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Pippa Murray swapped a London flat for a shed and won £120,000
She entered a competition whose prize was rent-free accommodation in a garden shed. Eleven years on, Pip & Nut says 1.6 million British households buy its peanut butter every year.
Nature Talks Back plans 10-week NC State conservation project
A North Carolina apparel brand says its shirts are a delivery mechanism for conservation messages. Its founder, 25 years into a corporate career before starting it, is running the whole thing on a small budget.
Nike veteran's brand Omorpho grew 743% in three years
Stefan Olander spent more than 20 years at Nike before starting Omorpho. Inc. reports the sportswear brand has grown 743 per cent over three years.
Sisters raise £660,500 for dressing brand TOSS
Grace and Sophie Devlin have pulled in SFC Capital, SyndicateRoom's angel fund and a row of food founders. The money goes on awareness, shelf space and new formats.
Swansea vodka brand sold to Sazerac in reported £500m deal
Charlie Morgan and Jackson Quinn started Au Vodka in their home city in 2015. Eleven years on, the American owner of Southern Comfort has agreed to buy it.
Oshun says one unflavoured bottle has won 8,000 subscribers
Two founders sold a 15-product supplement brand, then built a company around a single pump-top electrolyte. Their argument: any habit that needs willpower eventually loses.