The Apprentice candidates crumble during sweet task as Lord Sugar mixes up the boys and girls for first time
Alana breaks down in tears while Sofiane's pitch leaves the clients squirming
THEY were left humiliated during last week’s shows thanks to their poor selling efforts.
So in attempt to find a winner on this week's The Apprentice, Lord Sugar has decided to mix up the boys and girls for the first time – letting them know that failure is not an option this time.
And to save any initial drama he appoints the two candidates he believes will make the strongest project managers.
It is a sticky task ahead though, as the candidates must design and manufacture their own brand of sweets and head to the sunny coastal town of Brighton to sell them.
In the kitchen, the pressure is on to create a range of tasty sweet treats.
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One team opts for a traditional seaside theme, while the other focuses on flavours for a more sophisticated palate.
Once decided, the teams continue to work late into the night in a bid to make sure they have enough products to fulfil their order and to sell the following day.
Meanwhile in Brighton, the teams must meet with corporate clients and negotiate a trade deal early on.
The larger the orders, the more work the kitchen team have to do.
But as the orders roll in and the temperature rises in the kitchen, one of the sweet-making machines breaks, reducing Alana – who has her own cake company- to tears as she tries to makes sure all their orders will be fulfilled.
The next day and it’s time to sell - cycling along the seafront, teams try to maximise sales by charming the Brighton seaside punters.
The rest of the candidates deliver the orders to their corporate clients. One business is incredibly satisfied with the sweetened deal, much to the frustration of one of the candidates.
But, the other client is left with a sour taste in his mouth after Sofiane’s corporate pitch results in them having to be firm about the amount of sweets they would be comfortable ordering
Back in town, the teams try to secure deals selling in bulk to Brighton’s busy retail outlets, with varied success.
As the day draws to a close, the teams make a desperate attempt to flog the last of the sweets and tempers at boiling point one team are left squabbling on the sea front about the lack of sales.
As Lord Sugar chews over what went wrong, it’s not long until the blame spreads like molten sugar through the losing team.
But who will be the next candidate to hear the crushing phrase ‘You’re fired?’
Tune in to find out who hears Lord Sugar’s immortal words ‘You’re Fired’ on Thursday 20th October, 9pm on BBC One
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