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 |
| Employees | 22 |
| URL | honestbrew |
HonestBrew is a United Kingdom-based Craft Beer retailer. The company delivers beers direct to customers across the U.K. and Europe. They also supply the trade industry, offices, and catered events. 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 company began delivering craft beer across the United Kingdom in early 2014.[3]
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 [4] and over £400,000 on the crowd funding platform Crowdcube.[5][6]
In 2016, Startups.co.uk named HonestBrew number 49 on their annual list of the UK's leading Startups.[7] HonestBrew also won the Startups Retail Business of the Year Award in 2015.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "HonestBrew launches craft beer investment fund". www.thedrinksbusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ a b c Kitty Dann (March 2, 2015). "Pop-up honesty bars boost sales for craft beer business". The Guardian. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Daniel Palmer (April 24, 2014). "Online Beer Platform Honest Brew Will Mail Ale for Bitcoin". CoinDesk. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Henry Williams (March 31, 2015). "Honest brew secures £250,000 from food industry angel investors". Startups.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "HonestBrew raising £300,000 investment on Crowdcube". Crowdcube. October 31, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Craig Guthrie (October 19, 2015). "Honest Brew's Andrew Reeve on craft beer and crowdfunding". Craft Beer World. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Henry Williams (May 16, 2016). "49. HonestBrew". Startups.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Henry Williams (October 12, 2015). "People's Champion Finalist: HonestBrew". Startups.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2016.