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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 United Kingdom based CEO’ operating in the Grocery space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
Tim Steiner
CEO of Ocado Group
Tim is the founding Chief Executive Officer of Ocado, which he started in 2000. Prior to Ocado, he spent eight years as a banker at Goldman Sachs, during which time he was based in London, Hong Kong and New York in the Fixed Income division. Tim graduated from Manchester University in 1992 with an honours degree in Economics, Finance and Accountancy.
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About Ocado Group: Ocado is an online grocery retailer providing services, technology, and automation to grocery e-commerce businesses around the world.
Kristof Van Beveren
Co-Founder & CEO of Weezy
Kristof Van Beveren is a Co-Founder and CEO at Weezy. Prior to founding Weezy, he is part of Showpad as the Vice President of Marketing and Sales Development.
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About Weezy: Weezy is an online supermarket platform designed for on-demand grocery shopping.
Mariam Jimoh
Founder & CEO of Oja
Building the next solution transforming access to cultural groceries and world foods! Mariam Jimoh is Founder and CEO of Oja. Recently honoured in the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 Technology list, her mission is to unlock game-changing value in underrepresented groups through technology and community. Whilst studying an undergraduate degree she founded WCAN, a marketplace & network for the professional development of black women in the UK. Mariam’s work has trained and mentored thousands of black women and fast-tracked them to prestigious firms from Blackrock, Clifford Chance, and Goldman Sachs. In 2014, she was selected by McKinsey & Company as a Next Generation Women Leader. Since graduating from UCL, Mariam has gained experience as an M&A investment banker at Rothschild & Co. Combining her strategic insight with her business acumen, she founded Oja, the app transforming access to cultural groceries for households across the UK. She is building the UK’s first venture-backed digital supermarket for cultural communities.
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About Oja: Oja is an online supermarket for cultural groceries and world foods. Our mission is to revolutionise access to cultural and ethnic produce.
Ben Patten
Founder & CEO of Good Club
Founded a number of businesses. Main skills are articulating a vision, finding the necessary resources and creating the foundations for growth. Recently studied the product management process to understand how to improve the success rate of creating a digital product. Worked closely with a number of different funding sources. Creating a business that brings sustainability to a mainstream audience. Loves swimming outdoors
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About Good Club: Good Club is a Zero Waste supermarket that offers different brands and sells groceries in reusable packaging.
Askar Bulegenov
Founder & CEO of Grocemania
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About Grocemania: On-demand grocery delivery platform. Find and shop from any local grocery store and get your order in minutes!
Fuad Fatullaev
CEO and Founder of Bringit
Key Expertise: Strategy, Business Development, Logistics&Operations, Team Building
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About Bringit: The very latest and most advanced on-demand food and groceries delivery service in London, UK
Emilie Vanpoperinghe
Co-founder and CEO of Oddbox
Emilie Vanpoperinghe is the Co-Founder & CEO at Oddbox.
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About Oddbox: Oddbox is a provider of fruit and veg box delivery service intended to reduce food waste.
Rich Osborn
CEO & Co-Founder of Fresh Range
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About Fresh Range: Fresh Range is a food tech company .
