All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 95
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NewsVirtue Drinks raises £1.1m to fuel further growth
Natural energy drink brand Virtue Drinks has closed a £1.1m funding round to support ongoing growth and expansion in the UK and overseas.
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s propelled to record year thanks to Covid-fuelled demand
Revenues and profits at Charlie Bigham’s have soared during lockdown as shoppers turned to its posh ready meals to add some variety to dinnertime.
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NewsCity Snapshot: “Outstanding” year for Premier Foods as shoppers flock to its brands
Premier Foods has revealed an “outstanding” year of growth as the pandemic significantly elevated demand for its household brands. Plus, Marston’s falls to big first-half loss as lockdown smashes sales; Chapel Down appoints former Booker chairman to its board; and Russian retail Lenta acquires Moscow rival.
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NewsFive Points Brewing smashes £350k crowdfunding target
London craft brewer Five Points Brewing has raised almost £700,000 in its latest crowdfunding round to help with ambitious plans to build a new showcase brewery and taproom.
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NewsJudith Batchelar to leave Sainsbury’s after 17 years
Batchelar is leaving the supermarket chain to “pursue a range of other interests”
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NewsDanone drafts Barry Callebaut CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique as its new boss
De Saint-Affrique, who has led the Swiss chocolate maker and cocoa processor since 2015, will take up his new role on 15 September
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NewsMedia Bites 18 May: Hospitality, Danone, Costa Coffee
Close to a million people went back to work on Monday in more than 50,000 bars, restaurants and hotels across the UK even as business owners questioned longer term reopening plans given the rapid spread of a new Covid-19 variant.
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NewsPE house Exponent signs agreement to acquire Gü Puds
The former owner of Quorn signed an agreement last night to acquire the dessert brand from Noble Foods
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NewsCity Snapshot: Danone set to appoint Barry Callebaut boss as new CEO
French food group Danone is reportedly set to name its new CEO later today following the ousting of Emmanuel Faber earlier in the year.
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NewsCity News: Analysts react positively to THG/Softbank tie-up
Softbank has provided THG with $730m as part of a $1bn capital raising.
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NewsMedia Bites 14 May: Kellogg’s, hospitality, McDonald’s, Alibaba
Kellogg’s has promised to cut sugar in its children’s cereals by 10% and salt by 20%.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Pepco offers share at a discount in upcoming €5bn IPO
Poundland owner Pepco is has set its price in the upcoming Polish IPO at a discount, valuing the budget retail chain at $5bn (£4.3bn).
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NewsPE house Exponent leading the race to buy £150m-rated Gü
A deal valuing Gü at upwards of £150m is understood to be in the final stages and is hoped to be finalised in the coming days.
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NewsBain Capital eyes Burton’s Biscuits takeover hot on heels of Valeo deal
The Boston-based investor is among the final suitors for the UK’s second-largest biscuit manufacturer.
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NewsNourished owner Remedy Health secures $11m funding for 2021 growth push
The series A funding round values the business, founded by Melissa Snover in 2019, at almost $72m
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NewsCity Snapshot: Lab grown meat backer Agronomics raises £62.5m in share placing
Cultivated meat group Agronomics has raised more than £60m as investors continued to place big bets on the alternative protein market.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 May: Diageo, Charles Wilson, Delivery Hero, Compass
Diageo is to return billions of pounds to shareholders on the back of higher than expected profit growth, as drinking and partying around the world bounce back from the impact of Covid-19.
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s Valeo's next move with Bain Capital's big money backing?
Valeo has become an expert in snapping up undervalued business, identifying synergies and extracting maximum value
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NewsCannabrew 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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NewsMedia Bites 12 May: Morrisons, THG, Just Eat Takeaway, Deliveroo
Morrisons first-quarter results are the big news this morning in the papers.