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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Founder operating in the Nutrition 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.
Bashar Aboudaoud
Co-Founder and CSO of Brinc
Bashar is an entrepreneur that has established several businesses in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and London. From 2002-2009 he co-founded Ecico Group’s Hong Kong procurement business and established major clients in Europe and the Middle East. In 2005 he founded Cicero Capital that invested in prime real estate in Guangzhou and London. Cicero Capital built up an investment portfolio of high end residential and commercial properties in Guangzhou that caters to foreign multinationals and local state owned enterprises requirements. Bashar also entered the F&B business in 2008 and opened his first restaurant in Guangzhou.
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About Brinc, Brinc Accelerator of Accelerators: Brinc is a leader in global venture acceleration, operating 18 multidisciplinary accelerator programs in 7 countries.
Daniel Murray
Co-Founder of Heights
Dan is Co Founder at Grabble & Mobula, a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, & the UK Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 as well as being part of the Drapers 30 under 30 for fashion and on the advisory board of Retail Week Live. He runs an international community of entrepreneurs called Foundrs comprising 250 founders between London, LA and San Francisco. He also started Funconference, a 65 person weekend away for founders and CEOs where all content is curated and attended by fellow participants. He is also about to launch a podcast called “The Secret Lives of Leaders” in which he interviews the key people in the UK entrepreneurship sector, featuring founders of Just Eat, Photobox, Moonpig, Made.com, BBH, & even HRH Prince Andrew. The mobile commerce enthusiast is a keen public speaker on all things mobile and fashion, tweets @murraymuzz and writes a popular blog (www.startupmumblr.tumblr.com) about the lessons he learns growing a team and daily struggles of running a consumer start-up.
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About Heights, Heights: Heights provide the daily nutrients, knowledge, and network you need to elevate your cognitive potential and brain health.
Joel Freeman
Co-Founder of Heights
Joel Freeman is the Co-Founder at Heights.
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About Heights: Heights provide the daily nutrients, knowledge, and network you need to elevate your cognitive potential and brain health.
Jonathan Petrides
Founder and CEO of AllPlants
Jonathan Petrides is Co-Founder of Allplants.
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About AllPlants: AllPlants is a VC-backed B-Corp on a mission to become Earth’s most forward-thinking food company.
Alex Petrides Petrides
Founder of AllPlants
Alex loves to launch and run projects that spread positivity, openness and compassion. He kickstarted his career as employee #1 at Propercorn, building the brand from scratch to serving over 3 million colourful packs of popcorn each month across Europe. He left the world of popcorn late last year to launch allplants with his brother, JP. Allplants prepare and deliver delicious, plant-powered eats to your home, fresh frozen, ready to go. From a spicy Jerk Jackfruit Curry to a Creamy Cashew Mac, they’ve delivered over 60,000 meals this year and are primed to hit 2018 with a bang.
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About AllPlants: AllPlants is a VC-backed B-Corp on a mission to become Earth’s most forward-thinking food company.
Julian Hearn
Founder of Huel
Julian Hearn is an internet entrepreneur, marketer, and dad from Aylesbury, England. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a BA (Hons) in 1996 and then went on to work in online marketing for 11 years for the likes of Tesco.com, Starbucks and Waitrose. He started his first internet business in 2008 with an initial £1500 investment, and within 18 months it attracted over 1 million monthly visits and was successfully sold within 3 years. Always passionate about sport and fitness Julian’s next startup was Bodyhack, a health and fitness website. He acted as a human guinea pig for Bodyhack, obeyed a strict diet plan and exercised no more than three hours/week for 3 months. This experience led to the realisation that fitness was 80% diet and 20% exercise. But he found eating healthily time consuming and felt bad about all the animal protein he was consuming. So he looked for a better way. Huel was born out of this research. Julian is now the Founder of Huel, a nutritionally complete food.
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About Huel, Mycouponcodes.com, Mycouponcodes.com, Promotionalcodes.org.uk: Huel provides nutritionally-complete food products.
James Collier
Co-Founder & Head of Nutrition of Huel
James Collier is the co-founder and head of nutrition at Huel.
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About Huel: Huel provides nutritionally-complete food products.
Jonathan Relph
Founder & CEO of VITL
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About VITL: On a mission to make healthy living more achievable, providing beautifully designed, expertly researched nutritional products and content.
Melissa Snover
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member of Nourished
Melissa Snover CEO and founder of Nourished.
