HonestBrew
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| Founded | 2014 |
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| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Key people | Andrew Reeve (Co-Founder, CEO) Annabel Causer (Co-Founder) Tim Armstrong (Co-Founder) Craig Willmott (Co-Founder) |
| Industry | Food distribution |
| Products | Craft Beer, Beer |
| Employees | 20 |
| URL | honestbrew |
| Current status | Active |
HonestBrew is a United Kingdom-based online craft beer retailer. The company delivers beers direct to customers across the U.K. and Europe, as well as supplying offices. They organise their own events, take part in industry-wide festivals and actively launch and promote new breweries.[1][2]
History
HonestBrew was launched in 2014 by four friends (three from New Zealand and one from Australia) in Andrew Reeve's London apartment.[2]
The business, which bootstrapped using £30,000 of the founders own money and also received an initial cash injection from the government's Start Up Loans initiative,[2] has also raised £250,000 from leading food Industry experts [3] and over £400,000 on the crowd funding platform Crowdcube.[4][5]
In 2016, Startups.co.uk named HonestBrew number 49 on their annual list of the UK's leading Startups.[6] HonestBrew also won the Startups Retail Business of the Year Award in 2015.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "HonestBrew launches craft beer investment fund". www.thedrinksbusiness.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ a b c Kitty Dann (2 March 2015). "Pop-up honesty bars boost sales for craft beer business". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Henry Williams (31 March 2015). "Honest brew secures £250,000 from food industry angel investors". Startups.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "HonestBrew raising £300,000 investment on Crowdcube". Crowdcube. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Craig Guthrie (19 October 2015). "Honest Brew's Andrew Reeve on craft beer and crowdfunding". Craft Beer World. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Henry Williams (16 May 2016). "49. HonestBrew". Startups.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Henry Williams (12 October 2015). "People's Champion Finalist: HonestBrew". Startups.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2016.