Ever thought about starting a food business?
If you fancy chatting food, manufacturers, logistics, buyers, and all the rest, come join us for a mini food festival spotlighting the aspiring food and drink entrepreneurs from the Escape community.
Food stories, free treats, and inspiration...
Come sample some free food and drink goodies, listen to an open mic session where the exhibitors will explain their product, and get inspired by our special guest speakers Ben and Georgia from The Kitchen Cooperative,… Show more a boutique catering and food consultancy.
Benjamin Benton was most recently Head Chef at LeCoq in Islington, having previously worked as Sous Chef at Dock Kitchen and at Rochelle Canteen. In his life before food, he set up and ran Huxley, a men's clothing company, with stockists in London, New York and Tokyo, and was an Analyst at a Hedge Fund.
Georgia Levy worked at The River Café for many years before leaving to pursue a career as a food writer and cook. She worked for Jamie Oliver at Jamie Magazine, then joined chef Stevie Parle as his assistant in writing both his weekly Telegraph column and his last two cookbooks, and helped with his recent TV series. She also worked as a chef at Dock Kitchen and ran a small private catering company.
Some of the exhibitors:
Becca Warner of Kakawa Tea - delicious, nutritious Peruvian cocoa tea.
Charlie Leet-Cook of Moju - great tasting, super healthy cold-pressed vegetable juices.
Dina Dahan of Live Unguilty - guilt-free sweet treats.
Dicky Broadhurst of Morse Toad - personalised chocolates.
Harriet Green of Sweet Hangovers Bakery - liquer-laced cakes.
Lauren Pinfold of Hello Sunshine - a range of magical spreads.
Nick McNally of CELIA Lager and Vozars - both leading gluten-free brands.
Melinda Langham of Bella Berry - super fruity beauty drinks.
Anthony Symington of The Grape Club - the no nonsense wine subscription service.
Sakiko Reuterskiold of nomosu - honestly sugar free treats.
The Escape School team are proud to work in partnership with:
Crowdcube - the world's leading investment crowdfunding platform. They provide revolutionary new ways for startup, early stage and growth businesses to raise capital: www.crowdcube.com
Bathtub 2 Boardroom - the incubator that helps first-time entrepreneurs turn business ideas into reality. Bathtub is a charity that puts empty commercial space to good use: www.bathtub2boardroom.com
Visit The Escape School online at www.school.escapethecity.org
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