Amelia Christie-Miller – Bold Bean Co

Amelia Christie-Miller is the founder and CEO of Bold Bean Co, a premium bean brand with the mission to make the world obsessed with beans by giving them the best of beans. When Amelia started growing the idea for her bean business, she knew she needed data and insight to support her vision for selling beans at a premium price to customers used to pay as little as possible for tinned beans.

Amelia used the British Library’s Business & IP Centre to look at Mintel and Passport (Euromonitor) reports. Speaking at a British Library Inspiring Entrepreneurs event in 2025, Amelia said ‘I actually came to the British Library and validated my passion with this data’ that demonstratedthe pulse industry was growingand showed the start of the backlash against ultra-processed foods. Armed with this data, Amelia founded Bold Bean Co in 2021. Bold Bean Co’s jarred beans are now sold in supermarkets all over the UK and they are sourcing new, sustainable beans and legumes all the time to bring to market.

Watch our video of Amelia speaking at our Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Meet the Foodies event.