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3rd pitch: Club Cultured

Published: February 26, 2026 at 8:32 pm

Club Cultured is a food company was founded in 2018 by three schoolfriends including a Michelin-star trained chef.

Club Cultured specialises in premium fermented and pickled products to enhance wellness. Its plant-based and gut-focused food include tempeh, kimchi, mooli and pickles and are used by the likes of Wagamama. 

James, Harry and former Ritz Hotel chef Connor opened London’s first tempeh factory in Hackney in 2020.

Harry and Connor slide into the Den “super excited”.

Deborah says kimchi is her food.

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