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Origins:
FruityFaces were launched in May 2006 by inventor, business
woman and mother of three, Paige Allen. FruityFaces Ltd was set up for two
reasons - to promote healthy eating and to raise funds for children's
charities through the sales of FruityFaces products.
Going Global:
Having only had our products in the UK marketplace for twelve months, due to demand we have already set up our first global distributor in Australia. FruityFaces are now available in Australia via website www.fruityfaces.com.au. We already also have distributors in Iceland and Germany, and have had expressions of interest from the USA, New Zealand, South Africa, Cyprus, France, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece and Japan. It seems all the world wants FruityFaces!
Business Approach:
We run the business on a low budget gaining support from many businesses and individuals who donate or volunteer their time and services so we can donate as much profit as possible to our nominated charities.
Charities:
We have nominated three small charities that we feel deserve support as they spend their funds very carefully to make a real impact within the communities they work in. These are African Revival who support rural communities in East African countries, Fara who work with Romanian abandoned children and Amber who help young long term unemployed people in the UK.
Donations So Far:
Nov 2006 - £5,000 to African Revival's 'The Education Project in Uganda'
July 2007 - £2,500 to Amber (UK) and £2,500 to FARA
Awards:
Finalist for the 2006 Refresh ‘5 a day’ Award
Finalist for the 2006 Refresh Innovation of the Year Award
Nominated for the 2006 Good Housekeeping Innovation Award
South-East finalist in the 2007 HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards
Winners of the 2006 Community Impact Award for Start Ups
Winner of the 'Packaging Innovation of the Year' at the
Food Processing Awards 2007
Paige Allen is a London Regional Finalist in the 2007 E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Media:
As seen on UK TV - Dragon's Den (March 2007), This Morning (2006), GMTV (2006) and The Paul O'Grady Show (January 2007).
Paige and FruityFaces were selected as the entrepreneurial venture used by the International Patent Office’s ‘Cracking Ideas’ scheme to help promote design and innovation amongst school children.
Feb 2008 - General Release - Mr Fruitiness Campaign
Jan 2008 - General Release - Local MP Visits FruityFaces
Jan 2008 - General Release - FruityFaces Reviewed by 'Serious' Mums
May 2007 - General Release - The Case for FruityFaces
March 2007 - General Release - FruityFaces Enters the Dragons Den
February 2007 - Education/Health - FruityFaces Increases Fruit Consumption
February 2007 - Fruit Industry - FruityFaces Increases Fruit Consumption
Click on any of the above links to load the document concerned. All our press releases are in downloadable Adobe Acrobat Format - if your organisation requires the information in a different format, or has further questions that are not answered by these documents, then please contact:
Paige Allen or Arsim Shillova
Tel: +44 (0)1372 844717
Fax: +44 (0)20 8939 3987
Email: info@fruityfaces.com
Primary Contact:
Mrs Paige Allen, Managing Director
Tel: +44 (0)1372 844717
Fax: +44 (0)208 9393987
Email: paige@fruityfaces.com
Other Key Personnel:
Mr Rob Taberner, Finance Director
Mr David Argyle, Manufacturing Controller
Mr Roger Kohn, Product Designer
Mr Mark Jopling, Non-executive Director
Mr Arsim Shillova, Business Development and Operations Manager
Business Address:
Copsem Manor
50 Copsem Lane
Esher
Surrey KT10 9HJ
Registered Office:
Garrick House
161 High Strret
Hampton Hill
Middlesex TW12 1NG
Company Numbers:
Company Number: 5218100
VAT Number: 878 4959 41
Supporting Associates:
Duncan Andrews - Manufacturing/Shipping, Logistics, Irish sales
David Argyle - IP/Legal and Manufacturing
Celeste Clarke - Century PR
Janet Stead - IP Lawyer
Sarah Gough - Accounts, Prayer Partner
Winnie - Manufacturing, Logistics
Julia Mitchell - Sales/Marketing
Simon Lee - Retail Advisor
Sally Crampton-Platt - Accounts/Admin
Jean Dean - Graphic Design/Artwork
Steve North - Business Advisor/Sales Advisor, Telecommunications Link
Scott Thomas - Pukka Photography
Eniko/Mandy/Kate/Iwona - Despatch
John Forster - Website, IT Support
Jim Boocock - IP Advice
Tony (hubby) - My reminder never to give up
Mum - My Comfort and Support, Spiritually and Emotionally
My family and Friends - For their honest opinions, support and help
