“Turned Over Half a Million and Made No Money” | Dragons’ Den

[@bekahrogers8754]

Shops still open in Aberdeen so he’s doing well.

[@bekahrogers8754]

And just so everyone is aware, Aberdeen council charge ridiculous taxes for small businesses so most independent stores and restaurants close within a year

[@bekahrogers8754]

@@itellyouforfree7238 most independent shops and restaurants in aberdeen close after 8 months.

[@itellyouforfree7238]

@@bekahrogers8754 life sucks

[@peterbradshaw8018]

@@itellyouforfree7238 MY gawd

[@dublinogra7385]

@@bekahrogers8754 ⁰⁹99⁹⁹99⁹

[@dalegreening6476]

His face when he said he lower it to 20! He couldn't believe his ears 😂

[@WillZahra]

I couldn’t believe my ears! I was expecting 30%.

[@Quantris]

with no time limit!

[@ronmaren4135]

@@Quantris Tuker just wanted to help him

[@michaelkyeremeh2473]

Neither could I!

[@Griselda_Puppy]

*What a kind, sweet person Jamie is! I wish him all the success!*

[@ALEXMGFASHION]

I went at Harvey Nichols today and saw many of those type to chocolate kind of gifts 🎁, so many, the market is saturated!!!

[@majmarkmiranda]

Cause the other dragons launched their own as well as with the millions watching the show

[@suaadj.j6735]

Awwww, bless you toukar and may you continue to help many more entrepreneur xxx

[@Casey-Jones]

Jamie is great! We need more people like him in the business world.

[@christophermills1733]

Agreed!

[@buckethead133]

What, someone who waffles? Reminds me of Boris.

[@cherryrotella3714]

A happy smiley face ☺️

[@BenjaminGoose]

James, the one that rips entrepreneurs off by turning the investment into a loan whereby he gets paid all the money back but still retains shares in the company?

[@r5gtturbo197]

Some people just need a chance and he’s one of them and hope it works for him

[@basstrammel1322]

He's still going, but the number's seem a little... Net worth was in the negative 2019, 2018, and 2017. I don't really know why or if that matter, but I'm concerned.

[@sadikmeah4057]

@@basstrammel1322 Toukers been eating all the profits

[@Braddicusfinch]

Touker proper caught him off guard with that drop upon return to 20%

[@blair.nichols]

Well done Jamie! Good to see a fellow Aberdonian businessman doing so well!

Another person (@Bekah Rogers ) commented that she saw his shop still open in your town. Then mentioned in Aberdeen business taxes are really high, so he must be doing a good job there. Good on him!

[@beanacomputer]

I am a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction, and for that reason, I'm doubt.

[@theboontyhunter3268]

Great chap. Pleased he got a Dragon.

[@salemkid1979]

Jenny is suffering during lockdown because she can't go OUT!

[@StarLeo_]

lmao

[@michaelpurnell8083]

sarah couldent invest in any thing except her self

[@MissCurvacious]

@@StarLeo_ a

[@johnmc3862]

She was never in lol.

[@victorpaul8639]

Love it!! But I’m OUT 😂

[@neepgang4091]

I tend to watch (and thus be suggested by KZbin, creating a positive feedback loop) dragons den videos of entrepreneur failures of some sort or another, so it's always a breath of fresh air to see a successful deal

[@HighTen_Melanie]

I am fortune enough to have been to the Cocoa-Ooze coffee shop in Aberdeen a few times after this was originally aired a few years ago and have spoken to Jamie. Quite the nicest person you could meet and I wish him continued success.

[@stormlecat6421]

Is it still here and where is it , I live in aberdeen and not seen it

[@HighTen_Melanie]

@@stormlecat6421 The coffee shop was changed to Jo jo’s cafe and is on Belmont Street it’s brilliant and almost the same menu. For Cocoa Ooze the website explains all. Think they are located in an industrial estate in Aberdeen.

[@alistairmacgregor1456]

touker offering the most honest nicest offer ever seen in the den

[@kjame7741]

Cheers again just in time for lunch ☺️ I need to take whoever runs this channel for a pint sometime

[@bowzerdude5646]

You might see Jenny when your out

[@kjame7741]

@@bowzerdude5646 hahahahahahaha that made me LOL 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ChildOfYahweh13]

@@bowzerdude5646 I think you just won comment of the year 🤣

[@RockyDave]

@@bowzerdude5646 Classic!

[@jacobshaw8825]

"I'm happy to invest" 🤣

[@stevenseagal3457]

one of those "thank you" "you too" moments.

