Soft Drinks Entrepreneurs Call Out Duncan Bannatyne | Dragons' Den

[@TONY_FEZ]

The good news is that Touka later reached out to them and they now have office space in London.

[@liloa3222]

This cracked me up

[@Gonken88]

Offith thpathe.

[@jjjnr]

😂😂😂

[@damienhine1861]

Rumour has it that when Jenny came out of the womb she immediately announced, "I'm out."

[@Gonken88]

Doncan: Mumbles incoherent jibberish. I'm oot. Pitchers: Thank you.

[@skar8173]

Oat works better

[@CosmicTeapot]

Duncan: "I'm sorreh but I'm the French word for 'riot' and so... émeute"

[@SuperScoot1978]

Thank you. I 😂

[@tamas5931]

I'm a hoot

[@danieltighe4540]

I miss Jenny - She used to make this show exciting with all her investments

[@scotscub76]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Lobonerz]

Ive only just started watching these clips this past week and the Jenny comments on youtube never fail to make me laugh 😂

[@SchweinerSchinkler]

I bet barbara, jenny and kelly are best friends

[@karenspeidel-cp4nb]

Is she a Ginny or a Jack ?😅

[@boxfullofneutral8514]

Hi dragons, Jenny I’m out

[@loclnor]

The business is still going strong and selling all sorts of cordials now.

[@PrestigeWorldWide179]

If that's true then that's good to hear

[@elvickRULES]

I’d try it if I could get it in the US, doesn’t appear to be available though. Their website could use work, you have to add in special instructions for flavors which is so outdated and silly.

[@stuartball913]

What about now?

[@galaxynob97]

@@stuartball913 Heard of google?

[@sleptiq]

Don't know how with £12 for a 750ml bottle.

[@Wotsinyourbag3]

I wondered what Buzz lightyear was doing these days.

[@iancampbell9297]

😂😂

[@paulstannard7985]

🤣🤣🤣 yes!!

[@Jamie_Winsh]

Brilliant 😂😂

[@hotbambi2010]

😂😂😂😂

[@MissFeline]

😂😂😂😂

[@robbiepoohify]

I've spent more money on this show than Kelly.

[@mitchtheronin1469]

Is that you, touker in disguise?

[@William_Clinton_Muguai]

@@mitchtheronin1469 Sure, it must be-Suleiman the richest king in history.😂

[@commanderkeen3787]

Kelly gives her 2 cents for every pitch

[@thefiestaguy8831]

I’ve gone out less times than Jenny has…

[@ChildOfYahweh13]

Kelly might be the new Jenny

[@benpurvis4677]

Nice to see Peter back on shift at Waitrose

[@HK_Musician]

😂😂😂

[@ChickenBoondoggle]

see this comment all the time when he's wearing that tie - Waitrose employees havent worn a tie in ages - just proves you havent been there recently cuz ur too poor to go there lmao

[@cekojuna6930]

@@ChickenBoondoggle You must be poor yourself when you only mentioned the tie. Silly you. It’s regarding the vest and tie. The tie alone has nothing to do with it.

[@Mika-85]

@@cekojuna6930 He just said they don't wear ties, which is a fact. Maybe learn to read better.

[@mountainman6172]

"Hi, I'm Peter Jones and I am your new Shift Manager for this shift [10pm-6am]."

[@ScottOSaurus]

Once again Kelly “I love this it’s great your great but it’s not one for me,” Hoppen is out

[@BenjaminGoose]

Her great is what?

[@friendlypiranha774]

She just hoppened out.

[@Wally-H]

She had no money, that was the problem.

[@Archielolol]

Kelly rhymes with Jenny Coincidence? I think not

[@Romans8-9]

@@Wally-H How do u know that?

[@kinseybruno5920]

I’m from the states but I like this version of the show. Anyway the whole time I thought you were calling him Duncan VALENTINE and now my day is thrown through a loop. Thanks for listening.

