3. OurStory GourmetOrigins.comwasfounded in Londonbytwoyoungentrepreneurs: Miquel Ros and Alex Wareing. Thisprojectstarted out of ourtwoshared passions: food and travel. Whenback in Londonafterourfrequenttripsaround Europe itwasoftendifficult to sourcethesame local productswehadbeentasting, as most of themwerepreparedbyreallysmallartisanproducers. So, westarted to think how couldwemakethisamazinglyrichfoodheritage accessible to all...GourmetOrigins.comwas born!
4. People MiquelRos, CEO [30] Managing director Business Development & Marketing Past: Product development at Bloomberg, Export Promotion at ICEX, Market Rsrch at TNS Studies: MSc Economic History (LSE), BA Econ. & Mgmt (Univ.PompeuFabra, Barcelona) Alex Wareing, CTO [27] Product development Past: 9 years as freelance web developer, web developer at ePangea (San Diego CA) Studies: BA Digital Media (U. Greenwhich)
5. Our Solution An online quality food marketplace Connecting producers and consumers Everything under one roof (order from multiple producers & enjoy seamless shopping experience) Learning where and how are foods made New product suggestions Social Discovery & Sharing Direct from producer Delivered to your door International & Multilingual Europe’s food treasures are just one click away!
6. A simple process Producer creates profile and lists foods Consumer places order We process payment We pass the order on to the producer Producer ships the product to the client We transfer the money to the producer
7. Focus on user experience Information about the the place and the producers Checkout Learn about the product
8. Company Incorporated as a UK Ltd. Company Based at the Accelerator, London Metropolitan University Startup Incubator Offices in London and Barcelona In April 2011 received €40,000 from seed capital fund Openfund for 15% Equity