This new investment will raise factory capacity and create further job opportunities
Natural pet food company, Bella & Duke Ltd, has today announced a successful investment round of £7m from a consortium of investors
BGF, a growth capital investor, has injected £5m, with the balance provided by existing shareholders, including a further investment from Mobeus.
Bella & Duke was founded in 2016 by Mark Scott and Tony Ottley – who agreed that existing mainstream pet food products did not give dogs and cats the best chance of enjoying long, healthy lives. Bella & Duke’s raw, natural pet food provides notable health benefits to pets, with over 92% of customers reporting an improvement in their dog within 8 weeks.
Bella & Duke has grown rapidly to post revenues north of £11m in its last financial year and delivers over 2 million meals per month across Great Britain.
This new investment will accelerate marketing activity, raise factory capacity, and create further job opportunities at Bella & Duke’s headquarters located in Fife. Total employee numbers have also recently increased to nearly 100, with further significant increases planned over the next few years as the business scales up.
Alongside the funding round, Peter Farquhar will join Bella & Duke as Chairman. Peter is the former Chairman of natural pet food brand, Forthglade.
Mark Scott, co-founder and CEO of Bella & Duke says: Attracting this recent investment demonstrates the long-term potential for Bella & Duke and showcases the significant opportunity within the raw feeding category generally. Our mission is to provide all British dogs and cats with the best possible nutrition: raw food, with recipes tailored to take account of breed, life stage and any underlying health or welfare concerns.
He said the business has grown significantly in recent years due to the increasing consumer demand for natural, nutritionally beneficial pet food as well as the success of our subscription-based business model that delivers frozen food from our factory in Fife directly to customers’ homes throughout Great Britain. This funding round will enable us to continue growing and we’re delighted to be working with our investors for the next phase of the journey.