[@fenhen]

Duncan Valentine Theo The Fetus Jenny Imout

[@mattdavids3357]

Duncan Bananatime

[@ArcaneAnouki]

Duncan hammertime

[@kingbeeYT]

​@@fenhen Theo diabetus

[@fluxington]

Drunken Banatine.

[@MotorChatTV]

The business made £10k net profit in 2021, if anyone wanted to know

[@murtaza-6]

dead 💀🤲

[@Ragnar6000]

So its just a hobby business?

[@ziuwaz1588]

@@Ragnar6000 more or less apparently.

[@LPCLASSICAL]

that is very sad. Looks like a fair product

[@jfluffydog2110]

how do you know that, companies house doesn't show that level of detail

[@trunderwood]

Dragon's advise founders not to dilute themselves to below 50% after over a decade proposing deals which dilute founders to below 50%.

[@kenterbee3191]

This your first time?

[@boltywolty123]

A newbie!

[@Jeremysajonia]

They mostly do that to businesses that make money and have no other investors though lol

[@craigcollyer568]

Imagine a line up of Kelly and jenny barb from shark tank USA and naomi from shark tank Australia not a single investment would ever be done

[@harchiossama746]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hithisthers7214]

He is fishy. He was living in a vulnerable financial state, then leeches off her success. To top it all off, he owns the majority percentage of the company

[@ckazruddy6796]

True bond villain

[@kyanamaaf6314]

We don't know the full story, she might not have carried out her idea into a full-scale business without his push. But I thought the same thing at first..

[@2288sharingan]

he'll be a great hammerhead in the next spider-man movie

[@liamcowley8630]

😂😂 legend

[@1yearago491]

Some chin on him that lad

[@jessbarnes8521]

Jaws

[@goose4469]

is noone going to talk about how strong that guy looked, he had the giga chad doom slayer face all jokes aside

[@alexbielovich]

He sounds South African (we're just built different)

[@someonezmom]

@@alexbielovich like cyborgs?

[@jb-nn8sk]

No he doesn't

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Dragons are often wrong

[@jb-nn8sk]

@@knockedoutloaded279 they are never, ever wrong...ever. They're experts in business.

[@darryljones8369]

They missed the opportunity at the end to ask if Duncan would consider buying their stock for his spas.

[@chriswilson5199]

Kelly hoppen her way out of another deal again. Would be nice to see her make an offer for once.

[@hamelindabell1222]

She's so, so, so dull.

[@jasonjon1969]

@@hamelindabell1222 agreed , she should be HOPPEN in to make a deal !

[@b-dogs1038]

@@hamelindabell1222 OMG Man, well said

[@Tom-zq6um]

She looks like a witch

[@JeremiahEcks777]

Actually she and Piers did make a shared deal and is reported to be amongst the top ten most financially successful deals in the Den! But stuffed if I can remember what!

[@savannahjackson8513]

12 years after they started they are still going today. Well done to them!

[@Dontwasteyour]

It took me way too long to realise it wasn’t Duncan Valentine. Ofcourse it wasn’t Valentine hahha, imagine him with that surname

[@drunkdunc8738]

I used to think Debra’s name was Debrum Eden… for about a decade! 😝

[@world-karma9127]

Also, anyone heard of Carol Vodafone...... I think she means Carol vordamen..

[@altustalent410]

I think it's Evans pronunciation coupled with his accent.

[@Nikolai1939]

​@@CheckYourHealthUS Theo the fetus

[@John01GM40]

looks like they took on board the concerns re share split, the other shareholders were taken out in 2015. and since then it has been 51 him and 49 her with no one else involved. It is profitable, but still appears to be a make at home operation, 1 employee and large director loan account balances and they are very far from the projected £2m turnover.

[@jackdaniels7653]

This dude could play Caesar if they remade Rome on HBO

[@simbasingh5733]

Doesn’t have the nose

[@gerardford9706]

@@simbasingh5733 has the jaw

[@thehiddenedge5712]

I've seen an empty packet of potato chips with more personality than Kelly Hoppen.

