Going from restaurant to food business

Turning a successful restaurant menu into products that customers can enjoy at home can make a lot of sense. What does it take to do it?

From restaurant to food business - The Brook's Great Taste AwardsThea Brook, founder of the plant-based restaurant The Brook, talked to Mel about turning an award-winning restaurant into an award-winning food business. She’s raised nearly £1m of funding, taken the range into retail, developed a D2C channel, and won three Great Taste awards too. She shares her experience and advice about:

  • How she started in food and all about The Brook
  • The impact of the pandemic and building your D2C
  • Raising your profile, social media, promotion, SEO, awards and more
  • The help and support that has been key to growth
  • Her experience and advice about raising investment

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