Self-warming UK bottle feeds babies across globe

A UK baby products business recently secured new deals in the United States and China which is expected to make the company £2.2m by 2025.

Feed Me Bottles based in Dartford, Kent, manufactures the Yoomi range which includes a deep clean electric steriliser, a 3-in-1 electric breast pump and a pioneering self-warming baby bottle, which heats milk to the perfect temperature in sixty seconds with the push of a button.

The new deal in the United States will see Yoomi sold in Buy Buy Baby stores across the country as well as online via Macy’s department store and major US retailer Walmart. Similarly, in China, the company’s baby products are expected be sold in 200 Sa Sa chain stores across Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China. The company is set to make £750,000 from these deals in the first year alone.

Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss MP said: “The global demand for British-made products is booming, creating international opportunities for UK companies to capitalise on. Feed Me Bottles is a great example of an innovative British business that is tapping into this demand and waving the flag for UK innovation overseas.”

Feed Me Bottles was founded by a mum and dad in 2009, after former lawyer Farah, urged former BMW design engineer Jim, to create a more efficient bottle feeding and warming solution for their baby son. The Yoomi bottle protects the essential nutrients in the milk by maintaining the perfect milk temperature for the entire length of the feed and does not require batteries or electricity making it fully portable.

The company started to explore exporting six years ago when its route to market was blocked by large international competitors in the UK. As a result, the company developed an international B2B distribution model, and now the Yoomi range is being used in 20 countries around the world including the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Chile and Vietnam.