Dragon goes for curry
Fresh curry business Vini & Bali’s secured a £50,000 investment from Piers Linney in return for a 30% stake in the company in the same episode as Bate’s investment.
The husband and wife team of Vini and Bal became the first British Asian couple to secure investment on the programme.
Linney said: “It was clear that Vini and Bal were determined to succeed and that together they were a capable team, having already started the business and succeeded in getting the product into some stores with limited resources and capital.
“I immediately recognised that they had spotted a gap in the market. Vini & Bal’s provides consumers with a genuinely authentic Indian culinary experience.”
The firm’s range of curries are now available in Sainsbury, Ocado and Booths.