[@gerardford9706]

I'll give you my hidden edge

[@DlcEnergy]

*empty packet of crisps. Get it right! Also i'm not sure why "chips" wouldn't already mean "potato chips" by default. Wouldn't they have came first and been the most popular kind of chips? lol That'd be just like us calling chips (fries) "potato chips" all the time. REDUNDANT! lol

[@macioluko9484]

Salt ‘n vinegar

[@ticketyboo2456]

​@@macioluko9484 Suprisingly salt and vinegar "chips" (crisps) are available in the USA. They don't have that flavour combination on actual chips ("fries") but have started to realize British flavours are preferable.

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

I’ve never seen chips sold in packets before! Wow

[@commanderkeen3787]

We need an investing show with Kelly, Jenny and Barbara called "Squirrel's Hut"

[@GalvakzaMusic]

Who's Barbara???

[@freedomtakamore4079]

@@GalvakzaMusic Barbara “I am Barbara and for that reason I’m out”

[@paemonyes8299]

@@GalvakzaMusic She’s in shark tank

[@jjr1728]

LOL

[@guiltseeker]

@@freedomtakamore4079

[@mikeynolan4700]

The man in the suit pitching has got a cartoon character jaw

[@ashleybrooke2087]

I was thinking Crimson Chin.

[@kayb2445]

Hahaha yes I was thinking the same 😅

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

I think she hit it on the head, better to have a small peice of something big than to have a big piece of something small…….. levy roots and his sauce is a great example. They said that to him when he didn’t want to give away half his company but they made him realise that’s the only way he was gonna make it! He couldn’t do it on his own and didn’t have the Brain for it business wise but that made loads of bucks

[@martintaylor1193]

I never knew desperate dan and Simon Cowell had a love child

[@talhacreates4944]

💀

[@raybrown4845]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@miguelmarcelino3791]

😆😂😂😆 Spat my coffee out reading that 👍🏻👍🏻

[@darktales6260]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@drunkdunc8738]

I get the feeling any offer for this would have been cordially accepted but the dragons just wanted to water down the product 😲🍻

[@MrMattaiusify]

u win the internet today sir

[@joethompson11]

Found Evan's account

[@RockyDave]

Dragons weren't prepared to put anything into the mix.

[@marcknightly9677]

Keep the day job bud

[@landon5583]

They wanted to protect their shares becoming diluted

[@Erdnussbuttertoast]

Duncan really liked her rebuttal 😂

[@brianboru8858]

Entrepreneur: I’m calling you out Duncan: Och aye mate so it was wobblebobbledobble aye mate stinks of pish

[@xblood-_xdiamond8801]

@Brian Boru: 😆😆😆😂😂😂😂

[@GodotOfficial]

Kelly was the original Jenny

[@MosherMike]

Rachel Elnor was the original Kelly.

[@scottyh8494]

Great advice by the dragons.

[@jordanosborne413]

This product sounds amazing, I grew up drinking cordial and tbh, it sounds amazing, truly!

[@LPCLASSICAL]

artificial sweeteners? they did not say what goes in. I wont injest sweetners and virtually all the cordials out there have sucralose.

[@jordanosborne413]

@@LPCLASSICAL fair enough, each to their own..

[@aa4488]

@@LPCLASSICALthen don’t

[@jedross2136]

@@LPCLASSICALDo you inserious them?

[@backupaccount2394]

It sucks only having coke, sprite or water to choose from when you’re not drinking. There definitely needs to be a new non alcoholic drink on tap at bars

[@mylesmorrisonsingleton1746]

I miss Duncan

[@sdkhx]

If Ricky Hatton and Simon cowell had a child.

[@lukebignell7846]

Smashed it

[@andersonaldo1340]

Belter 😂😂

[@rigbytv203]

Did Kelly invest in anything, ever? 🤣🤣

[@tootsd]

I was just thinking the same thing.