[@lexilewisubgra4371]

Hahahaha

[@MrVee24]

What a beautiful energy and an unforgettable smile :)

[@williamgeorgefraser]

"What differentiates this from all the other brands out there?" "This feels different from all the other products out there." What do you want, guys????

[@wodensblot]

"The notoriously sweet toothed Peter Jones" followed by a pan to Peter looking like he wanted to cave the guys head in 😂 9:27

[@kis005]

I don’t think you know what sweet toothed means

[@wodensblot]

@@kis005 To enjoy sweet things, yes? I dont think you understand nuance

[@thenamesgould]

After the hand holding at the end of that clip, I'm wondering if Touker did that just to impress Sarah. If so, money well spent, tbh.

[@thealien_ali3382]

They definitely plow each other

[@Jordothecat98]

Why in the name of goodness would someone as attractive as Sarah “plow” touker you weirdo

[@Anna.T.]

So glad he got an investment! He was really fighting in the end. Hope it worked out for them.

[@Mika-85]

His revenue and profit has greatly increased and they're still expanding

[@longq5198]

@@Mika-85Thanks for the update. He seems passionate about it.

[@abzkenya5974]

“People don’t eat chocolate to be healthy” - LEGEND.

[@animallover5182]

Very nice person always smile on his face ,wish all the best for chocolate business, you will be Succeed man ..!🤣👍🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉

[@m77ast]

Lovely lovely guy - see the passion. This guy will not sleep until the work is done.

[@adelezierler1547]

I really enjoyed this video, and i thought Debra was very pleasant and nice and always seems to speak the truth in how she feels, and of course, her knowledge is immense. I saw in this presentation her actual kindness she has in her soul. She is truthfully and sincere, and on top of that super super smart.

[@bowzerdude5646]

I hope Jenny is ok and not out during lockdown

[@BenjaminGoose]

Which one is jenny?

[@Sam-qh1sh]

@@BenjaminGoose watch a few more episodes and read the comments, you’ll get it👍🏻

[@amadou2011]

Another solid Jenny joke

[@was786loaded]

@@BenjaminGoose bro watch some videos and read some comments, may the jenny jokes go on forever.

[@kissingfishsongs1441]

Wouldn’t mind some chocolate tea today, lockdowns and tier 3’s are impossible without chocolate.

[@crystalheart9]

Oh yay! I'm happy he got an offer.

[@johnallright6847]

Only watch now to see Sarah .

[@lukebignell7846]

You would, wouldn’t you?

[@pippipster6767]

@@lukebignell7846 Well, beauty is in the eye of the beer holder 🍺 🤣

[@WitsEnds]

she is a qt

[@johnallright6847]

@@WitsEnds seriously I think she should have her own TV show, doing??? Maybe buying and selling property or something ....think it would get a lot of fans...

[@tumbles8350]

Jesus, he's a year older than me, would have guessed 10 years older

[@deanivan3951]

Well money buys youth nowadays so watch out Tumbles 😁

[@netweed09]

@@deanivan3951 Erm,, what lol? He meant that makes him look _older_ !!

[@deanivan3951]

@@netweed09 Jesus! Clearly i was not being serious or talking to you for that matter, chill out smh

[@netweed09]

@@deanivan3951 Erm, look at you, acting like I'm freaking out. Lol whatever fella, you're funny

[@deanivan3951]

@@netweed09 Deep Breaths Son! And don't be so quick to jump in ok, there, there!

[@gamewithadam7235]

12:17 - Think the pressure got to him, he thought he was the investor when he's the entrepreneur.

[@fridayschild4927]

I bought some truffle kits for my sister in law to make, a few years ago, but I'm pretty sure that the Dragon's Den connection was well over by then. Something about them wanting to expand overseas and the Dragon disagreeing. It was on Cocoa Ooze site at the time I ordered.

[@khan-hu4ie]

Jenny sat watching this somewhere saying I'm out 🤣🤣

[@macioluko9484]

Great episode!

[@RockyDave]

Touker will find him some office space in London... Probably on Marsden Street. He should Nestle in quite nicely. Do you think he will invite Jenny in?

[@thealien_ali3382]

They will pentrate each other 🤣

[@asdc2076]

Touker: Once I get my money back I'll drop down to 20% Jaimy: Processing...please wait Jaimy: I'm happy to invest!

