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Commenting on winning the investment, Poster says: “Being chosen to be featured on Dragons’ Den early into our journey as a business, and ultimately securing five offers, high-profile investment and mentorship is testament to the crucial need that PerfectTed fulfils.”

The news that I had to give it up meant the end of my career, but it also felt like the end of my social life. Founders Vaani and Keeran appeared on episode 2 of season 19 of the show, looking for investment in their beer targeted at women, created to change perceptions that beer should only be drunk by men. However, due in part to their high product price relative to competitors, the couple were not able to secure investment from the dragons. The BBC show in the UK has been broadcasting since January 2005. It allows several entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their varying business ideas to a panel of five wealthy investors, the “Dragons” of the show’s title, and pitch for financial investment while offering a stake of the company in return. But who were the alcohol drinks brands that stepped up to the Den? He said: "My parents fixated on the perfect pairings at happy hour and inspired my foray into the restaurant business. Read More Related Articles The company lays claim to creating the world’s first mood enhancing non-alcoholic beers, made with functional herbs that are known for beneficial effects including relaxation, anxiety and stress-relief

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A County Durham entrepreneur has seen his alcohol-free beer business score success, despite leaving the Dragons’ Den empty handed. I got bored of selling, cheap mass marketed corporate rum with a fake Caribbean history and standard vanilla flavourings, so I decided to make my own.” Paul Stanley It's been a tough year for business amid the pandemic, but Didsbury Gin has reported a record year.

Two years later Impossibrew, based in Durham, was formed, with all the drinks crafted at a brewery in Allendale, Northumberland.

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Mark Wong was seen on last night’s episode of the BBC show, pitching his alternative beer company Impossibrew to the panel and telling them how he devised the drinks after being told by doctors to quit drinking alcohol. Based in Edinburgh and baked in the Highlands, Drinks Biscuits are made with natural, premium ingredients. These biscuits are flavour profiled to match with drinks such as Scottish beer Innis & Gunn Original, different Scotch Malt Whiskies, or a gin & tonic. Gasm Drinks currently produce a range in three flavours, their drinks are the raspberry-flavoured Razz Gasm, plum-flavoured Plum Gasm and a Sloe Gasm, however, despite the positive comments on the product, they left the den with no investment secured.

Former village pub landlord Paul Stanley, failed to secure investment from the Dragons in episode 1 of series 17 for his Cloven Hoof Spiced Rum. The product is made with rum from Guyana and Trinidad and is produced in Chorley. It is a blend of rum made from the wooden pot still at the Diamond Distillery in Guyana where it is part aged in bourbon casks and caramelised, and blended with a lighter column still rum from Trinidad. Then infused with a mysterious concoction of natural spices, including cloves, star anise and cassia bark. We found a massive barrier for people switching to matcha was its umami flavour and the time it took to prepare,” explained Levenfiche. “So, when Marisa moved to London last year, we quit our jobs in finance and created an on-the-go solution – the UK’s first matcha-powered energy drinks flavoured with real fruit, so that everyone else could feel as amazing as we did. Our drinks will keep you energised for twice as long, improve your focus and give you the antioxidants you need to look as young as Steven [Bartlett].” Growing up in Sunderland in a food and drink-obsessed family, Aperitivo was a daily tradition for the Murray family. Read More Related Articles Kate Darracott and her husband and co-owner Graham Darracott appeared on episode 6 of season 18 and although they left the den with some new customers, no investment was forthcoming from the dragons. For any drinks brands wanting to take part in the programme, they have also created a blog post on ‘ How to apply to be on Dragon’s Den‘.We’ve proven over the past year that building a consumer-first, multi-channel retail brand works if you do it with honesty, integrity, transparency, and community." The investment of cash was secondary, but it allows me to think bigger and go after some larger accounts like Sainsbury’s." Energy drink start-up PerfectTed managed to garner interest from all five Dragons when two of its co-founders, Marisa Poster and Teddie Levenfiche, appeared on the BBC programme on 2 March.

Poster explained that she discovered matcha while studying at university in the US when too much coffee and energy drinks resulted in ‘jitters, crashes and exacerbated by anxiety symptoms’. Find out how you can get more What's On news from BerkshireLive straight to your inbox for free HERE. Read More Related Articles Alison Grieve: How G-Hold story became a global sensation after insider.co.uk posted it and reminded me of all the people who care about us

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I wanted to be able to go out with mates and enjoy myself, and sitting there sipping soda water just wasn’t going to be the same. Before today if you wanted to experience Fresh Beer you had to visit a brewery’s tap room,” it said. “Now with the Pinter, your front room can be your taproom.” The business has also created bartender-quality ready-to-drink (RTD) products - securing listings in Co-op, Booths and WHSmith, as well as selling direct to consumers. Read More Related Articles The launch comes as the threat of hospitality businesses closing across the UK has resurfaced amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. Sales of beer in supermarkets performed particularly well while pubs and bars were closed from March to July, with brewers such as Northern Monk and SALT choosing to list in ‘Big Four’ retailers such as Tesco for the first time. Murray said: “The obvious dragons for me were either Deborah Meaden who is well renowned as a premium foodie or Peter Jones.