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CLIENT: CARLA FROM BANKSTOWN
OUTLET: DAILY TELEGRAPH
The rest of the state calls him the Premier, but to Carla from Bankstown he’s Daddy Chris.
Following on from her role as former Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s part-time personal assistant during lockdown, Carla has settled into Premier Chris Minn’s office as his new part-time PA.
CLIENT: LILLY’S LITTLE LUNCHBOX
OUTLET: DYNAMIC BUSINESS
In the fast-paced world of children’s nutrition, one woman has emerged as a visionary and trailblazer. Meet Cara, the founder of Lilly’s Little Lunchbox, a ground breaking service that has transformed the way parents provide healthy and balanced meals for their little ones.
With a focus on incorporating the five core food groups into every meal, Cara’s bespoke dietitian-designed lunches have become the ultimate solution for time-strapped parents seeking convenience without compromising on nutrition. Thanks to a seamless delivery system and the elimination of any cooking requirements, Lilly’s Little Lunchbox has quickly become the go-to choice for families on the go.
CLIENT: ENDEAVOUR ENERGY
OUTLET: NEWS CORP
Some of Australia's biggest employers are bucking the tradie trend, with more women taking up careers on the tools. New figures show a jump in female apprenticeships with more funding on the way and Endeavour Energy is leading the charge.
CLIENT: NAKED LIFE
OUTLET: NEWS CORP
David Andrew has just raised $3m in a crowd-funding campaign for his wildly successful non-alcoholic cocktail brand which started as an experiment in his kitchen.
His Naked Life Non-Alcoholic Spirits has notched up one of the biggest equity crowd-funding raises this year, with 935 investors pledging just shy of $3m with the offer closing on Thursday night.
Along the way it broke the previous record for the largest food and beverage equity crowd-funding raise, which was set by Old Young’s distillery which reached $2.7m earlier this year.
Both were on the Birchal crowd-funding platform.
Over the past three year’s Naked Life has cranked up its revenue from $400,000 a year to almost $13m, ranking it as the country’s top selling non-alcoholic cocktail brand.
CLIENT: LYKA
OUTLET: 9 HONEY - PETS
A young Sydney woman is changing the processed pet food industry, one nutritional food bowl at a time.
Anna Podolsky, 30, is the founder of the mega successful pet wellness start-up Lyka that has just received an additional $25 million in funding.
The Aussie business is at the forefront of the fresh food movement for pets.
CLIENT: PLEASANT STATE
OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
Lee Torrens is cleaning up. Street Talk understands the former Canva Marketplace director and current company adviser is absorbing shares in household cleaning product startup Pleasant State.
Pleasant State is a subscription-based eco-friendly household cleaning products business, co-founded by Queenslanders Sian Murray and Ami Bateman. The pair say they’re making more than $1.4 million a year in revenue and claim their products can be found in over 20,000 homes.
CLIENT: LYKA
OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
It’s a dog-eat-dog world in retail with a slew of companies handing down profit warnings as consumers feel the pressure, grappling with the higher cost of living. There is one outlier: pet care in Australia is doing robust business, but can this last?
Australians love their pooches (and cats, and other furry and feathered friends) – pet owners spend at least $16 billion annually to keep their extended family fed, in top health, insured, groomed and accessorised.
CLIENT: SAINTLY
OUTLET: PERTH NOW
The bubbling non-alcoholic drinks market is set to be left shaken and stirred by a new competitor that claims their drinks will leave revellers feeling “buzzed” similar to having a first glass of wine.
Kieron Barton and his former bartender brother teamed up with an American ethnobotanist to introduce nootropics in their faux cocktails to stimulate the brain.
They say their range Noot successfully replicates a non-alcoholic Negroni and Ginger Mule but without the booze.
CLIENT: LILLY’S LITTLE LUNCHBOX
OUTLET: AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
School lunchbox delivery start-up Lilly’s Little Lunchbox has hit the funding trail, seeking to take a larger bite of the $1.5 billion of the pre-prepared meals industry.
The company, founded by Brisbane dietitian Cara Aprile, delivers pre-prepared lunchboxes to parents and is talking up a 600 per cent month-on-month sales increase (after New South Wales distribution came online in April).
CLIENT: SAINTLY
OUTLET: TODAY SHOW
A clever Aussie company has managed to design an unalcoholic drink that still gives you a little boozy buzz by mimicking the effect of intoxication.
To share how it all works and give a little sample, Kieron Barton, the co-founder of Noot joins the Today Show.
