I was on Dragons’ Den – this is what happens after you accept an offer & why deal doesn’t always mean you work together
thesun.co.ukWHEN Rachel Kettlewell accepted an exciting offer on Dragons’ Den, she thought all her dreams had come true. But all was not as it seemed on TV, as the £40,000 deal she made with Tej Lalvani for her jam start-up, Fearne & Rosie, never materialised.
Despite this, Rachel’s low-sugar jam business is on track to make £5million by 2025, and is now stocked in 155 Waitrose stores across the country.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, North Yorkshire-based Rachel - who was on Dragons’ Den in July 2021 - reveals what really happens after you’ve left the den with an offer. “You have a chat after the show,” she explains. “And you look at what working together is going to be like. “And I think it was a mutual decision to not move forward.
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