[@joewas2225]

Nope. Not 1. Yet the idiots always say Jenny is out when she's invested.

[@ANGELSURS]

She invested in a condom brand

[@rigbytv203]

@@ANGELSURS must have kept her safe from investing in other buisness’s 😂

[@ANGELSURS]

@@rigbytv203 😆

[@markshepperson3603]

To infinity and beyond!

[@locazahra]

I don't drink for religious and health reasons, this would be perfect for me at a spa or dinner etc

[@WilliHeckerslike]

Jenny wasn’t even here but shes also out

[@quitethevoyeur]

May I suggest an endorsement from a Norfolk celebrity - say Alan Partridge?

[@ifwecouldvote]

In the words of Alan himself (and Shakin' Stevens)...it's "lovely stuff" 🙂

[@nigelft]

@@ifwecouldvote Actually Shakin' Stevens lives in Suffolk ... I know, because his house is not too far from a church my grandmother used to volunteer for, and is buried in the adjacent cemetery. If you know Woodbridge, and Wicker Market, well ...

[@mattbeckett7498]

Rip lunchtime squad, the meal deals, gone but never forgotten 🙏

[@kroon1930]

It is now diner time here 😆. Spaghetti bolognese with a cucumber salad🍝😆

[@Slimblue]

@@kroon1930 What a weird combination of food 😅

[@kroon1930]

@@Slimblue I know😂. But I felt like eating spaghetti bolognese. But I also wanted the salad😆

[@Slimblue]

@@kroon1930 To be honest I might have to try both I'm a firm believer of trying before I judge. I just thought it was weird sounding mix 😅

[@RockyDave]

Today I 'ave been mostly eatin'... cheese sandwiches.

[@dickvandraevan1675]

Honestly Peter should always go last. He has wayyyyyy to much power over everyone. His opinion and reputation makes all the other dragons follow

[@Kernel15]

It really depends. I feel like there's a lot of mutual respect between Peter and Deborah, and Touker seems kind of wildcard-y and doesn't especially follow Peter?

[@tommydenato8863]

Dragons Den makes my Sundays

[@Collect-Retro]

Sounded like really nice people , hope they do well

[@bobstirling6885]

There are so many companies selling quality cordials, very difficult premium market to get into. A 24 case order from the Middle East is hardly a massive order, can't believe 2 dragons were impressed by that.

[@daftphil9706]

I for one would have absolutely no idea where to begin selling into the middle East. I give them kudos just for achieving that.

[@OraEtLabora0]

Jenny: 'have you all forgotten me?! I'm out!'

[@sm112]

Jenny has invested more than kelly ever has. And by the looks of it, they ve been successful

[@Akenfelds1]

That business went on to thrive.

[@ljmagician]

Kelly is a worse dragon than Jenny. Don’t even try and change my mind.

[@b-dogs1038]

LJ . 110% I’m with you

[@woodside4life]

I won’t. And for that reason, I’m out.

[@Romans8-9]

Kelly is at least polite though, Jenny always has a look on her face like someone broke wind in her direction.

[@Shuyin534]

Until the title of this video I coulda swore they were saying Duncan Valentine.

[@mrugod]

Stop the Kelly abuse, she’s a wonderful businesswoman with a big nose for a deal

[@efedevfedsc2948]

hahahaha ruthless

[@ticketyboo2456]

Let's be honest it's squash by any other name. You pay extra when the manufacturer calls it cordial because it sounds fancier.

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Duncan's face 😂😂

[@jasonlightbody5356]

I think if someone comes in with a £1 investment opportunitie Kelly might go for it

[@MegaSting1981]

Even then I'd still doubt the chances 😆

[@lucyk.5163]

I love cordials, especially elderflower!! I'd buy it if they sold overseas (living in Japan).

