Tagged: food

November 9, 2016 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online retailer of handmade biscuits, Biscuiteers, has officially closed its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company launched the initiative in early October, seeking £550,000. During the round, Biscuiteers not only surpassed its initial goal, it attracted £1,233,780 from 774 investors. As previously reported, Biscuiteers products are stocked… Read More

October 31, 2016 @ 2:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than a week until its extended equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube closes, World of Zing has successfully secured its initial £150,000 funding target, thanks to more than 120 investors. The company was seeking the funds for a new production facility. World of Zing… Read More

October 17, 2016 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zucla, a London-based restaurant that creates fresh and healthy tailored lunches, launched a Crowdcube campaign and raised £150,390 from 34 investors while in a private mode. The company originally sought to raise £90,000. Since its debut in January 2016, Zucla has severed more than 40,000 lunches The restaurant currently… Read More

October 13, 2016 @ 1:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, London-based Moley Robotics debuted its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The company is currently seeking to raise 1 million for its new chef robots, and within one week, it has already achieved £700,000 from nearly 120 investors. As previously reported, Moley Robotics has created what it claims… Read More

October 12, 2016 @ 12:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PieShell, a reward-based crowdfunding platform for food and beverage campaigns, has officially launched as a way to help food and beverage entrepreneurs to receive the proper funding for their projects.  Sharing details about the new website, founder of PieShell, Cheryl Clements stated: “For food enthusiasts, PieShell… Read More

October 6, 2016 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, London-based Moley Robotics launched a Seedrs initiative to secure £1 million for its new chef robots, which can cook in a user’s kitchen at the touch of a button. The company stated it has created what it believes to be the world’s “first fully-automated… Read More

September 21, 2016 @ 2:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, World of Zing debuted its crowdfunding initiative on Crowdcube. The company is seeking £150,000. Launched in 2014 (although the company states it considers itself the pioneers of exotic and fine ingredients since 1968) by Pritesh Mody, World of Zing offers a range of both food… Read More

September 13, 2016 @ 12:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sourcery, a California-based digital payments and commerce platform that focuses on the accounts payable within the food and hospitality industry, announced on Tuesday it has successfully secured $5 million during its latest venture round, which was led by Marker LLC with Steadfast Capital and existing investors…. Read More

August 25, 2016 @ 4:31 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zack “Danger” Brown, the creator of the 2014 Potato Salad Kickstarter, announced last week his cookbook, The Peace, Love & Potato Salad Cookbook, is now being shipped to backers. In July, Brown stated the cookbook, which was co-written with Teresa Blackburn, was created for those who pitched in… Read More

August 22, 2016 @ 5:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Oppo Ice cream is a bit like the Holy Grail of food: Ice cream that tastes great, is low calorie and is good for you.  The creation of two brothers, Charlie and Harry Thuillier, the duo were exposed to many different natural foods while… Read More

August 22, 2016 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

West, an up and coming all-day eatery and wine bar, has recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise £350,000 as it prepares to open its first London location. The new restaurant consists of health-conscious foods, which are farm to table and hyper-seasonal. Its… Read More

August 6, 2016 @ 11:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Hebridean Food Company has successfully secured its initial £60,000 Crowdcube funding goal and has raised over £90,000 from 151 investors. The UK-based fresh soup distributor currently offers its soups and sauces in various stores, including Selfridges, Whole Foods Markets, and Aldi. As previously reported, Hebridean Food Co. revealed its… Read More

July 27, 2016 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Hebridean Food Company, a UK-based fresh soup distributor, has recently launched a Crowdcube initiative with a mission to raise £60,000. The company has its soups and sauces in various stores, including Selfridges, Whole Foods Markets, and Aldi. The company revealed its products are created to be never… Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SuperMeat, a collaborative startup that consists of scientists, conscious meat eaters, vegans, environmentalists and health advocates, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise $100,000 for its new system that will end animal suffering in the meat production industry. SuperMeat is looking to use… Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Mindful Chef, a young company that makes healthy eating easy by delivering  all the good-for-you ingredients to create meals, is raising £400,000 on Seedrs and the equity crowdfunding offer is off to a solid start. Launched today, Mindful Chef has already captured 45% of its… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter announced its food projects have successfully surpassed $1 million funding milestone. The funding giant declared: “We’ve got some tasty, tasty news — this week, we’re celebrating 100 million dollars pledged to Food projects on Kickstarter. That’s $100 million from folks who’ve helped innovative cookbooks, new… Read More

June 28, 2016 @ 3:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BoroughBox, a London curated distributor of artisanal produce, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on AngelsDen. The distributor, which has used the crowdfunding method through Seedrs and Crowd2Fund, was launched in the summer of 2014 by Andrew Lawson and is described as a specialist artisan and fine foods… Read More

June 21, 2016 @ 12:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Famed car service Uber recently launched its brand new super-fast delivery service, UberEats, in London. The service offers up menus have dishes from local spots that users love and the ones they have been looking to try. It is the same cashless payment as a regular… Read More

June 13, 2016 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Meatcure, a burger restaurant chain from Market Harborough, has recently launched a Seedrs initiative to secure a total of £350,000 as it prepares to expand by opening five new locations. The company is currently offering 8.56% in equity for those who invest during the project. Meatcure, which was… Read More

June 6, 2016 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Porky’s BBQ, a London-based restaurant, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £650,000 as it prepares to open two new locations. The company was founded by husband and wife, Joy and Simon Brigg, who were former owners of Fogg’s Restaurant. They started Porky’s after traveling to… Read More