All CBD articles – Page 5
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Analysis and Features
10 challenger brands that smashed their crowdfunding targets in 2021
From plant-based to meat snacks and CBD to canned wine, here are the start-ups that exceeded expectations during crowdfunding rounds in 2021
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News
City Snapshot: CBD brand Love Hemp launches Deliveroo trial for on-demand delivery
A Love Hemp virtual store, with the company’s full range of CBD oils, capsules and edibles, is now live on delivery app service.
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Comment and Opinion
CBD may be flying high, but regulation could still bring it down to earth
The regulator last week hinted at plans to increase enforcement action in the UK
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News
Trip splashes ‘positive affirmations’ across UK billboards for World Kindness Day
The campaign – which features at over 1,000 UK sites – would encourage people to ‘remember that no one should feel alone’, said Trip
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News
Strangeways raises six-figure crowd sum to grow CBD spirits range
CBD spirits start-up Strangeways has beaten a £120,000 crowdfunding target to expand distribution in supermarkets and develop new products.
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Category Report
Test phase: CBD category report 2021
The UK CBD market has welcomed regulation as it looks to establish a mainstream following. But the FSA has been slow to take action
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News
Oto soars past £2m crowdfunding target as it eyes global CBD growth
Health and wellness CBD brand Oto has smashed a £2m crowdfunding target as investors are increasingly attracted to the rapidly growing cannabidiol market
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News
Canada’s High Tide enters UK’s CBD market with Blessed acquisition
Canada-based Hide Tide has acquired Scottish online CBD retailer Blessed as it looks to build its e-commerce presence in the UK and Europe.
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Comment and Opinion
Claudia Winkleman flies the flag for Cannaray’s CBD ‘revolution’
With such a new category to plug, CBD brand Cannaray is wisely playing it straight with its first TV ad
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News
Vitality acquired by Canada’s Yooma Wellness to grow CBD portfolio in the UK
Birmingham-based Vitality is one of the most widely stocked CBD brands in the UK
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News
Jersey Hemp smashes crowdfunding round in bid to take its CBD range mainstream
CBD producer Jersey Hemp has smashed a £1.1m crowdfunding target to help fuel ambitious expansion plans.
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Analysis and Features
Five strange yet nutritious ‘novel foods’ attracting attention from regulators
Some call them innovative. Others call them ‘Frankenfoods’
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News
Tenacious Labs buys Colorado-based B2B CBD player SZM
Recently launched buy-and-build cannabinoid group Tenacious Labs has made its second acquisition since launch, buying Colorado-based contract manufacturer SZM in a cash-and-shares deal
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News
Kolibri drops CBD from non-alcoholic RTD cocktails in revamp
The brand decided to pause its use of CBD until supermarkets were more open to cannabis drinks, it said
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News
Trip wins $5m investment and joins Sainsbury’s Future Brands lineup
The funds will help the brand launch into the US market, make new hires and drive international growth
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News
Cannabrew raises £200k from the crowd to win supermarket listings for CBD beer
Elliot Horner started the Lancaster-based business in 2019 after recognising the growing trend for CBD products
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News
Good Hemp claims ‘world first’ with plant-based hemp seed cream
Good Hemp has targeted its new ingredient dairy alternatives, prepared meals and ice creams
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Analysis and Features
As CBD novel foods deadline passes what are the category’s prospects?
CBD brands have had more than a year to sort out their novel food applications, but only three have made the grade so far. What’s going on?
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Comment and Opinion
The UK has the potential to become a leading player in the CBD sector
Major organisations are looking closely at CBD as regulation becomes clearer and consumer demand grows, says Tony Reeves, an international CBD specialist and EIHA’s UK representative
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News
CBD platform Alphagreen raises £1m-plus before funding push goes public
E-commerce startup Alphagreen will kick off a public crowdfunding campaign next week