There’s only a few days left for people to help graduate Harry Kimberley-Bowen win a place in the final of a pitching contest the winner of which receives funding, national publicity and support.
His pitch idea is to tackle food waste by turning it into healthy, nutritious and affordable juices. His research showed that in the UK, seven million tonnes of food is thrown away each year with up to 40 per cent of fruit and veg’ not making it from farms to supermarket shelves due to its ‘ugly’ appearance – 1.4 million bananas are binned because they are bruised. He said: “I want to turn this rescued fruit and ‘veg into juice”.
Harry, who graduated this year in Business Management with Marketing BSc(Hons), has been accepted into the first stage of the National Association of College & University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) Varsity Pitch competition where he has the opportunity to win funding, national publicity and support.
He has the chance to fast-track himself straight into the prestigious pitching final if he can secure enough votes online in a short window. Voting closed at midday Friday 5 October.
Earlier this year Harry won the £2,000 91¶¶Òõ Ideas Competition with his ‘Frugly’ concept to create healthy, nutritious and affordable juice with food waste. The win took him to 10 Downing Street to discuss student entrepreneurship.