What Will Tej Lalvani Think Of Vitamin Coffee? | SEASON 18 | Dragons' Den

Entrepreneurs Leanne Holder and Jacob Leaver pitch their Vitamin Coffee to The Dragons. They're seeking an investment of £50,000 in exchange for 33.3% of their company, but what will vitamin expert Tej Lalvani think?
Season 18, Episode 9
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[@andrewjones-productions]

To have annoyed and received a thorough dressing down by one of the kindest, gentlest and most affable Dragon of Sara Davis is something that these two should seriously reflect on.

[@0megaSapphire]

Sara is hideously fake.

[@janlassen6101]

Touker always looks like he is in Pain when he tastes something.

[@ANGELSURS]

Lol

[@SirOrdo]

It's the pain of having to get out of bed for 1%

[@redblade8160]

Jan Lassen. It's his way of saying, "I'm out" with that disagreeable expression he pulls.

[@BenjaminGoose]

What is Pain?

[@TheCheckit96]

He has an empty office space ...and therefore in pain.

[@GodotOfficial]

Entrepreneur: pitches a product Tej: Entrepreneur: *vitamins* Tej: 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

[@ProGear360]

Tej: "I'll think about it." Narrator: "Tej is thinking about it."

[@TheArccore]

Dragon: I'm out Narrator: a dragon has gone out

[@RockyDave]

Entrepreneurs: 'We're offering 33% for £50,000. Evan: 'They're offering 33% for £50,000.

[@petermcglone135]

Sometimes ideas are unique for a reason 😂

[@danielblair2168]

The vast majority of adults do not need to supplement vitamin intake either. That doesn't mean it's a bad business since supplements actually are a big business regardless of actual benefits.

[@redblade8160]

Peter Mcglone Is that the best you can do; a short statement like that means nothing?

[@thealien_ali3382]

I might invent vitamin toothpaste and vitamin milk and vitamin biscuits

[@ondrejprochazka8486]

Kind of funny to plead enthusiasm for this business and at the same time being clear you haven’t prioritized it last two years lol

[@redblade8160]

Ondrej Prochazka That just goes to show how "passionate" they are (her words).

[@SpoodinOot]

What are you on about? You prioritize your day to day income or you won't eat/pay rent. Prioritizing your dream isn't always possible unless you live with a rich daddy

[@originalunoriginal4055]

​@@SpoodinOot what you doing after your main job, after finishing your 8 hour shift, you go home and have at least 5 hours before going to sleep for the night. Even if you spend 1 hour a day working on your ambitions/dreams, it's progress and each hour, is a step closer to achieving your life goal.

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Apparently she had waffles for breakfast and lunch right before the pitch.

[@Drenwickification]

7:33 why did he take so long to step in and help 😂

[@redblade8160]

Drenwickification. Because she's a "Dominatrix"!

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Because the coffee hadn't yet kicked in his system... He was still asleep!

[@cgtnetwork]

He probably didn't know either

[@cpnurseries]

@@redblade8160 Are you sure? If so, do you have her contact details? I'd like to submit to her....she's HOT!

[@ST12365]

Editing

[@bobstirling6885]

Dragons ears pick up when 33.3% share is offered....then they find out they are chancers that don't even know what temperature water boils at....

[@SiriusMined]

Most coffee drinkers know that you don't put boiling water into your grounds....

[@anthonys439]

@@SiriusMined Bobs referring to the fact that she said "boiled at 80 degrees"

[@SiriusMined]

@@anthonys439 right, they should have said "heated" instead of "boiled", but quite frankly, most people will make the same mistake, because they equate heating water for tea/coffee with "boiling". It's a colloquial use rather than a scientific one. I'm a chemical engineer, I know the difference, I would not have gigged them for that. It was just an excuse.

[@redblade8160]

@@SiriusMined Of course not; they put it in the cup!

[@kevindunlap5525]

Well, in today's educational system, it should be a complete kerfuffle, I mean is it 100 or 212? And then those atmosphere numbers, and and and an an

[@dw20]

Wow, I didn't think Sara Davies had this ruthless streak in her... 🤭

[@spitkitten]

Ikr! I think they even showed Peter f0r a second while she was talking.... like he's either impressed or proud 😊

[@76-UVB]

Never seen Sara get riled up and give somebody a dressing down like that.