[@alanw4589]

Japan? Lucky you! I'd love to visit Japan one day.

[@commanderkeen3787]

But you get all their delicious convenience store foods

[@gerardford9706]

@@alanw4589 why lucky? You do realize its not the anime uwu heaven that western coomers like you think it is

[@ukimenustah7932]

There are some sites that get them imported in. Not sure on if it would be worth it moneywise though.

[@TheBigKahuna3000]

Kelly Hopken left her legacy to Jenny 💪🏼😂

[@ianoian1]

Well, all I can say is that the five Dragons weren't very cordial to John and Georgie!😁😁😂😂😁😁!!

[@chasmai8423]

Hey he is South African!

[@londontrada]

Looks like the guy from Lazy Town 🤣

[@darz_k.]

Nobody ever mentions the high level and quality of.. ..the commentary puns

[@danieljstanley5547]

did you notice how Jenny is still out? :O

[@CalopsitaVanderbilt1911]

And Kelly of course

[@readmycomment3157]

Kelly could at least pretend not to be bored out of her mind.

[@JeremiahEcks777]

That was her pretending. 😆

[@ghamandlupin]

The Photoshop skills on the thumbnail is outstanding...

[@panayiotispanayiotou]

Does anyone else think that John reminds you of a thermian from Galaxy Quest, mainly from his tone of voice?

[@leonleon2276]

“I don’t drink” “very rarely” “did don’t no more” do you drink Deborah or not? I’m confused….

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Did she use a double negative?

[@leonleon2276]

@@TaxingIsThieving don’t know what she used, I want to now know if she drinks or not 😂

[@thiswasposted120]

i think she meant she used to drink a lot but rarely drinks now??

[@leonleon2276]

@@thiswasposted120 I’m sure she does.

[@dhenderson1810]

Maybe she is just a social drinker.

[@logangallagher7050]

When Kelly and pierce ask questions they look like amateurs compared to the others, and I think Kelly invests less than Jenny.

[@altustalent410]

It's Piers

[@cekojuna6930]

Piers offers more than Kelly but Kelly has more investment deals than Piers, although Piers single investment is more profitable than both of Kelly’s together. Either way, both of them suck.

[@ixopo6715]

Well I wouldn’t mind either of their bank balances for the supposed amateurish questions they ask.

[@kylemc0254]

Think some of these just wanna be on the show

[@psychopaul508]

Company went in to liquidation 3 months after this pitch bad times

[@davidmg1925]

shame

[@SocialWorkProfessor]

That's too bad. Seemed like nice folx with a good product.

[@ANGELSURS]

Junk product

[@SocialWorkProfessor]

@@ANGELSURS Troll.

[@ANGELSURS]

@@SocialWorkProfessor why?

[@rjacobb]

It seems they're still operating. There's at least a website. Bit too expensive for me compared to some French products already imported.

[@AAAAnonymus]

You can say they have a very Cordiale Relationship!

[@fod2011]

That was top comment material. Just bad timing is all😢

[@tedcrilly46]

@@fod2011 I just don't see the turnover in responses, and its failed to make any thumbs up after 3 months, so for that reason im out.

[@TaxingIsThieving]

2:55 "pretty much homeless" means "not" homeless

[@Ana-cw2gi]

May I ask save Britain from what exactly?

[@dalek3086]

Quality healthy cordials. Hope they keep expanding and doing well. Coffee shop chains like Gails should sell it, and Waitrose and Marks and Spencers. And independent cafes.

[@casper1240]

The bloke looks like a comic character like Superman

[@lizardskinyrd9441]

Watching dragons den makes me feel like im watching 5 barbara's.

[@kenny9356]

I thought the same thing

[@harrymartin684]

The guy is the embodiment of the 🗿 emoji

[@darrenbudgen966]

Oh my! My duo dream team smashed it! Business now worth 80 mil! Simply spiffing!

[@RockyDave]

80 ml maybe.

