The Cheeky Panda

The Cheeky Panda is retailer of bamboo toilet paper, and other bamboo related 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 husband and wife team Chris Forbes and Julie Chen.

The Cheeky Panda Ltd.
The Cheeky Panda
Privately held company
IndustryPaper manufacturing
Founded2016
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom

Funding

The Cheeky Panda has regularly used equity crowdfunding throughout its history,[1][2] raising an initial £12,785 on Crowdfunder in April 2017,[3] followed by three rounds on Seedrs, raising over £500k in August 2017,[4] £1.6m in May 2019,[5][6] and £2.4m in April 2020.[7]

Awards

The Cheeky Panda is the UK's first 100% bamboo tissue brand,[8] 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.[9][10]
  • November 2016: National Business Awards, New Entrepreneur of the Year, finalist.[11]
  • November 2017: Pitch@Palace, shortlisted.[12]
  • July 2018: MSDUK Innovation Challenge 2018, finalist.[13]
  • July 2018: Young Stationers' Prize, Award for Print, Paper, and Packaging awarded to Julie Chen.[14]
  • June 2019: Scale-Up Business of the Year, awarded by the Federation of Small Businesses at the FSB London Regional Final.[15][16]
  • June 2019: Global Good Awards UK, Best Start-up Enterprise, Bronze award.[17]
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References
  1. "The Cheeky Panda: Creating 1800 advocates for your brand". Seedrs Academy. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  2. "The Cheeky Panda". Mindful Investor. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  3. "The Cheeky Panda - Bamboo Toilet Tissue". Crowdfunder UK. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  4. "The Cheeky Panda". www.seedrs.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  5. "The Cheeky Panda". www.seedrs.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  6. Wolfe, Jane (2019-06-04). "The Cheeky Panda achieves £1.5M in latest crowdfunding campaign". www.naturalproductsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  7. "The Cheeky Panda". www.seedrs.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  8. Farrows. "The Cheeky Panda". World Land Trust. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  9. Massoud, James (2016-09-01). "Bamboo toilet tissue – it's a bit cheeky". Virgin. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  10. 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.
  11. National Business Awards. "Who won in 2016? | The Lloyds Bank National Business Awards". www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  12. UK Housekeepers Association (2017-11-07). "The Cheeky Panda meets the Royals!". www.ukha.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  13. "Meet our Finalists for MSDUK Innovation Challenge 2018". Welcome to MSDUK. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  14. "Quick Print Pro - The Original Copy And Instant Print Trade And Industry Journal". www.quickprintpro.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  15. "The Cheeky Panda wins Scale-Up Business of the Year at FSB London Regional Final". firstvoice.fsb.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
  16. Federation of Small Businesses (18 April 2019). "FSB Awards 2019: The Cheeky Panda".
  17. "BRONZE - Best Start-up at the 2019 Global Good Awards". Global Good Awards. Retrieved 2020-07-01.

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