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Company behind ‘MANFLU’ products move to Newton-le-Willows after £500k investment

The Merseyside company behind the MANFLU product range, Health and Wellbeing Brands, is moving to new premises in Newton-le-Willows.

The company has also secured distribution deals with Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Amazon and independent pharmacies for the launch of its second product range Mumkind, a pregnancy nutrition brand.

These latest developments have been made possible by the final round of a £500k phased investment from The North West Fund for Venture Capital which is managed by Enterprise Ventures.

Health and Wellbeing Brands was founded four years ago when Jonathan Evans launched MANFLU Hot or Shot comfort drink.

Launched in 2010, The North West Fund for Venture Capital is part of the £155 million North West Fund, which provides funding for SMEs in the region and is financed jointly by the European Regional Development Fund and the European Investment Bank.

Jonathan Evans said: “Mumkind is a new concept aimed at mums-to-be and busy new mums whose needs are not being met by current offerings.

“It will allow us to broaden our target market.

“We continue to explore new opportunities and see plenty of scope to achieve our growth targets and move into the premier league of healthcare companies.”

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