28th Jul 2008
Two Bedfordshire businessmen have outperformed hundreds of entrepreneurs to reach the regional finals of this year's HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards.
The national contest, now in its eighth year, is designed to seek out the most promising start-up business in the UK.
Mark Crawford and Joe Inglis, set up organic pet food company Pets' Kitchen in August 2006 and are hoping to win the national title and a cheque for £50,000.
TV vet Joe Inglis is Pets' Kitchen's consumer director and the Bedford-based company sells its natural pet foods in major UK supermarkets and on-line.
Pets' Kitchen has also launched the UK's first free-range food for dogs, is one of 20 companies to secure a place in the South East.
Their entry will be considered by a local panel of business experts who will select the top ten to go forward to the national judging.
Source: Business to Business - Aug 2008
