Usher launched the
month-long crowdfund campaign on Tuesday evening (1 June) at 8pm, which involved selling Elite Bistros meal vouchers, with the money put towards helping to launch Elite Bistro Events.
By 7pm last night (2 June), the crowdfund had already surpassed its £150,000 target.
At the time of writing the crowdfund has raised £161,636 from 1,941 backers.
Reacting to the response last night on Twitter, Usher said: Its been a terrible 18 months but in our darkest times the team started Elite Bistros AT HOME, as I personally gave up all hope. I looked at folding Elite. Everyone disagreed and the teams running it turned Elite Bistros around. Today you just secured its/our future, thank you.
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