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TRUE TO THEIR BELIEFS PUKKA HERBS TIM WESTWELL, 55, AND SEBASTIAN POLE, 46, USE PLANT POWER TO OFFER A NATURAL CUP OF TEA, AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTS In 2001, Tim (pictured far left) quit his job in computer software sales and marketing, unsure why he was so unhappy when he was in such a successful space. 'After quitting, I didn't go travelling, but instead went for walks and read books, such entrepreneurs We meet some of the UK's most inspiring food entrepreneurs, who prove commercial success can go hand-in-hand with running a business ethically words by S O PH IE S CO T T DAVID CROZ IER 16 BALANCE September 2016 AN AUTHENTIC NA ME Tim and Sebastian didn't know much about products or brands, but decided 'where there's a will, there's a way' - and from that will, came the way. 'In my apartment block in Bristol there was a guy who told us all about branding,' says Tim. 'We came up with the Hindu name "Pukka", which means real and genuine.' After a few months of discussions, Tim and Sebastian shook hands in a pub in Glastonbury, withdrew £2,500 each from their savings and set up a Pukka Herbs bank account. They started off making three teas, designed them, and went to a natural health food show in Brighton. PHOTOGRAPHY: WILL IRELAND l a c i h Et as Working From The Heart, which helped me to explore my real purpose,' he says. 'I had always held an interest in nature, organics, nutrition and psychology - a herbalist had helped me to overcome a serious back condition when I was 26 years old. One day, I put an advert in a local Bristol newspaper, ORGANIC FARMING asking anyone DEFINE S 'HEALTH' FOR who wanted U S. IT 'S BET TER FOR to grow a THE ENVIRONMENT, business in WILDLIFE AND U S a sustainable way to get in touch. I got a grand total of one response - from Sebastian. We met at his house, where there was a plethora of herbs and spices. He had started making herbal teas and needed some help.' 

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