[1][2] Myprotein was founded in 2004 by Oliver Cookson and acquired by British e-commerce company, The Hut Group, in June 2011.

Myprotein (registered as Cend Limited) invested $17 million to rent a production and distribution facility that planned to create 350 new jobs in the region.

Cookson counter sued for £12.7 million claiming a breach of warranty and fraudulent misrepresentation.

The matter went to the High Court in London in October 2014 and, after a month-long trial, judgement was given by William Blair in November 2014 awarding Cookson an overall net result win of £6.5m in damages.

[14] Cookson and the Trust appealed the court's decision to award The Hut Groups damages.