It’s all been a bit stop-start for Dragons’ Den this yr. The BBC’s long-running enterprise present first returned for collection 22 in January, went on hiatus one month later, got here again for a single episode in July, then went off air as soon as once more.
But Dragons’ Den followers, we come bearing excellent news. The present is returning tonight (Thursday 2 October), and it’s again for actual this time – at the very least, till the collection concludes on the finish of this month. Taking their seats as soon as once more, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Steven Bartlett and Sara Davies will appraise a batch of recent entrepreneurs, however will any of them impress?
In the den tonight, we’ve got all the pieces from an AI-powered range monitor that may detect fires earlier than they start to an African magnificence model and a non-alcoholic drink enterprise. Plus, there’s even a singular shoe deodoriser. Here’s all the pieces it’s worthwhile to know concerning the companies pitching this night.
First up within the den is self-confessed serial inventor Samuel Bailey, who desires to eradicate the chance of fires beginning when cooking at house. But will the dragons see the potential in his tech-powered hearth security product?
Launched in 2021, the Pippa system is a bit monitor that sticks to the wall above your range and displays the temperature of your entire pots and pans. According to Pippa, it might detect when a pan goes to burn a number of minutes earlier than it occurs, supplying you with audible warnings so forward of time.
If you’ve left the range on and aren’t at house, it might additionally provide you with a name or textual content to warn you. The system additionally doubles up as a wise cooking assistant, telling you when your rooster or pasta is on the proper cooking temperature. The Pippa system itself prices £179.99, however in order for you the cellphone alerts, you’ll should pay for the subscription, which prices £39.99 a yr.
Next up within the den are Liha Okunniwa and Abi Oyepitan, co-founders of African bodycare model Liha Beauty. Boasting celeb followers that embrace Lenny Kravitz, FKA Twigs and Beyonce’s stylist Zerina Akers, will the dragons be part of the pack?
First based in Okunniwa and Oyepitan’s kitchens in 2014, Liha Beauty blends African botanicals with English aromatherapy to create a variety of bodycare merchandise. They embrace all the pieces from its idan physique oil and its oju omi mud cleanser to its orinrin cleaning balm and its shea butter; the entire model’s elements are ethically sourced from Nigeria and Ghana. You can purchase Liha’s merchandise from its web site and Sephora.
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Mother Root Ginger non-alcoholic aperitif: £29.95, Amazon.co.uk
Third within the den are Bethan Higson and Alice Galsworthy, the founder and chief working officer of non-alcoholic drink model Mother Root, who stroll into the den trying to quench the dragons’ thirst for money with their subtle aperitif.
Launched in 2018 after Higson turned pregnant and located herself wanting a flavoursome drink, however with out the alcohol, Mother Root Ginger is an aperitif made with natural apple cider vinegar, blossom honey, natural ginger juice, ginger extract and chilli extract. Intended to be blended with soda water, every 500ml bottle serves 20 drinks. It may be purchased from Amazon (£29.95, Amazon.co.uk) and Mother Root (£29.94, Motherroot.com) immediately.
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Last within the den is Phil Osband, a former climbing teacher who thinks he’s discovered the answer to pungent sneakers with a singular deodoriser. But will he and his pitch come up smelling of roses?
Founded in 2012, Boot Bananas is a sustainable shoe care model that sells numerous equipment that cease your sneakers from smelling. The flagship product is the Boot Banana, a banana-shaped deodoriser made with a mix of odour-neutralising salts, minerals and botanicals, together with lavender, lemon, patchouli and tea-tree.
They slot neatly into sneakers and boots, and like precise bananas, flip brown after they’re prepared to get replaced. You can purchase the deodoriser from Amazon (£14.99, Amazon.co.uk) and Boot Bananas (£14.99, Bootbananas.com) immediately.
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