All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 145
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Troffle kicks off crowdfunding pitch for expansion capital
Handmade chocolate start-up Troffle has launched a crowdfunding campaign on KickStarter to raise £20,000 to help the business expand.
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Soulmate Food acquired out of administration
Online healthy food delivery company Soulmate Food has been bought out of administration by its management, securing all 43 jobs.
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ManiLife peanut butter start-up hits £100k crowdfunding target in 35 minutes
Peanut butter start-up ManiLife has blitzed its £100,000 crowdfunding target in less than an hour
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City snapshot: Consumer confidence softens amid rising cost pressures
Consumer confidence is taking a bashing as rising costs squeeze disposable income, according to Deloitte.
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Media Bites 24 April: Weetabix, sterling, economy, Whitbread, M&S, Reckitt Benckiser
The boss of Post moves to allay fears of UK job losses in the wake of the US firm’s takeover of Weetabix from the Chinese.
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Metcalfe's faces legal battle over Skinny launch in States
Amplify Snack Brands has filed a federal trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit against Snyder’s-Lance
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Fiddes Payne upbeat as restructure costs drive it into the red
Fiddes Payne has slipped into the red as restructuring costs hit the Cake Angels owner
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LDC confirms secondary buyout at Addo Food Group
Details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but the deal – revealed exclusively by The Grocer last week – is understood to value Addo at upwards of £100m.
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Gourmet Game appoints administrators after trading slowdown
A game wholesaler and supplier based in Lincolnshire has ceased trading after falling into administration as a result of a slowdown in trading in France and Belgium in the wake of last year’s terror attacks and the bird flu outbreak hitting demand.
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Rivington Biscuit brands marketed for sale
Brands manufactured by failed biscuit supplier Rivington Biscuits are being marketed for sale by an IP consulting firm.
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Media Bites 19 April: Weetabix, snap election, House of Fraser
The £1.4bn acquisition of British cereal maker Weetabix by US firm Post Holdings generates significant column inches in today’s papers but was overshadowed by the calling of a surprise snap election.
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City snapshot: ABF scores Brexit boost from weak pound and higher sugar prices
The weak pound and higher sugar prices have boost sales and profits at ABF in the first half. Plus, Tesco sells opticians business to Vision Express, and Heineken updates on first quarter volumes, with UK down on Tesco delisting.
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Surging pound leads to FTSE 100 sell-off after snap election surprise
The FTSE 100 plunged more than 180 points yesterday (or £46bn) to 7,147.50 points as PM Theresa May called a surprise snap election on 8 June
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Hundreds of redundancies at Pulse Packaging despite production restarting
More than 150 staff have lost their jobs at consumer goods packaging maker Pulse Flexible Packaging despite administrators recommencing manufacturing at the firm’s two sites.
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Volatile day for sterling as PM calls snap election
The surprise announcement is set to lead to a volatile day on the markets and for the pound.
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LDC shows appetite for food deals with MBO at Hill Biscuits
Private equity firm LDC has backed the management buyout of custard creams and bourbons maker Hill Biscuits, in a deal valued at £10m to £15m, The Grocer can reveal.
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Amplify files trademark lawsuit to stop US launch of Metcalfe's Skinny Popcorn
The US owners of Tyrrells and Metcalfe’s Skinny are facing a court battle over their rival popcorn brands
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Whitworths sale will mean private equity investor takes a bath
With Whitworths up for sale, its private equity owner is set to take a bath on its investment
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LDC closes in on £100m-plus deal for pork supplier Addo
Private equity house LDC is closing in on a takeover of pork pie supplier Addo Food Group to add another food business to its portfolio
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BrewDog crowded out as private equity snaps up 22% stake
BrewDog – which swore it would never ‘sell out’ to institutional investors – has sold a 22% stake to a US PE house