Gousto
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| Industry | Internet retail |
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| Founder | Timo Schmidt, James Carter |
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Area served
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South East England, Midlands, North West England, the South Coast of England and most of Yorkshire, South West England and South Wales |
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Number of employees
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200+ |
| Website | www |
Gousto is a British Internet retailer, headquartered in Shepherds Bush, London. The company was founded by Timo Schmidt and James Carter[1] in June 2012.
Gousto offers recipe kit boxes which include fresh ingredients and step-by-step, chef-designed recipes. It has been voted best recipe kit service by the Independent,[2] the Guardian,[3] the Metro and Time Out London.[4]
The company won Retail Business of the Year at the 2015 Startups awards,[5] the Angel-VC Deal of the Year at the 2015 UK Business Angels Association Awards,[6] the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award (CEO and founder, Timo Schmidt) at the 2014 Great British Entrepreneur Awards,[7] and the Everline Future50 at the 2014 Real Business Awards.[8]
In August 2013, Gousto's co-founders appeared on the BBC's Dragons' Den.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Gousto, nationwide, visit www.gousto.co.uk (From The Argus)
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/homedelivered-gourmet-meals-cut-out-shopping-and-prep-time--but-are-they-worth-the-money-10464471.html
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- ↑ BBC Two - Dragons' Den
- Dragons forced to eat humble pie as reject Gousto wins a further £1.2m of funding | Mail Online
- Gousto dinner box firm lands investment boost
- Gousto raises further investment through the Angel CoFund
- Q&A: Gousto's chief executive and co-founder Timo Schmidt | Analysis | Retail Week
- FoodBev.com | News | Dinner kit specialist Gousto partners with Ocado
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