[@Ghost.Hellbound]

Literally thought the same thing! That was a first 😅

[@murrayw17]

100% deserved though

[@redblade8160]

MAVas She was following the trend, like the other Dragons do at times.

[@elcartero6897]

Let coffee be coffee.

[@thealien_ali3382]

Let's invent vitamin toothpaste

[@SG-pb5v]

​@@thealien_ali3382and vitamin condoms

[@anassabir1051]

Deborah's straight talking is much appreciated esp. for entrepreneurs who are sleeping on the wheel

[@somebodyisnot4you]

No one talked about the fact, that caffeine actually prevents the absorbtion of some vitamins, including vitamin d

[@brandonbishop8262]

I think that’s why tej was staying quiet 😂

[@TheNails3]

I think the dragons were overly harsh on these two. But I wouldn't buy the product because I think that most vitamins in this coffee will be denatured by the addition of boiling water, not many people will be stopping the water heating process at 80 degrees C (or cooling it to that temp prior to pouring it in).

[@TheRocco96]

If one cup of their coffee contains the daily recommended doses of several vitamines, doesn't that mean you should only drink one cup a day? That doesn't sound like a good plan.

[@pamelahaze3211]

Exactly..some vitamins are expounded and cannot be overdosed...and others are not

[@katec9893]

Yes, but if they persuaded everyone to buy their coffee for their morning coffee, then they'd still make a lot of money. The question is, will buyers be convinced.

[@00Kuja00]

Vitamin C only last about 3h in the body.

[@Owa24]

@@00Kuja00 does it really I take it every day

[@00Kuja00]

@@Owa24 The best way is to take vitamin C constant in small doses during the day. I only do it like that if I am having a cold. A good way is to mix ascorbic acid (pure vitamin C), which is found in the bakery shelves at the store, used for jams etc I think. Mix a tablespoon in a water bottle and sip throughout the day. Cheap and easy. :) Using tablets are expensive and the amount you need for a good effect can cause gallstones. ^^*

[@roxanne4820]

8:50 Peter looking at Sara like "damn I never knew you had a savage streak in you"

[@ramalama9650]

When I get up in the morning and make my coffee I don't think about how many vitamins does this contain. I just want it to wake me up.

[@Mike-jl2kp]

Why did she make such an awkward mess out of the forecast, just let her partner deliver it. She was too proud.

[@gerardford9706]

The "strong, independent businesswoman" side of her kicked in and ruined it

[@jinkazama2555]

u caught that hu :)

[@jinkazama2555]

@@gerardford9706 Ahh, i see someone is red pilled and well informed :)

[@wardosravin]

She was so irritating. Why take a minute to make remembering the numbers some personal crusade? Even more so when they are just random numbers anyway. The fact that the fella had to ask for permission to step in and give the numbers (and wait so long before doing so) really illustrates the dynamics in tjeir relationship. She is a woman to be avoided!

[@gideonMorrison]

Surprised she said sorry tbf

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

These two weren't bad compared to some that get investment in hindsight. They probably should consider a different business because unfortunately this wasn't it. They can definitely market products and speak persuasively, that's for sure.

[@chasmai8423]

I would definitely buy coffee with a little extra vitamins. Marketing is flawed and most humans wake up, drink coffee, and forget about everything else until we starving

[@YOURTECHFRIEND]

Very good point!

[@heiltecn9ne]

That’s the best attempt to pitch this product lol but I think it’s a bit off myself when I think of consuming vitamins I also think of rehydrating and this is the opposite..

[@redblade8160]

ChasmAI Missing a meal does not put someone into "starvation"!

[@ellenkarlsson9490]

We are also over consuming vitamins, so... 🤷‍♀

[@dac8939]

Why not just take a standard vitamin tablet with your favourite Coffee. If someone sold a business for 5k then sounds worth less. That is many peoples monthly salary

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

Having to pay for extra products can be costly and a headache.

