Is Sweet Mandarin Still in Business? (2026 Update)
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Look for Sweet Mandarin on AmazonFull story →Sisters Helen and Lisa Tse pitched a bottled sauce range built on their grandmother's recipes, backed by a Manchester restaurant that had already earned a loyal following.
The short answer is yes, on the evidence available, both the brand and the restaurant behind it look to still be operating.
How The Deal Came Together
The sisters wanted £50,000 for a 40 percent stake, and rather than picking one Dragon, they took backing from both Duncan Bannatyne and Hilary Devey together.
Having an already-loved, already-open restaurant behind the sauce range gave this pitch a different foundation than most food and drink Den ideas, which usually launch from scratch rather than extend out of an existing, proven business.
The Business Today
Earlier reporting describes the Northern Quarter restaurant still serving in Manchester, alongside a sauce brand with a track record of retail listings and an export deal tied to a UK trade delegation.
Among the food and drink pitches from this stretch of the show, this is one of the more convincingly durable outcomes, with a restaurant and a retail range propping each other up.