F&D Heroes Issue 1

Mission Ventures
Mission Ventures nurtures scalable challenger brands and deliver
targeted help at the point of need. They do this in two ways; it builds
opportunities for investors and corporate partners to access innovative
young brands. Mission Ventures also helps entrepreneurs set the right
strategic path and execute it efficiently and effectively.
Innoveat
Innoveat’s mission is to continue to make leveraging alternative routes to
market easier for food & drink suppliers. Innoveat is now offering a virtual
solution for both buyers and suppliers by facilitating networking, 1-2-1
meetings and a longer exhibition window for suppliers over a 26 day
period, something which has never been done in the history of the food
and drinks events space.
Fresh Business Thinking
Fresh Business Thinking is the online resource for business owners,
directors and entrepreneurs. It is where information-hungry and timepoor
business decision makers can source information and advice to
help them run their businesses more effectively and efficiently. Launched
in 2007, www.freshbusinessthinking.com rapidly became one of the most
visited sites for business owners and directors running small businesses.
It is now run by the organisers of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards,
which acknowledges the hard work and inspiring stories of entrepreneurs
and businesses in the United Kingdom.
Batch Ventures
Innovation is the driving force behind category growth, with some of the
best ideas coming from passionate founders, those entrepreneurs who
are willing to challenge the status quo and bring fresh ideas to market.
Batch Ventures combines the entrepreneurial experience of the team at
Mission Ventures with the industry knowledge and reach of Warburtons,
the UK’s leading bakery brand and a fifth generation family company.
This is a dynamic new approach to backing food entrepreneurs and their
brands to achieve the scale they are capable of.
Warburtons
Warburtons is one of the best known and best-loved bakery brands in the
UK. It brings a wealth of experience in the market and has a tremendous
amount of passion for innovative bakery brands. Food & Drink Heroes Partner
and leading independent business accelerator, Mission Ventures, along with
Warburtons, the UK’s biggest bakery brand, have launched a new joint venture
to support businesses producing innovative bakery led products.
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