[@Darragh1]

The idea that many people go in and order a decaffeinated coffee ☕ 'just because' makes me think there's many reasons people order coffee. I once heard someone ask a barista for a coffee with 2 ice cubes in it. 😶. There's people who would buy vitamin coffee.

[@ellenkarlsson9490]

Most people drink coffee because they like the taste, or because of the caffeine kick, not because of health reasons. If they don't deliver a tasty product they're done. Personally, I like my coffee cold or tepid with lots of milk.

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

That's not weird, he did it like that because iced coffee gets watered down if you don't drink it quickly.

[@azmanntoz]

I agree coffee drinkers want taste first and will spend some effort working out what beans and grind suits them. Better off putting the vitamins in the sugar or milk.

[@gygaxthecat2448]

coffee with the coffee pitch!

[@RobDucharme]

This looks like the same couple who had the coffee scrub business..

[@joquerol]

They should've brought up intermittent fasting. A lot of health-nuts use coffee to reduce hunger in the morning so they can skip breakfast. Seems like the target market to me.

[@liannebenn2097]

Skimming over the effect of heat on vitamins.. I am not convinced.

[@kaliou6645]

Tej: ☕️👨🏽‍💼"My Vitamins and Coffee will help you boost your Brand "😅

[@adamlacey81]

He never said it on camera, but Evan Davis hated this pitch. So much so that after they left the Den, he followed the entrepreneurs home and stayed sat in his car all night watching their house through a pair of binoculars. When they woke the next day they found their front door had been taken and a note on their porch which said, 'don't mess with my Dragons'. Evan laughed manically all the way back to the Den with their front door and showed it off to Peter Jones who had a chuckle and offered to take it home.

[@richardchason]

Somehow I find that difficult to believe

[@Trigger_000]

@@richardchason *Not if you're on LSD like Adam.*

[@Drenwickification]

Is this a chatgpt story

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

Evan was later found dead in a riverside canal.

[@jeremy5939]

They should have bought themselves a steplock.

[@rajo741]

There’s also the fact that caffeine can neutralize compounds like calcium

[@KarrierBag]

The cup of reason showed them for what they really are.

[@anubusx]

They are in hot water.

[@jinkazama2555]

they are not saying the whole story thats for sure

[@dizzylilthing]

The friend in the intro looks like if Michael Keaton liked working at the leisure centre and drank warm kombucha

[@georgehand]

Meow!!! I’ve never seen Sara get that outraged before

[@rickyb725]

People will never give up drinking coffee. So to add vitamins can only be a benefit.

[@aveaoz]

the most egregious part is that they propose making their coffee at 80c, which will give you rather bad coffee

[@TheNails3]

They are in Holland and Barrett now

[@redblade8160]

I don't see the point in coffee having vitamins at 100%. People that like coffee would normally drink up to five cups per day and then overdose themselves with the vitamins. We have "one-a-day" multi-vitamin tablets that you can take with your breakfast in the mornings, which is far more sensible.

[@Owa24]

I’m looking for new multi vitamin do you know off any thanks

[@redblade8160]

@@Owa24 Have you not heard of chemists or have you been living in the desert all your life?

[@Katie-hj5eb]

Ground coffee has to go through a filter... so I'm curious how much if the vitamins actually gets into the coffee

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

That's why they did it with a French press, the filter is already there you just have to stir/shake it up

[@Katie-hj5eb]

@@TheodoreBrosevelt ah okay, not a coffee expert but I'll assume it makes sense

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

@@Katie-hj5eb you can just Google an image of a French press

[@BenjaminGoose]

Vitamins aren't larger than the pore size of any kind of coffee filter.

[@oneheadlight8000]

how do you trademark "Vitamincoffee"?

[@thealien_ali3382]

Vitamin toothpaste?

[@AngMortem]

"Don't worry, I've got the numbers" Proceeds to ruin the entire pitch with bad numbers.

[@wooly1950]

I take my vitamins ect with my first of many coffees during the day, don't think this will be a winner for them, think they should keep expanding their main business

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

Plus most stores will probably put it in the vitamin isle which is usually separate from the coffee isle

[@roberts5368]

They honestly pitched this brilliant.

