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
days to go:
TBC
investment:
Withheld
ByRuby is a food delivery company. It sources produce from local ethical suppliers, prepares meals in small batches using the raw produce, freezes the meal to preserve the taste, and delivers it nationwide. ByRuby argues that the UK ready meal sales market is worth £12 billion in 2020. The company witnessed sales up to 200% online in March 2020. ByRuby asserts that it uses only British free-range or organic meat & sustainably sourced fish from British waters. The company won the 2018 Women's Health Food Award. Its products are stocked in 26 retail stores. ByRuby has been mentioned by publications such as Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, and Metro. It will use 50% of the investment for marketing, 26% to grow its kitchen team, 17% to upgrade its kitchen and 7% for new product development.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£288,243
Love Cheesecakes created chilled cheesecakes freshly made in fun flavours and can be custom made. The cheesecakes can be ordered online and delivered to a home or work address or customers can go to the store which is based on an open farm.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£89,900
iChef puts reliable suppliers in touch with professional establishments. iChef has a number of experts with over 250 years of experience between them. These experts are there to make sure the quality provided to you is the best it can be.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£11,589
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.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£684,000
Biohm is an eco-conscious bio-technology company that is revolutionising construction through nature-inspired innovation. The company has adopted methods such as circular construction system, biomimicry, and triagomy. Some of the company’s carbon-negative bio-based materials include building insulation made out of Mycelium (the root structure of mushrooms) and ORB (Organic Refuse Biocompound), a 100% natural sheet material made out of food and agricultural surplus. For its innovation, Biohm won the Waitrose and Partners Plan Plastic Prize: The Million Pound Challenge and a Power to Change grant worth £600,000 to build sustainable living premises. It has also been shortlisted as one of The United Nation’s ‘Young Champions of the Earth’. The company will use 38% of the investment to grow its team, 22% to scale Research and Development (R&D), 22% to protect its Intellectual Property (IP), and 18% for product accreditation.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£790,700
Perfect World makes delicious, healthy vitamin-fortified plant-based ice cream with no added sugars. Its mission is to make ice creams that create a trend towards healthier eating. The company has spread to 228 stores under the Jumbo Supermarket listing, Netherlands. It has also signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with a US factory for testing and hopes to establish itself there as well. For its innovation, Perfect World won the Best of Health Awards in 2018. It also received national press coverage and won a host of other awards including The Daily Mail Healthy Ice Cream Round Award competing against 9 other brands in 2019. The company will use the funds to rapidly build stock levels and focus widespread, locally targeted social media targeting in the UK, introduce new flavours which have already gone through factory scaling and sample production in the Netherlands and Nordic countries, and further its EU and USA distribution and production opportunities.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£119,412
Sense Products is a food supplement company that currently have 5 products on the market; Sense for a night out (alcohol), Sense for nicotine lovers (smokers), Sense for cholesterol, Sense for city living (busy lives) and Sense for weight warriors.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£200,000
Supper aims to be a unique delivery service focusing on quality and service for high-end restaurants. It argues that its commercial metrics and lack of reliance on 'Gig-Economy' workers sets it apart from competitors. The company intends to become a contender in the food delivery market that grew by 35% in 2020 and by almost 150% over the last 5 years. It has partnered with 130 notable establishments such as Zuma, Park Chinois, Milos, and Cova, to name a few. Supper has 61,000 customers on its portal that is further growing by 1,500 new customers every month. The company delivers 1,000 orders each week and has fulfilled 100,000 orders to date with the average order costing £100. It delivers orders via its purpose-built, gyroscopically-stable, and temperature-controlled vehicles. Supper will use the investment to focus on its growth in London and expand globally.
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Expired
investment:
Withheld
Active Food Systems, trading as Synergy Grill, has developed and patented innovative and commercial cooking technology for the food and hospitality industry. Its ‘Fat Atomising Grill' makes cleaning quick and easy while delivering cost savings through a 59% reduction in fuel consumption. The company has sold 2000+ units of the grill to entities like Whitbread, Greene King, Marriott, Radisson and Marstons among others. Synergy Grill asserts that its performance in the first half of the year has been profitable despite COVID-19. They have contracts with reputed organisations like Whitbread and Marstons have generated revenues of £970,000. The company is in conversation with over 50 pubs and restaurants including product trials with Nandos, Weatherspoons and Mitchell Butler that are interested in its product. It will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£316,488
