Sweet Mandarin

No Deal

Chinese ready meals

Season 2 · Ep 4 OtherAired 6 December 2005

Best known from its Dragons’ Den appearance, Sweet Mandarin is a chinese ready meals in Season 2, where it won fans even without landing a deal.

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From the show

The Dragons’ Den pitch

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Helen and Lisa Tse walked into the Den in Season 2, Episode 4 in the episode that aired 6 December 2005. Sweet Mandarin, the chinese ready meals, pitched in the Other category, one of 902 other businesses to brave the Den across all 21 seasons.

The dragons passed, and Sweet Mandarin left without a deal. That's not always the end of the story. Some of Dragons’ Den's most successful companies were rejected on air and grew anyway, using the exposure (the "Dragons’ Den effect") to drive sales the dragons missed out on.

Sweet Mandarin was one of 67 businesses to pitch in Season 2, where 5 deals got done. In the Other category overall, roughly 11% of pitches have landed a dragon across the show's history.

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Frequently asked questions

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Did Sweet Mandarin get a deal on Dragons’ Den?

No. Sweet Mandarin pitched the dragons but left Season 2 without a deal.

What season of Dragons’ Den was Sweet Mandarin on?

Sweet Mandarin appeared in Season 2, Episode 4, which aired 6 December 2005.

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