[@AqEppo]

I wished but that can't be true

[@paulstannard7985]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jac4109]

Company House seems to disagree with you there Darren?

[@RockyDave]

@@jac4109 Company House are only there to put a dampener on everything. Bunch of misery-guts who should be banned.

[@frusciantesplectrum7980]

Peter Jones working shifts at Waitrose in between filming?

[@dancutd]

My day is now complete🤩

[@davidmg1925]

haha

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

I think this is a great idea. There definitely is a gap in the market. I don't drink sugar drinks so when I'm driving my refreshment options are virtually non-existent.

[@th30maxim]

look up water

[@ShadeKill]

@@th30maxim Ah, weird to find a 1 hour ago comment on an old video like this

[@th30maxim]

@@ShadeKill weirder that you bothered replying

[@ShadeKill]

@@th30maxim That wasn't an insult, I just found it funny

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

Clearly never heard of Diet Coke weirdo what cave have you been living under

[@MrJoecool9999]

Whatever about the business structure - there is a market for this product - the range of non-alcoholic drinks generally offered is pathetic in most establishments....!

[@maggiepie8810]

I think Sweden would be a promising market for them.

[@captainhindsight8779]

My man is chiseled ⚒ looks like a young superman

[@doctorsocrates4413]

Very bad dragon's line up...piers and Kelly just keep the seats warm and have no intentions of investing...

[@Alphamask978]

This was a great presentation and seemed like an interesting proposition I hope this business have managed to go further and hit their profit margins. It’s a shame none of the Dragons decided to invest but Piers Linney made a fair point though.

[@lvlup387]

Shame they didn’t get investment but I’m sure he’ll take it on the chin

[@keithrobertson5110]

Guy looks like Daryl Gurney darts player The Chin.

[@terranceparsons5185]

So they predict staggering growth based on an order for 24 cases of product being shipped to Kuwait? So that's sales in the hundreds, profit in the teens. They need to add 4 zeros on to that!

[@chrismaddock6582]

Kelly probably says I’m out in her sleep

[@neilarmitage6632]

Good product for hospitality and upper LSM outlets

[@GowithflowTechnTravel]

I see New Zealand Cricketer - Ross Taylor in the den 😃

[@jeremyrogers4839]

That dude is South African. Got to be. I can hear it.

[@beckjtjt2522]

What is going on with the upload times. Is actually throwing my whole life off balance 😅

[@ArcaneAnouki]

You should probably endeavor to generate a more substantial locus of orientation internally

[@DiyEcoProjects]

Hmm... i would by Elder Cordial BUT only if it didnt have artificial crap in it. Looks like Norfolk Cordial doesnt, nice one

[@diamonddog4708]

It's funny to see the departed dragons who didn't last 5 minutes.

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

Duncan has a right pirates face at times

[@NickMullet]

Buzz Lightyear looking well.

[@godlikesnake8909]

imagine trying to go up against coke and pepsi. Two extremely ruthless, even immoral soft drink corporations.

[@aliasgharkhoyee9501]

The business world is full of evil. It's rare to find a non-evil business.

[@InfectedSoup]

@@aliasgharkhoyee9501 my business is non-evil... it's called the ali asghar khoyee business

[@dhenderson1810]

@@InfectedSoup If it makes you lots of money, it is considered "evil" by Lefties on Twitter, because it is apparently a sin to be rich.

[@FreedomForAll1-]

@@InfectedSoup that's exactly what an wvil business owner would say. Nice try ali

[@RossKempOnYourMum01]

More fool them. This guy went on to invent the Easter Island statue

[@2A.Freedom]

I wonder if these guys go to the companies behind the cameras and say hey come by and I'll give you a consultation.

[@CoolCoyote]

meh they lost me at the oh we have 6 other investors , cant believe how much time they gave them. I won't be investing thats for sure

[@Porschession]

Why are these episodes over 8 years old?

[@Jehannum2000]

Because they were filmed before 2014.