Water bottle venture to outline expansion
An entrepreneurial duo behind the world’s first reusable water bottle made from plants will next week outline their expansion plans, including the creation of additional jobs, at a business networking event in Edinburgh.
Amee Ritchie and Jake Elliothook, founders of S’wheat, will be the first “in person” speakers at the Love Your Business event, which returns to Black Ivy in Bruntsfield after two years online.
The networking initiative was founded in 2018 by
Michelle Brown of the eponymous PR agency to help businesses share contacts, referrals and build their networks, as well as raise money for various charity partners, which include Make 2nds Count, Support in Mind Scotland, Invisible Cities and currently, Epilepsy Scotland.
At Thursday’s event, Ritchie and Elliot-hook will be telling the story of their entrepreneurial journey which began four years ago when they were studying, after seeing the amount of single-use plastic bottles that were being discarded by students.
S’wheat has just launched a new black bottle and will be unveiling a range of lunchboxes in September.
Ritchie said: “We are so excited to be a part of Love Your Business at Black Ivy this month so we can share S’wheat’s journey. It has been so rewarding to watch our business grow over the last four years and I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.”
Brown added: “We are delighted to be back at Black Ivy this month for our first face-to-face networking event since the start of the pandemic, especially with Amee and Jake from S’wheat as our speakers.”