable and compostable packaging. The global instant noodle market is expected to reach $57.5 billion by 2024 which the brand aims to capitalise on and establish itself in as the market leader. Mr Lee's has won 50+ global awards and nominations including Grocer Gold Exporter of the Year, Great British Entrepreneur winner, and The Sunday Times Maserati 100 winner. Noted publisher Penguin Random House has published Mr Lee’s 100 Noodle Recipe cookbook which has been met with critical acclaim worldwide. With the investment, the company will invest 25% of it in marketing initiatives and entering into the US market, 10% in product development, 20% in working capital for food production during scale-up, 5% in upgrading its Hot Noodle Kiosk and vending machine facilities, and 40% in global group operating and personnel costs runway for commercial functions and scale-up activities within Australia, the UK, and the USA.
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Expired
investment:
£1,835,892
Mr Lee's Noodles are an award winning, healthy, tasty and convenient noodles in a cup. They are low in salt, with no sat fats and are gluten free. They also have created an interactive noodle kiosk which delivers a hot noodle meal 24/7 and are looking to partner with catering and retail giants.
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Expired
investment:
£843,560
The Cookaway is a Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) company that makes and sells recipe boxes to users to enable them to make delicious food from the comfort of their homes. Users receive all the ingredients, including premium oils, along with complete recipe cards made by the company's expert chefs. The Cookaway has garnered over 500 verified reviews on TrustPilot with an 'Excellent' rating and onboarded 10 chefs including 5 MasterChefs and a 2-Michelin starred chef. It has featured in publications such as The Independent, Forbes, The Week, and The Daily Mail. The company was the 'Chosen Food Partner' for The Lord Mayor's Big Curry Lunch 2021. The Cookaway will use 25% of the investment to hire talent, 20% to boost brand visibility via content generation, 15% to make its technology platform more intuitive, 15% to launch new chefs and cuisines, 5% to improve its sustainability credentials, 5% to develop its app with more features, 10% towards automation, and 5% to launch a membership program.
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Expired
investment:
£792,187
A grocery delivery service able to provide goods to your home almost 1 hour later from a selection of your favourite supermarkets. Home Run does not have any stock, stores or vans and instead uses personal shoppers to handpick a customer's supermarket run for them and deliver it via car or scooter.
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Expired
investment:
£558,307
The Chilli Pickle are an indian restaurant providing authentic indian cuisine in the heart of Brighton from a diverse collection of Chefs. They currently have a restaurant, a takeaway and delivery service and also a street food cart providing a broad range of indian food. They will be looking to open a further 4 restaurants in the south east and and are planning to open the first in the summer of 2017.
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Expired
investment:
£684,000
Fieldwork is at the forefront of robotics innovation for efficient soft fruit harvesting, offering a pioneering solution to the pressing challenge of labor shortages and low productivity with the world's first precision robotic raspberry harvester that utilizes modular multi-crop robots, advanced AI technology, and precision soft-arm mechanisms, catering to a gap in the market with no current commercially available technology for selective raspberry harvesting.
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Expired
investment:
£1,488,890
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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Expired
investment:
£1,765,482
Mercato Metropolitano represents a revival of traditional street food market with an Italian soul within the UK and beyond. The current London location has already attracted an estimated 590,000 people* through its doors since November 2016 to July 2017. Yet, MM is more than just a food market. The MM concept is proving popular because it offers visitors a trusted destination for friends to enjoy a fantastic range of highly-curated Mediterranean street food, artisan groceries to take home and inclusive entertainment, featuring an immersive cinema offering as well as local live music. What stands out for many visitors, is the relaxed atmosphere focused on the local community.
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Expired
investment:
£577,587
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.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£246,046
