All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 125
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NewsBurleighs Gin funding drive tops £100k to launch into non-alcoholic market
Craft brand Burleighs Gin has hit a £100,000 crowdfunding target to expand into the booming ‘low & no’ category with a non-alcoholic variant.
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NewsBulldog sales growth bucks coronavirus-driven personal care weakness
Strong growth has continued at Bulldog Skincare despite the coronavirus outbreak creating uncertainty for the personal care category.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 September: Organic sales, Eat Out to Help Out, Domino’s
Sales of organic food and drink rose sharply in the UK during lockdown
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NewsMedia Bites 2 September: Ocado/M&S, Walmart, B&M
The inaugural day for the Ocado and M&S partnership turned sour as the business was forced to apologise to grumbling customers for cancelling orders
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NewsPlanty secures seed investment from Veg Capital
Vegan meal delivery start-up Planty has secured seed investment from investment firm Veg Capital.
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NewsCity snapshot: Sweet sales growth for Cake Box as stores reopen
Cream cake retailer Cake Box is giving back furlough cash and paying shareholders a special dividend after a strong performance since the easing of lockdown. Plus Nestlé is set to acquire biopharmaceutical company Aimmune Therapeutics and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsAlbert Bartlett closes in on Kiddyum rescue deal
Potato supplier Albert Bartlett is in discussions to save the Kiddyum brand following its liquidation, The Grocer understands.
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Thorntons losses mount, can Ferrero turn the heritage chocolatier around?
What has Ferrero been up to? And how does Covid affect its plans?
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NewsDealmakers prepare for post-lockdown boom in food M&A
A boom in food and drink M&A is expected to get underway in September as the UK emerges from the coronavirus lockdown
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NewsMedia Bites 27 August: Bread prices, Eat Out to Help Out, Delivery Hero
Shoppers face paying more for a loaf of bread amid predictions of the worst wheat harvest for 40 years
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NewsRescue planned for kids’ frozen brand Kiddyum following liquidation
Emergency rescue talks are taking place to secure the future of the frozen food brand
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NewsMedia Bites 25 August: Tesco, John Lewis, Wetherspoons
The boom in doorstep grocery deliveries means Tesco is to create 16,000 permanent jobs
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NewsCity snapshot: Ultimate Products returns furlough money as profits hold firm
Consumer goods group Ultimate Products has repaid all the money received during the pandemic under the government’s furlough scheme
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NewsOffblak tea start-up brewing US launch with new funding
London tea start-up Offblak has completed a six-figure funding round to break into the US market.
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NewsMedia Bites 20 August: Marstons/Carlsberg UK, Morrisons/Amazon, Diageo
The Competition and Markets Authority has begun an investigation into the proposed joint venture between brewers Marston’s and Carlsberg UK
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NewsGolden Acre Food Group rescues Bagel Nash in pre-pack deal
Golden Acre Food Group has rescued Bagel Nash after the foodservice bagel supplier struggled to stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsDiageo expands non-alcoholic portfolio with Rheinland Distillers investment
Diageo-owned drinks accelerator Distill Ventures has invested in award-winning German gin maker Rheinland Distillers
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NewsCity snapshot: Shock jump in inflation as petrol and clothing prices rise
Prices have risen faster than expected in July as lockdown restrictions were relaxed and consumers returned to the shops.
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NewsMedia Bites 18 August: Diageo, Bakkavor, Cranswick
Actor Ryan Reynolds is the latest Hollywood celebrity to strike a deal with Diageo after selling his Aviation American Gin brand to the drinks giant for $610m.
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NewsCity snapshot: Meaty sales growth at Cranswick during coronavirus lockdown
Cranswick has upgraded its outlook for 2020 as lockdown and stockpiling sent sales soaring by more than 20% in the first quarter.