[@Troublenut]

Jamie

[@noooname2568]

Tesco meal deal crew (whoever’s left), to the front line

[@TheRaspberryPiGuy]

Sainsbury’s meal deal today. Nowhere near as good as Tesco :((

[@fourfourniner8873]

Reporting in. 3 quid special - best deal on the market

[@Braddicusfinch]

Greggs tuna crunch and a festive bake. Got to be done at this time of year

[@jkrowling8313]

Sainsbury’s cheese and tomato

[@bradleydavid4919]

Anyone working from home 👀

[@joshuafaburada617]

This person is so investable and has a very good attitude. I hope that in whatever he's doing right now, he's doing fantastic!

[@eoinreilly3925]

He was great really glad he got an investment He definitely didn't expect his negotiation to go as well as it did with Touker

[@algorithm1313]

I love people commenting with updating the status of the company

[@danhudson4614]

Someone commented a link to a site that has them all listed. I still go to the comments instead it's quicker.

[@UKProud]

Great idea and good product. Good luck to him.

[@itellyouforfree7238]

Great idea? As if it were somehow new. It's a crappy idea, and data shows it. His growth curve is flatter than COVID-19 spread in China: uk.globaldatabase.com/company/cocoa-ooze-limited companycheck.co.uk/company/sc399147/COCOA-OOZE-LIMITED/companies-house-data suite.endole.co.uk/insight/company/SC399147-cocoa-ooze-limited

[@Vix2066]

You know when you see Toukers happy little face its guna be a good one😂

[@ewenmacpherson6253]

He’s a nice guy I’m glad he got his deal

[@RockyDave]

10:10 'Peter Jones shows he's equally hard-centred...' Finally a pun from Evan that I thought was amusing.

[@davidmansfield9167]

JENNY: "I'll tell you where I am. I'm eating left-behind crust in Greggs cafe Solihull."

[@Jamie_Winsh]

The entrepreneur was about to go into the classic 'im going to make you feel sorry for me' story but toucker couldn't be bothered with it 😂

[@acerg_]

The thumbnail looks like he farted and she's laughing at him.

[@dananmckie9253]

I honestly hope this young man has made it big and is well on the way to making money

[@WhiteArrowVR]

I am a ‘love me or hate me’ vegetable, normally eaten on a Sunday or at Christmas. For that reason, I’m Sprout.

[@esmac1550]

Noticed Jenny isn't in this episode. She must have been out.

[@takitonamase5683]

she is out even before she was in

[@cun7us]

How long did it take you to come up with that one?

[@ianoian1]

I'm from Aberdeen and have passed this shop many times. The thing is, when was this programme originally aired? Was it last year, 2018, 2017? Because of the coronavirus, I would imagine small businesses like this would have collapsed during this dreadful year. I mean, he turns over half a million but with a net profit of £2,000???

[@chefgav1]

Depends.

[@diannejewell4410]

$2500 actually

[@wodensol5000]

@@diannejewell4410 £2,500, not $2,500. Not a huge difference but enough of one

[@AlphaCentauri24]

Happy for him! :)

[@ferdivdh689]

Touker: I'm gonna make you an offer, but it comes at a price I'll offer you all the money for 99% of the business, and as a bonus you get some free office space in London

[@jokedejojo]

Very likeable guy. Makes a big difference.

[@ferdivdh689]

12:39 touching moment

[@livingbymottos]

So great to see he got an offer in the end!

[@gokulm92]

When are these episodes shot?

[@leginnipsjd8963]

This particular one.... something like 2-3 years ago.

[@zackcolbourne6921]

I like how you changed the title to something that sounds bad so it would get more views.

[@deanivan3951]

What a lovely bloke!

[@louisbarningham]

he sorta looks like you😂

[@TGILCLOVERSG]

Maybe a business idea could be to build a ‘chocolate that is healthy’. I can see people queue in for that 🤔

[@thatchonglife253]

Anybody else think Deborah and Peter have spent the night together before? 🤣

[@matthewkonerth5913]

A business merger?

[@RedWolf3893]

@@matthewkonerth5913 Oh they merged alright 😂

[@chriswalford9228]

Peter lets spend the night together now I need your input more than ever

[@Tade2023]

100000% 😂😂😂

[@AA-tq7dm]

There's without a doubt some sexual tension between them.

[@pippipster6767]

I’m the only one in the country making chocolate branded golf balls. Now, I wonder why that is?🤣

[@hairzilla]

This guys looks like an eastenders and emmerdale character at the same time

[@Vighnesh92]

Dragons : Stop talking and give us the chocolates

[@celestinetoussaint6350]

"People don't have chocolate because it's healthy" facts I don't really care about calories when it comes to food, let alone chocolate lol

[@WobblesandBean]

What a delightful lad. 💜

[@mashein2625]

Jenny watching it back home and saying "Oh, he's great. I'd be so out!"

