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International sports stars join the Porky’s BBQ
Crowdcube raise.
across London, and will add all 5 of Porky’s BBQ
restaurants to their roster of taps in the coming weeks.
investors of all sizes to come onboard. We were sold
from the start but we’d love people to join us.”
London, June 16th – Porky’s BBQ has raised over
£112k in two weeks through Crowdcube.com, and
was recently given a boost by two Saracens rugby
players. Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles, domestic
and European cup winners, have invested for their
part of the business, and will also become drinks
partners after introducing their Wolfpack Lager to the
restaurant owners.
Simon Brigg, Owner at Porky’s BBQ, says, “We caught
up with the boys at Wildman Craft Beer recently and
managed to taste their brew – it was an instant winner.
Naturally we mentioned our exciting Crowdcube raise
to them and they were keen to jump onboard. Having
them as both business and beer partners will be great
for future events and collaborations.”
Porky’s BBQ and Wildman Craft Beer Co. will be
hosting a partnership event at BOXPARK on August
4th. Follow the brewery and restaurant on Twitter
for more.
Those who have been to a Saracens game will
recognise the Wolfpack bus that serves its popular
lager to fans. Team players and businessmen, Alistair
and Chris, are already selling their beer in 15 bars
Chris Wyles, Wildman partner and Saracens rugby
player, says, “Beer and BBQ have always been a perfect
match. I personally love BBQ and knew of the Porky’s
restaurants in London. They have a great opportunity
reach their target on Crowdcube, but they need
Website: www.porkys.co.uk
This will be Porky’s BBQ’s first effort to gain outside
investment after self-funding an impressive first three
years of growth. The target raise will be £650k in
exchange for 7.5% of the business, and it will launch on
18th May via Crowdcube – the platform that helped
Brewdog fund its well-publicised Equity for
Punks scheme.