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ALAN AND JULIET BARRATT GRENADE
DAMIEN LEE MR LEE’S NOODLES
PHILIP EELES AND TOM BARTON HONEST BURGERS
This sports nutrition company has been powering the UK since 2009 with a range of high-protein bars, drinks and other explosive snacks. The Grenade brand now provides top-level athletes with original, uniquelyformulated products bursting with flavour, nutritional value and personality.
When cancer diagnosis prevented Damien Lee from eating his favourite noodles, he decided he would dedicate his life to creating a healthy and delicious version of the dish. The dream is now realised, as Mr Lee’s company brings freshness straight from the paddy fields of Vietnam through gluten-free, award-winning noodles.
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Are you ready? The founders of Brixton-born Honest Burgers are on a mission to make the best British burgers available. Using the more expensive chuck and rib cap from grass-fed Scottish Highland cows, these burgers are juicier, chunkier and all about the beef. Homemade veggie fritters, pickles and Honest sauces are the perfect accompaniment to a seriously heavy taste baseline.
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ANDREW, DEBBIE, JAMIE, RODDY AND ELLIE KEEBLE HECK! FOOD
KASIM ALI WATERLOO TEA
The Keebles bring you Heck! Food, a fantastic range of gluten-free sausages, burgers and balls which also come in a great veggie range. The family’s industry heritage, huge expertise and use of fresh herbs delivers truly belting bangers to festival- and event-goers nationwide.
Kasim launched Waterloo Tea in 2008, long before the specialist teas trend took off in the UK. Now a rapidly growing market, Waterloo Tea is at the forefront, exporting products across the world Paris, Amsterdam, Adelaide, Berlin, Budapest and Dubai, building on the success of their three local teahouses in the Cardiff area.
3 TIMO BOLDT GOUSTO Founded by Timo Boldt, Gousto’s ready-to-cook meal kits are made up of measured ingredients and recipes that turn kitchen-dodgers into master chefs. Championing sustainability, Gousto is one of the UK’s fastest-growing start-ups and has just secured £28.5 million in fresh backing.
4 SAMANTHA EVANS AND SHAUNA GUINN HANG FIRE Co-founders Samantha Evans and Shauna Guinn discovered the true meaning of American BBQ on a trip to the States in 2012. Six years later and ‘The first ladies of the ‘cue’ are stunning south Wales palates with locally-sourced produce that blazes with hot ‘n’ smoky spirit. Their success secured the coveted ‘Best Street Food’ award at the BBCR4 Food Awards.
5 DOUGAL GUNN SHARP INNIS & GUNN Beer brewed in bourbon barrels could never work, could it? In 2002, an outside-the-box idea led to the creation of Innis & Gunn, which today produces a range of award-winning lager-beer and IPAs for those who prefer a hoppier brew. Subsequent Innis & Gunn kitchens put these innovative tipples in harmony with dishes such as IPA battered fish and chips and the Scotch Egg with a beery ‘brewn’ sauce.
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KERSTIN ROBINSON AND JULIA KESSLER NIX & KIX Nix & Kix are spicing up the soft drinks market to break the social stigma around choosing not to drink alcohol. Free of refined sugar and anything artificial, the London-based firm has infused imagination and passion into their exciting new drinks range, which also cater to vegan tastes.
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12 IFEYINWA AND EMEKA FREDERICK CHUKU’S LONDON This Nigerian tapas restaurant is the place to ‘chop, chat and chill’. Whether choosing traditional dishes or one with a unique Chuku’s twist, guests can expect a menu bursting with authentic Nigerian flavours. This is a place to enjoy fantastic food, relax and chat, so soak up the country’s chill-out beats and make yourself at home!
13 JOSH LITTLEJOHN MBE AND ALICE THOMPSON SOCIAL BITE Josh and Alice are doing incredible things with Social Bite, a sandwich shop with a mission to end homelessness in Scotland. The social enterprise last year raised £4 million towards their goal and in May opened a village in Edinburgh, providing housing for homeless people in the city.
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ROSIE GINDAY MISS MACAROON
CHARLIE AND HARRY THUILLIER OPPO ICE CREAM
Training as a high-end pastry chef and work experience in a Michelin-starred restaurant are behind this Birmingham firm’s exquisite leading products – macaroons whose vibrant colours are matched only by their deliciousness. When matched to a Miss Macaroon Pantone, you’ve got a confectionary combination that’s guaranteed to wow guests at any special occasion.
A South American adventure of a lifetime led Charlie and Henry to discover the most fantastic fruit they’d ever eaten. By 2014, the friends had brought their treasure trove of tastes to market, locked inside some of the most indulgent and exotically tasty ice cream to ever wash up on UK shores.
10 NATASHA BOWES BIO-TIFUL DAIRY Bio-tiful Dairy boasts a range of cultured milk that’s inspired by kefir, a fermented milk drink from the mountains that divide Europe and Asia. Recreating authentic recipes, these high-quality beverages use the very best of British milk to deliver superior and nutritious refreshment at any time of day.
15 KEITH, GREG, KIT, NATHAN, DANNY, LUKE AND GUY MCAVOY SEVEN BRO7HERS BREWERY Within four short years of launching, Seven Bro7hers Brewery is well on its way to becoming one of the most exciting brewery and bar businesses in the UK. Having set up their first bar in Salford, the brothers have plans to open a venue in both Leeds and Liverpool, and have a successful £150,000 crowdfunding campaign behind them. 57