[@WonkaVator72]

@5:54: "But *cereal* restaurateur Sarah Willingham...?"

[@Jasper-Holland]

Serial

[@WonkaVator72]

@@Jasper-Holland Yes, I'm aware. I was making a joke. Cereal restaurants haven't been very successful... mainly because it's easier and cheaper to serve yourself a bowl of cereal at home than it is to pay someone to prepare it for you.

[@Troublenut]

She made her money serving cocoa pops

[@RockyDave]

@@Troublenut Cereal killer.

[@Troublenut]

@@RockyDave people who murder cornflakes

[@Iburn247]

Touker has chocolate space in London

[@RockyDave]

Marsden Street?

[@WinstonBuford]

he should have spoke more about his shop etc

[@DrEnduro1]

Too late, already had lunch:(

[@PhilosophyofElivagar]

He kept speaking about passion, different techniques, and higher quality chocolate but avoided answering *why* that is the case about seven times. Making a golf-ball or sunglasses out of chocolate is not innovative; it's a novelty that, if successful, will quickly be copied.

[@00Kuja00]

Yeah it was a lot of noise with no substance.

[@TheOnlyIncognito]

what's with deborah's obsession with peter

[@BigBoss7777777]

She lives up his arse

[@NoahMcleany]

I can buy chocolate at a gas station , is it good? Meh. Is it cheap? No. Is there a point to this comment? Yes. I’m Jenny and I’m OUT!

[@tombpunk]

Did it fall apart behind the scenes as always?

[@keithnaylor1981]

What a sweet man. He will get business because of his personality.

[@mrbigruss666]

Fair play

[@thekingstayking836]

did him dirty with that thumbnail

[@davidmellish3295]

Why? It's true,he turned over £500 000 and made no money so what's wrong with the thumbnail please?

[@joebloggs6922]

@@davidmellish3295 It's the picture haha. The face he's making looks weird that's all. Thumbnail is the picture not the title

[@leeatkin9583]

I always wondered what Al Murray was doing these days.

[@originalrenigade]

Nice bloke, good energy. Glad he got investment. 😀

[@riccardo-964]

what happened to all these people over the years? they should do a program telling those stories, I'd watch it. Failures and successes.

[@stormlecat6421]

Good luck mate from a fellow Aberdonion

[@LeadsTheFallen]

When covid hits dragons den @12:24

[@MrWindermere123]

Cocoa Ooze is a horrible name - it sounds like a slimy product. And why doesn't he try for a shop in Edinburgh where tourists want to buy gifts, souvenirs and sit down for a while? Finally, I respect Touker's courage in ignoring the other dragons and putting his money where his mouth is - he's got the fighting spirit that a young business needs.

[@drpk6514]

Tuker invest on people noone else invest. I guess he is into raising and training the enterprisers and others are after ready bites.

[@assaultedpeanut9]

"my concern about what you're doing, ..." "yep" I hate people who just add in loads of "yep"s

[@djokocarnaud2040]

This was a ACCA case study a few years ago

[@user2kffs]

Finally high end chocolate without lots of cocoa

[@seymourskinner2533]

So you know nothing about chocolate

[@user2kffs]

I know everything about chocolate and you know nothing.

[@seymourskinner2533]

@@user2kffs 🤣 sure. Your original question proved my point. Your childish response just showed more of your ignorance in general.

[@stedoyle]

Anyone know if the investment went through and if hes doing well now?

[@MichaelGarland]

companycheck.co.uk/company/SC399147/COCOA-OOZE-LIMITED/financials

[@YummyAnimations]

how on earth did he get touker to sellback 15% just like that

[@kevintwine2315]

How is Touker going to outsource the production of chocolate to a sweatshop? 🤔

[@rumblejungle5590]

In the thumbnail he looks like he's struggling to push out a log - from all that chocolate no doubt

[@simonehaynes1217]

We love Touker!

[@jarednil69]

One of the few times a Dragon SWIFTLY agreed to dropping the percentage!😄😄😄

[@justinwatson4792]

what a lovely young bloke

[@standpipestan2778]

I'm happy for this guy

[@dannyferguson4827]

Don’t you just love it when you’re watching for 18 seconds and KZbin throw in a 30 seconds advert 🤬🤬 sort it out KZbin 🤬🤬

[@4minutesavedme]

I love this show ^^

[@muensteronthebeat]

alright gotta find myself some chocolate tea now