A Dragons Den style presentation is all that stands in the way of winning a £10,000 advertising campaign for a one of our members.

The Cornish Food Box Company is small food business based in Truro and run by sisters Lucy Jones and Victoria Amran. The Cornish Food Box Company is one of only 8 local businesses shortlisted in the West Briton Local Business Accelerator Competition.

Established just 12 months ago, The Cornish Food Box Company delivers boxes of fresh, seasonal, local food to homes, offices and holiday cottages. Working with more than 70 small Cornish farmers and producers, the business aims to make it as easy as possible for busy working families to support the rural economy by buying local food.

“We started this business as a way of making it incredibly easy for local people to buy local food,” explained Victoria.

“There has been a massive growth in demand for locally produced, seasonal food over the last 5 years and here in Cornwall we have some of the best producers in the country. We wanted to give some of the small farmers and businesses a chance to grow their business at the same time as we develop ours.”

Local Business Accelerators is a groundbreaking national initiative that harnesses the power of local newspapers to give a much-needed boost to local economies. Victoria added: “The opportunity to win so much advertising in a newspaper like the West Briton and the chance to be mentored by some of Cornwall’s leading business people would be amazing for us at this stage.”

The Cornish Food Box Company will be presenting to a panel of judges on Friday December 16th, with the winners announced on January 13th.

For more information contact:

Victoria Amran
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01872 470313
07787 561770