Meatcure looking for tasty £350k deal
Meatcure, the East Midlands-based restaurant family inspired by New York’s Meat Packing District, is seeking backers to be part of its next five restaurant openings.
Meatcure’s campaign through equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, is inviting backers to help it raise £350,000 to expand across the UK.
Meatcure’s homeland in the East Midlands was one of the UK’s highest restaurant growth areas in 2015, at times outpacing London. When launching their very first restaurant in Market Harborough, a provincial market town of just 22,000 population, they hit £14,000 sales in the first week, proving to them that Meatcure had the potential to be something special.
From beginning life in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, in late 2014, in just 12 months they’d opened restaurants two and three in Leicester and Leamington Spa. Their fourth opening in Bedford is just weeks away from launching and has been 100% funded from the success of the first three restaurants. The quick growth, mixed with a strong cult customer following has seen the demand for Meatcure to grow into further surrounding impressively profitable market towns.
Meatcure co-founder, Paul Rigby, said: “There’s huge potential benefit to investing in Meatcure’s campaign. The way we build our restaurants is fast, fun and with a view to getting a good payback for our investors.
“It’s not rocket science, it’s mostly wood and lots of those trendy light bulbs. Our aim is to create a backdrop for our impossibly good burgers, craft beers and killer cocktails. The good news with the crowdfunding campaign is that you don’t have to wear a tool belt or steelies, we’ll do that bit for you.”
Co-founder, Rob Martyniak, added, “At Meatcure we are kind of old school about things. We make impossibly good burgers, we do steak properly, superb salads and proper food for kids. We love coffee, craft beers and killer cocktails however there are no £10 cocktails or long table waits. You’ll be greeted with an old school smile and you might even get to choose the vinyl that’s playing. I think that’s why we’ve seen the Meatcure name grow. We do what we love and we love what we do. We can’t wait for others to be a part of it.”
Investments will be made through Seedrs, the crowdfunding platform that focuses solely on equity investments.
Ekaterina Steube, campaigns success manager at Seedrs said: “We are excited to welcome Meatcure on to Seedrs. The brand is all about great food, world class customer experience and supporting local suppliers, and their campaign reflects that.
“The team is exceptionally focused with highly experienced founders and we look forward to seeing the business scale.”
