The Cheeky Panda Ltd.
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| Industry | Paper manufacturing |
| Founded 📆 | 2016 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | London, United Kingdom |
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The Cheeky Panda is retailer of bamboo household, baby and beauty, products based in the United Kingdom. The company creates paper products using bamboo, rather than wood pulp, and is known for its distinctive brand, and the panda mascot which appears in ads on television and in print.
The company was founded in January 2016 by London-based husband and wife team Chris Forbes and Julie Chen.[1] The company sells in over 25 countries and has subsidiary companies in France, USA and China.[2][3]
History[edit]
The Cheeky Panda has regularly used equity crowdfunding throughout its history,[4][5] raising an initial £12,785 on Crowdfunder in April 2017,[6] followed by three rounds on Seedrs, raising over £500k in August 2017,[7] £1.6m in May 2019,[8][9] and £2.4m in April 2020.[10]
Sales have grown every year between 200% to 400% and the company is listed with major retailers such as Amazon, Ocado, Tesco, Boots, WHSmith, Wholefoods UK, Carrefour - Dubai and Monoprix - France.
In 2020 the company was ranked 6th in The UK startups 100 index citing the product's ethical benefits and scale of growth.[11][12] The company was also featured in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 Ones to Watch Category.
The company sales increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular as a result of the spike in demand for toilet paper following the temporary supply shortages which were experienced by a number of UK supermarkets.[13][14][15]
One of researcher, Named Folotop is mention that company's bamboo toilet paper in top 10 brands of toilet paper in UK.[16]
Awards[edit]
The Cheeky Panda is the UK's first 100% bamboo tissue brand,[17] and has received numerous awards, notably in recognition of the sustainability of bamboo as an alternative to traditional wood pulp in producing paper products.
- June 2016: VOOM Impact Award.[18][19]
- November 2016: National Business Awards, New Entrepreneur of the Year, finalist.[20]
- November 2017: Pitch@Palace, shortlisted.[21]
- July 2018: MSDUK Innovation Challenge 2018, finalist.[22]
- July 2018: Young Stationers' Prize, Award for Print, Paper, and Packaging awarded to Julie Chen.[23]
- June 2019: Scale-Up Business of the Year, awarded by the Federation of Small Businesses at the FSB London Regional Final.[24][25]
- June 2019: Global Good Awards UK, Best Start-up Enterprise, Bronze award.[26]
- December 2019: The Grocer - Best new product launch in Paper Category - The Cheeky Panda Baby Wipes
- January 2020: Product of the year 2020 - The Cheeky Panda Baby Wipes
- June 2020: Ranked 6th in the top 100 UK start-ups by Start-up 100
- December 2020: Sunday Times Fast Track 100 - Ones To Watch
Environmental Social Goals[edit]
The Cheeky Panda promotes the environmental benefits of its range of products due to being sourced from bamboo, the worlds fastest growing plant as an alternative fiber to trees. In 2017 the company became carbon balanced with The World Land Trust. The companies CEO is Julie Chen who is part of MSD which promotes diversity. The company has charity partnerships with The World Land Trust, The Whale and Dolphin Foundation and Toilet Twinning as they promote harmony across Earth, Ocean and People. [27]
References[edit]
- ↑ Hurley, James (2018-12-12). "Train of thought led to green business hub". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-11-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Journal, Environment (2019-02-08). "The impact of Brexit on green industries and sustainability, as told by its CEOs". Environment Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ↑ McLaren, Rob. "Perth entrepreneur values bamboo toilet roll business at £25m". The Courier. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ↑ "The Cheeky Panda: Creating 1800 advocates for your brand". Seedrs Academy. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "The Cheeky Panda". Mindful Investor. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "The Cheeky Panda - Bamboo Toilet Tissue". Crowdfunder UK. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "The Cheeky Panda". www.seedrs.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "The Cheeky Panda". www.seedrs.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ Wolfe, Jane (2019-06-04). "The Cheeky Panda achieves £1.5M in latest crowdfunding campaign". www.naturalproductsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "The Cheeky Panda". www.seedrs.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ Baker, Jordan (2019-06-30). "Startups 100 2019: 46 to 50". Startups.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Searles, Michael (2019-07-01). "Fintech firm Revolut leads list of UK's top 100 startups of 2019". CityAM. Retrieved 2020-11-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Business Leader News (2020-07-28). "Covid-19 has given us all a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stop, reflect, think, and reinvent ourselves". Business Leader. Retrieved 2020-11-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Advice from sustainable brand owners spearheading growth through lockdown". www.diyweek.net. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ↑ Heren, Kit (2020-09-23). "Toilet roll sales rise but supplier says stocks won't run out". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ↑ Top 10 bamboo toilet paper made in UK. www.folotop.com . December 16, 2023.
- ↑ Farrows. "The Cheeky Panda". World Land Trust. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ Massoud, James (2016-09-01). "Bamboo toilet tissue – it's a bit cheeky". Virgin. Retrieved 2020-07-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Brush, Virtue (2016-06-09). "The ten entrepreneurs shortlisted for the #VOOM Impact Award, sponsored by Virgin Unite, made their way to Virgin HQ this week for pitching day". VirtueBrush. Retrieved 2020-07-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ National Business Awards. "Who won in 2016? | The Lloyds Bank National Business Awards". www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ UK Housekeepers Association (2017-11-07). "The Cheeky Panda meets the Royals!". www.ukha.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Meet our Finalists for MSDUK Innovation Challenge 2018". Welcome to MSDUK. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "Quick Print Pro - The Original Copy And Instant Print Trade And Industry Journal". www.quickprintpro.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "The Cheeky Panda wins Scale-Up Business of the Year at FSB London Regional Final". firstvoice.fsb.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ Federation of Small Businesses (18 April 2019). "FSB Awards 2019: The Cheeky Panda". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "BRONZE - Best Start-up at the 2019 Global Good Awards". Global Good Awards. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ Hamilton, Sorcha. "Is bamboo actually environmentally friendly?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
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