Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Bristol based Founder operating in the Food and Beverage space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Ryan Pasco
Co-Founder of AngelBerry
Ryan is responsible for building the brand, enhancing the product and building both company stores and franchised stores. Ryan works with all the AngelBerry franchisees and assists them in setting up their own AngelBerry stores. As well as this, Ryan works on building the concept, creating new flavours and tweaking the systems.
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About AngelBerry: AngelBerry is a self-serve Fro-Yo shop.
James Taylor
Co-Founder of AngelBerry
James heads up our store operations, keeping up our high levels of customer service, motivating the in-store team and ensuring our customers get the best and freshest frozen yogurt. James’ family have always been business people, so it was only natural for James to open his own greengrocer at the age of 18.
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About AngelBerry: AngelBerry is a self-serve Fro-Yo shop.
Tristan Hogg
Founder and Managing director of Pieminister
Moved quickly from washing dishes to becoming apprentice chef at a Broxton hall hotel in Cheshire and then jumped at the chance of moving to London to set up the kitchen at Jon Simons (My business partner and Brother in Law) newly opened bar. Headhunted a few years later to work on music tours, became a chef to bands such as The Rolling Stones, Pet Shop Boys and Robbie Williams.
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About FareShare, Pieminister: Pieminister is a Bristol-based family business known for making award winning pies.
Jon Simon
Managing Director & Founder of Pieminister
Taking Pieminister from humble beginnings into a thriving business has been an incredibly enjoyable journey. With Pieminister’s focus in the UK’s vibrant and competitive fast casual dining sector we have had to think differently and be obsessive over our customers. Together with the rest of a team of very talented people, Pieminsiter has become a highly respected, market leader in high quality pies and a unique restaurant operator with exceptional food and service levels.
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About Good Sixty, Pieminister: Pieminister is a Bristol-based family business known for making award winning pies.
Rich Osborn
CEO & Co-Founder of Fresh Range
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About Fresh Range: Fresh Range is a food tech company .