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About Goody Good Stuff, Nourished: Nourished provides a customized nutrition product that uses patented 3D printing technology to create bespoke gummy vitamins on demand.
Boris Hodakel
Founder of Feel
Boris Hodakel is the Founder of Feel.
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About Feel: Feel is a pure nutritional supplements startup.
Phil Carr
Founder & CEO of My PT Hub
Phil Carr is the founder of My PT Hub.
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About My PT Hub: My PT Hub is an online web and mobile app, enabling personal trainers & fitness professionals to manage their clients.
Robert Martineau
Co-Founder of TRIBE
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About TRIBE: Tribe Pack // Monday delivery of five nutrient-rich snacks and inspiration for runners. Run Tribe // Running community.
Guy Hacking
Co-Founder of TRIBE
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About TRIBE: Tribe Pack // Monday delivery of five nutrient-rich snacks and inspiration for runners. Run Tribe // Running community.
Tim Waldron
Co-Founder and Trustee of TRIBE
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About Fimatix, OBR Ventures Ltd, TRIBE: Tribe Pack // Monday delivery of five nutrient-rich snacks and inspiration for runners. Run Tribe // Running community.
Tom Stancliffe
Co-Founder of TRIBE
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About TRIBE: Tribe Pack // Monday delivery of five nutrient-rich snacks and inspiration for runners. Run Tribe // Running community.
Dexter Grima
CO-Founder of Everly Wellness
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About Everly Wellness: Everly Wellness is a technology healthcare company focused on providing honest, expertly researched and personalised nutritional products.
Markus Stripf
Co-Founder & CPMO of Spoon Guru
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About Spoon Guru: A leading retail solution provider, we deliver seamless product discovery based on shopper dietary & lifestyle needs.
Neel Patel
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of ZiO Health
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About ZiO Health: ZiO Health has developed proprietary pocket-sized technology, bringing lab testing to the point of use.
Roger Wood
Director and Co-Founder of MPM
Roger Wood is a director and the co-founder of MPM Products.
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About MPM: MPM produces pet foods that are made from natural ingredients.
Stuart Grice
Co-Founder and CSO of FitnessGenes
Stuart is a co-founder of FitnessGenes, and also a published scientist who adds current and cutting edge expertise to the science team. After a short plunge into the world of finance, he decided scientific enlightenment was where it’s at. Having studied subjects as diverse as neuromuscular disorders and autism, he continues to work on understanding how the variations in both genetics and metabolism impact on human health.
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About FitnessGenes: FitnessGenes is pioneering the field of genetic data analysis to produce personalized fitness and diet recommendations.
Samantha Decombel
Co-Founder & CEO of FitnessGenes
A co-founder of FitnessGenes, with a PhD in genetics and a passion for science communication, Sam is responsible for product development and management of the science team. Fascinated by genetics from an early age, she studied the subject for her PhD at the University of Birmingham, UK, where she has also lectured on Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics. Sam is an enthusiastic sportswoman, and particularly enjoys playing football and running when she is not in the gym trying to improve on her squat PB of 165lb.
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About FitnessGenes, InnovationXchange, Play DNA: FitnessGenes is pioneering the field of genetic data analysis to produce personalized fitness and diet recommendations.
Steve Bennett
Co-Founder and Managing Director of WOOF & BREW Limited
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About WOOF & BREW Limited: WOOF&BREW is a beverage company that produces healthy and herbal doggy teabags.
Barry Leaper
Founder of LiberEat
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About LiberEat: Faster, Safer AI Allergen Detection
Louise Cahill
Co-Founder of LiberEat
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About LiberEat: Faster, Safer AI Allergen Detection
Sebastien Vanderlinden
Co-Founder & CEO of Yumi
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About Yumi: Yumi creates and produces chewable vitamins and supplements.
Hillary Graves
Co-Founder & Owner of Little Dish
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About Little Dish: Make perfectly nutritionally balanced food for toddlers
Georgie Reames
Co-Founder & Director of Press London
Georgie Reames joined PRESS as Co Founder and Director in 2014.
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About Press London: Health food and nutrition business.
Barry Davies
Co-Founder of Nutrivend
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About Nutrivend, Nutrivend: Nutrivend is a sports nutrition company.
Jay Li
Co-Founder & CTO of Lysa Health
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About Lysa Health: Smart and human, Lysa offers a new approach to diet management and nutrition.
