Union of Genius: you need more soup

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Help us build a bigger, better kitchen so that we can develop new soup and bring more soup to Edinburgh and beyond.
Backers: 160
Average Pledge Per Backer: £85

Funded: £13,651 of £10,000
Dates: May 15th -> Jun 8th (25 days)
Project By: Elaine Mason
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Latest News

24 hours!

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends of the soup. Here we are, 24 hours to go. We've hit our stretch goal and there was much cheering down the soup mines today when we broke through. Literally. Break on through to the other side! When we hit our target we set everything in... (Read More)

Stretch goal achieved!

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to everyone here we've now reached our stretch goal of £12,500. This means that the care van will now be receiving 150 litres of soup free per month. We're delighted again to have reached that so quickly. I know I keep saying it but we really... (Read More)

You lovely, lovely people

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
You did it. Thank you so very much! What an amazing Friday. We've rocketed past the £10,000 mark and we think we have a fair chance of making our care van stretch goal.  First though it's time for a little celebration with some music from our... (Read More)

The finishing line is in sight

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello lovely backers. As you may have noticed we have less than £200 to go right now as we enter the last weekend. We've been overjoyed and humbled by the support and encouragement we've received. This means a lot because we can set a stretch goal... (Read More)

Union of Genius #SoupStarter: ‘Great soup is a lot more than the sum of its parts’

June 5th - via: wow247.co.uk
If you’ve ever walked past or even stopped in at the tiny Union of Genius café on Forrest Road for a bowl of their sumptuous soup, you probably had no idea what was going on behind the scenes. (Read More)

Last Thursday

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello there, we're closing in on the last weekend of the Kickstarter so here's a little update of what's been going on. (This is Bruce writing this, so please don't be concerned if Elaine starts talking about herself in the third person.) Getting... (Read More)

Leith firms turn to 'ethical crowdfunders' for growth cash.

June 4th - via: greenerleith.org.uk
Two Leith-based firms have given their crowd-funders an ethical slant to help them raise they cash they need to grow. (Read More)

8 days to go

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello lovely backers. We have 8 days to go. The Kickstarter ends at 7pm on Monday June 8th and this is where we need all the help we can get.  We're working to get the word out in the press. Elaine is evening facing one of her worst fears:... (Read More)

Round-up: Jura Tastival | Raasay distillery | Whisky Fringe 2015

EDINBURGH, UK - The Union of Genius Kickstarter campaign is half way through but still has just over half of its £10,000 target to raise. The soup start up is looking for funds to support its kitchen expansion so they can make more soup for Edinburgh’s independent cafes, nursery schools and homeless care van. (Read More)

Help to back a soup-er Kickstarter for Union of Genius

May 25th - via: edinburghfoody.com
We always need more soup. Two years ago Slaine backed a #kickstarter project for Union of Genius. Now they're back with new plans. (Read More)

Week one #soupstarter update

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there soupstarters, it’s been a whirlwind week for us at Soup HQ. We’ve surpassed a third of our target with 45 backers - thank you! However, there’s still a long way to go in the next 17 days. Dan helping out with the filming. Vegan chilli... (Read More)

Sharing the soupy love

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
For us a key part of Kickstarter is to be able to give back to both our backers and the community in which we live and work. Thanks to some very generous early backers who have pledged for more than their reward we have been able to add suspended... (Read More)

I am the sexy, shoeless god of soup

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
As I write this we are on 1971, less than £30 away from a new soup millennium. As a thank you I want to share a little bit of the artwork for the t-shirts. Some of you will have met our soupmonger, Matt. He's currently having time away from soup to... (Read More)

Day one

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone. This is our first update and we're over the moon, as they say. We've been blown away by the enthusiasm, generosity and support we've received in just one day.  It is still a long road to go and we very much hope you can keep on... (Read More)

Back the Union of Genius #SoupStarter!

May 15th - via: scransalon.com
We’ve supported various crowdsourcing projects over the course of the last few years, from Tupiniquim to Bloombox to the Edinburgh Catering Co, but always the closest to our hearts has been the original Kickstarter run by the folks at Union of Genius. (Read More)

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