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
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TheVeganKind is a plant-based supermarket subscription box service that sells different vegan and plant-based products. The company has generated a revenue of £2.5m during Nov 2018-Nov 2019. TheVeganKind had shipped more than 130,000 orders alone in 2019. There are more than 4,500 different vegan and plant-based products in stock. It has been recently voted the UK's Top Online Retailer for Vegan Shopping. TheVeganKind has more than 500,000 social followers across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. With the proceeds, the company will allocate 60% of the funds towards marketing and branding; 20% will go towards warehouse expansion, and in increasing its inventory; 20% will go towards operating expenditure and team expansion.
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Expired
investment:
£669,188
Taster is a collection of online restaurants dedicated to bringing the best street food to users. The company says that it has launched five highly successful digital restaurant brands with chefs and food personalities, is available in 11 cities across the UK, France and Spain, and has onboarded over 20 partners. Taster's revenue grew 110% to €10.5 million in 2020 alone where it delivered over 1 million meals. The company has raised $50 million to date from investors such as Battery Ventures, Octopus Ventures Rakuten, LocalGlobe (Latitude) and Heartcore Capital. It claims that Taster brands hold the third-largest market share on Deliveroo in Paris. It will use the investment to increase Taster’s presence across the UK, France and Spain, drive expansion into new cities, support the launch of two new consumer brands in 2021, and take the company globally by signing up with more through more restaurants brands.
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Expired
investment:
£592,079
Candy Kitten are a confectionary company that were built to modernise the confectionary industry by introducing new flavours and a higher quality product than those currently available.
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Expired
investment:
£161,016
Redchurch Brewery have previously successfully raised on Crowdcube, expanding with a 30 barrel brew house in Harlow and rebranding, which secured listings in Waitrose and M&S. With their next raise they will be looking to invest in faster packaging, increasing staff and delivery vehicles, and adding further fermentation vessels to increase production to more than 1.3 million litres annually which is around 2.3 million pints of beer.
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Expired
investment:
£395,760
Redemption is 100% vegan, gluten free, sugar free and alcohol free bar. They are currently serving around 1000 customers per week in their two restaurants and are keen to replicate that in two new Central London locations.
EIS Pending
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Expired
investment:
£311,270
To help reduce wasted food, Daily Dose source 'wonky' fruit and veg for their organic cold-pressed juices. They sell over 40,000 drinks on average every month and supply their products to more than 150 stockists, as well as launching a café in 2017. They are currently researching methods to extend the shelf life of their juices. Daily Dose moved from a 500sq ft. to a 2500sq ft. facility in 2016, now they are raising funds to triple the size of their site.
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Expired
investment:
£305,740
Aveqia London is a unique interactive gastronomic experience combining a luxury restaurant with state of the art kitchens to create an exceptional venue for corporate events or private groups. Aveqia gives clients or colleagues the opportunity to work together to prepare and consume cuisine.
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Expired
investment:
£100,000
Wantsum Brewery is a brewery based in East Kent and was created with the aim of creating more hoppy beers. Wantsum Brewery intend to open 2 Wantsum Ale Houses this year with a further 1 Ale House every year for then next 5 years. By doing this they are securing the distribution of their product direct to the customer through their own premises.
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Expired
investment:
£40,150
In My Kitchen is a platform that aims to bring together a network of professional and semi-professional chefs to sell their signature dishes and recipes online. The platform was founded in July 2020. In My Kitchen asserts that its business model holds precedence in a time where takeaways have grown in popularity in the UK because of COVID-19. It gives many chefs who have become unemployed or have fewer shifts for developing their creativity and skills whilst allowing them to earn through the gig-economy. The company has a network of more than 70 chefs across London, with backgrounds across a range of cuisines. With the investment received, the company will develop its team and company infrastructure.
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Expired
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