Dragons' Den series 22: Pitches include a bidet, plant-based dog food, bee revival kit, and instant flavoured coffee
By Helen FearDragons' Den series 22 continues with episode 5, and another bunch of excited/nervous/terrified aspiring entrepreneurs pitching for their lives.
Four aspiring business owners have a huge chance to make their dreams come true when they pitch their idea to five multimillionaire investors - Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett.
It's make-or-break time for the Dragons' Den hopefuls, whose pitches include a bidet, dog food, a bee revival kit, and Little's flavoured instant coffee. Here's everything you need to know...
Dragons' Den pitches tonight: Chakow bidet spray
Nepalese husband-and-wife team Birendra Khadka and Kelsang Sahak pitch their sustainable bidet invention, Chakow, a bidet that saves on water.
While every toilet paper roll is made of 150 litres of water, the duo claim their sustainable solution is a bidet which only needs 0.12 litres per wash.
The original fresh water bidet - a device which converts any toilet into a bidet without having to be plumbed in - costs £59.99, while a travel version costs £29.99. Each bidet has a retractable water spray nozzle, water pressure control, temperature control, spray direction control, and adjustable toilet fit. Of course, anyone who's ever spent any time in South East Asia will know these 'bum showers' are the norm.
As Peter Jones so astutely puts it: "Dragons' Den wouldn't be Dargons' Den without a toilet product." But will he be tempted to make an offer?
Meat-free, plant-based dog food
Animal-loving duo Shiv Sivakumar and Guy Sandelowsky pitch their plant-based pet food Omni. They want £75,000 for 1% of their company.
The co-founders - self-obsessed dog lovers - of the company claim their meat-free food is "delicious, allergy-friendly food with supplements that dogs crave".
The food - which uses lab-grown meat - is "created by loving vets, and rooted in evidence-based health benefits".
The pet food includes novel protein, a high-quality, cruelty-free protein, and is vet formulated - optimised to be tasty yet nutritionally balanced and 100% complete.
They also sell doggy supplements, which start at £13.33. The food, meanwhile, starts at £14.99 for dry food, and £24.99 for wet. Healthy treats start at £6.95.
But will the Dragons like the numbers after the duo's seven million valuation?
Dragons' Den pitches tonight: Beevive bee revival kit on keyring
Faye Whitley and Jake Powell, a couple from Devon, aim to create a buzz as they pitch their bee-loving business Beevive.
Beevive is "the original bee revival kit" keyring, a community-led business with a big ambition to make the world a more bee-friendly place to live!
The company creates unique, bee-friendly products that make perfect gifts, including their Bee Revival Kit for rescuing tired bees (£10.99), and a DIY Bee Hotel Kit (£24.99) to create a safe space for solitary bees.
All Beevive products are thoughtfully designed, and hand-assembled in their "buzzing studio" in Devon, UK.
The obvious Dragon to target is animal-loving Deborah Meaden, so will she invest? Steven called it a "wonderful business" but wonders how it can become big business. Yes, it's good for the planet, but what's in it for the greedy potential investors...?
Peter sums up the problem by saying: "Show me the honey!"
Little's flavoured instant coffee
Instant coffee entrepreneur Will Little, from Exeter in Devon, hopes the Dragons will invest in his long-running family coffee business, Little's.
He pitches his range of flavoured instant coffee, which he believes rivals those sold in shops. The jars are plastic free, while the pods are aluminium, and products do not contain sugar or "anything weird".
Little's make a range of flavoured instant coffees, coffee capsules and ground coffees in flavours including rich hazelnut, creamy caramel, French vanilla, and Irish cream, as well as 'normal' coffee flavoured and decaf.
The products are already available in shops including Tesco, Waitrose, Amazon, Sainsbury's, and Ocado, and start from £3 for 50g.
Peter says it's the "best tasting coffee I have ever experienced". Praise indeed!