[@ukseverestormchaser]

I don't think so

[@kevindunlap5525]

Sorry, I'm a Yank, and can only hear "VIHT uhmins" 8 times before my ears start melting. My bad. (Lol, somehow when Tej says it, it's fine. Excuse my bias!)

[@MrEdwinDSouza]

What next on the Vitamin bandwagon - VitaBeer, VitaVodka, VitaBaileys?

[@thealien_ali3382]

Vitatoothpaste, vitamilk, vitabiscuits, vita air freshener, vitatoilet paper, vita bread

[@witwolf4641]

vita vitamins?

[@adamgillett1]

Which of the dragons has been unusually quiet?

[@Realn1gg4-ez4jf]

The tallest one

[@thealien_ali3382]

The fatty one

[@getin3949]

A lot more is now known about coffee and if you don't dump a ton of sugar, cream, caramel, etc...into it, it IS good for you in moderation; just like everything else. This is a really old video.

[@Truthseeker6859]

Stephen would have loved them.

[@peterd788]

These people are deluded.

[@roxanne4820]

The kind of people that would go out of their way to buy and take expensive vitamins/vitamin infused products every day, are probably health conscious enough to know that coffee isn't particularly good for you and probably don't drink it regularly/at all anyway. The product is an oxymoron.

[@BenjaminGoose]

100% of the daily vitamin allowance... so if you have more than one cup of this coffee in a day, you'll be going over your daily allowance of vitamins? That doesn't sound like a good idea. Allowance guidelines are there for a reason, some of these vitamins are toxic in high doses.

[@Fitzrovialitter]

This pre-ground coffee should be truly nice and stale - if not rancid - by the time it reaches the vitamin-loving consumers.

[@user-mn1rj9ve6y]

The market is too saturated for products that involve Tea, Cofee & any other drinks.

[@millad3007]

Damn I haven't seen Sarah go into someone like that before

[@thealien_ali3382]

She didn't like the coffee

[@tomlloyd2603]

100% in one cup lmao. Perfect if you eat or drink nothing else.

[@jessebella9322]

It is a very odd combination though, coffee with health stuff. Coffee is generally considered bad in many ways, its rarely considered if at all to be healthy. Its just weird and for that reason plus the fact I have a Gerbil, im out

[@victore3053]

I mean its not that odd. People drink coffee knowing it's not great for them. If you present them with a coffee that has some health benefits, thats an improvement health wise on what theyre normally drinking

[@hellegennes]

Coffee is healthy. It's one of the healthiest things that you can drink. Overdosing is not healthy but the same applies for tea. I don't know why people think it's healthier to drink 4 cups of tea per day rather than coffee; neither is.

[@joannasunday]

Plus vitamins have a weird taste.

[@anthonys439]

I'd be surprised if they didn't get sued by Coca-Cola, who own Vitamin Water. Their name sounds similar and even their logo is eerily similar. Lawsuit waiting to happen.

[@misterhazz]

2 years and £10k of sales, plz invest

[@stephenmontgomery8530]

How do they value this company at 150 th. when it has turned over less than 20 th. in 3 yrs.?

[@moogleking]

The company is still around I checked

[@pb4595]

here is an idea : expand the line of products to include nicotine and vitamin, cocaine and vitamin, and heroin and vitamin,

[@kevindunlap5525]

My God people, just eat food and take your one a day. Have real coffee that's unadulterated. One of the things this show exhibits and amplifies, is the pure blinders that some of these "entrepreneurs" wear forever.

[@mrgoodwrench8181]

Holder and Leaver.... 😂

[@raw_riot_6917]

From Sarah to Debra I got so confused cause I thought they did good, the guy new every number they wanted and the girl talked well about the product.

[@Technicallyimright]

“I should know this off-by-heart” shows how immature this girl is. I haven’t said that phrase since primary school.

[@owlsarepeopletoo]

Caffeine impacts the absorption of vitamins like iron… it’s not recommended to take vitamins with coffee…

[@jimmylittle9393]

£3000 in 2 years lol... could've earned more working a real job

[@katec9893]

I might be wrong but I'm almost certain Levi Roots made some errors with his figures, and instead of laying into him the dragons just told him they'd help him with the business side. They were really harsh to this couple in contrast, the harshest I think I've ever seen them! I don't think it's a bad idea personally, I think people would buy it.

