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Start-up name: <\/strong>Smith & Sinclair
\nFounders: <\/strong>Melanie Goldsmith and Emile Bernard
\nStarted in: <\/strong>2014
\nBased in: <\/strong>London
\nBusiness description: <\/strong>Edible alcoholic sweets <\/strong><\/p>\n

Shortlisted categories:<\/h3>\n

Innovative Business of the Year<\/a>, Women in Business Award<\/a><\/p>\n

The Smith & Sinclair story:<\/h3>\n

An idea conceived during a dating game night, founders Melanie Goldsmith and Emile Bernard and their edible alcoholic sweets have experienced a meteoric rise since launching just three years ago.<\/p>\n

Initially selling their confectionaries on the streets of Berwick Street Market, wedged in between a brand stand and fruit stall, their treats experienced such initial popularity that in just three weeks they had raised £3,000 and launched the Smith & Sinclair website.<\/p>\n

Five days after launching, the duo took an order of 20,000 pastilles and soon had scaled so much they moved their business to a permanent site with a kitchen in North London.<\/p>\n

Having produced sweets for the likes of Secret Cinema, Google and Ted Baker, Smith & Sinclair is now stocked across a range of high street retailers including Harvey Nichols and Fenwicks.<\/p>\n

Currently exporting to consumers across the globe on their website, the start-up recently launched into Hotel Chocolat and will soon hit John Lewis Stores across with UK.<\/p>\n

At 7% ABV per pastille, each pastille is made by hand using high quality spirits, and locally produced fresh fruit and spices.<\/p>\n

Now owning the intellectual property on its product through an international patent pending, Smith & Sinclair is able to retain alcohol during the cooking process using a special process.<\/p>\n

Having expanded its range beyond simple sweets, Smith & Sinclair have also worked with a host of major brands and events to create many more alcohol-infused goodies including edible bubbles and inhalable cocktails.<\/p>\n

Why Smith & Sinclair made our shortlist:<\/h3>\n

Working with a host of retail giants and achieving phenomenal growth, Smith and Sinclair is almost making the edible alcoholic market its own. Will it be your People’s Champion?<\/p>\n

Where to find out more about Smith & Sinclair:<\/h3>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.smithandsinclair.co.uk
\n<\/a>Twitter:<\/strong> @SmthandSnclr<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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