[@Ghost.Hellbound]

100% agree with you. Totally unnecessary of the dragons to be harsh on these two. Hope they proved then wrong :')

[@CabbageYe]

What's up with Tej he looks so tired.

[@dan003]

Not enough vitamins.

[@spitkitten]

I'd say "too much coffee", but the other guy's reply was infinitely better 😏

[@jack-a-lopium]

She should jack it all in and become an Emma Fryer look-a-like.

[@jinkazama2555]

That women is so on edge, she must be a mess to be around :(

[@katec9893]

I think she's nervous, and is struggling further because the dragons are being especially harsh. I've seen people mix up their figures before and the dragons just told them they could help them with the business side, rather than going after them for their mistakes. I think the dragons probably know instinctively which businesses they want and if they decide they don't want someone's business they really go for the jugular.

[@jinkazama2555]

@@katec9893 she is nervous, but because of that, women especially are not very good to be around. Thats why i say she must be a mess to be around. Like not pleasant. Ive experienced women that are on edge like this in my personal life. They are quite aggressive, masculine and not a pleasure to be around compared to a feminine soft women.

[@BenjaminGoose]

You have to be a strong man to enjoy a strong, masculine woman like her.@@jinkazama2555

[@tipitii7388]

One of the worst ideas yet.

[@rickyb725]

It’s a a great idea. People are not concerned about their health. So having vitamins can only be a benefit

[@richardanthonygilbey]

Coffee drinkers just aren’t joggers

[@eikokiko2172]

The car PUNS are sooo cringe. Have nothing to do with detailing. 😂

[@kathleenwallace8252]

I know we see a small part but the girl had a brain fart, the guy tried to save and rhe number didn't match...I'm thinking it wasn't deception but a mistake 😢

[@paulstannard7985]

Useless idea and Evan's facile commentary becomes ever more annoying, talk about redundant.

[@JOHNRGRAY]

Pair of chancers 👎🏾

[@THEPOLITICALBUSINESSMANYT]

Sounds disgusting! (No offence)

[@CAMMOD1999]

Non taken

[@AliKhan-yx1dy]

Touker had space in the office space this coffee would haveing been making million's 😝😝😝🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anassabir1051]

the girl is giving of OCD vibes hmm

[@fbkensarhd5279]

She yummy

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

completely delusional individuals

[@eduardantonovich9791]

There company is doing well now without the dragons

[@DavidYoel13]

Net of 5k out of 240??? What am I missing?😮

[@hellegennes]

salaries

[@user-mn1rj9ve6y]

Urgh she want on and on and on , could of least let the bloke answer the questions too.

[@yusufturk6009]

Women in business is comedy

[@BenjaminGoose]

Ok incel.

[@generalideer6421]

Dang! Leanne is very fit and well put together! 😍

[@BenjaminGoose]

Creepy.

[@generalideer6421]

I don’t think she’s creepy at all.

[@Owa24]

Thanks 😂😂

[@thealien_ali3382]

​@@BenjaminGoosedo me

[@neilpa]

Once again, Mark Cuban has conference called to say that he's out and that Dragons Den is low level garbage compared to Shark Tank....

[@christonamtb4089]

If you've nothing nice to say...

[@fourlamb1]

Why are your comments the same dull and low intellectual garbage?

[@gygaxthecat2448]

Say more

[@Niall404]

Shark Tank is a rip-off of Dragon's Den, all ways will be.

[@ahsanarifeen7827]

Dragon's Den has been around for way longer, the cheesy and often unserious nature of Shark Tank just isn't it

[@DavidYoel13]

Happy hypervitaminosis to all your unfortunate customers. What a gimmick 🤦‍♂️! What coffee company would expect their customers to consume maximum one cup a day? Shockingly counterproductive

[@Fush1234]

Too reliant on the bean supplier. Too risky. Then listening to her memorised financials. Fact is. Not a fecking clue