All Entrepreneurs articles – Page 9
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Analysis & FeaturesHow brands are setting up DTC operations in a jiffy
Since the lockdown, brands have been establishing DTC sites in double-quick time. How are they getting off the ground so quickly?
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Analysis & FeaturesGuide for SMEs: Five small brands on coping with the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has made being at the head of a fast-growing food & drink SME more challenging than ever. But these five brands have proven it is possible to cope
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Comment & OpinionAs consumers retreat to old favourites, will coronavirus be the death of challenger brands?
Startups desperately need support – from consumers and supermarkets – to survive
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Analysis & FeaturesSeven food and drink challenger brands ramping up online delivery during lockdown
These small businesses are getting creative as they boost their online offers
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NewsGrowing challenger brands face stock wipe-outs and cashflow shortages
Startups experiencing strong sale increases due to the coronavirus outbreak have warned stock levels risk dropping because they were ‘unprepared’ for such sudden growth
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Analysis & FeaturesHow food & drink challenger brands are giving to charity during coronavirus
Whether it’s feeding the NHS, giving to food banks or supporting their stockists, here’s how brands are being charitable during the pandemic
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NewsCoronavirus: Challenger brands warn of further sales slump amid social distancing rules
Challenger brands are bracing for a further retail sales slump as social distancing rules implemented in supermarkets have focused shoppers on well-known brands
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Comment & OpinionNimble SMEs are showing their worth, but not all of them will survive
It’s one thing for a supplier to pivot from, say, in-store to online. An evolution from on-trade to off-trade is something else entirely
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Comment & OpinionSupport, don’t sacrifice, UK food & drink startups in these unprecedented times
Entrepreneurial, nimble brands can move quickly and have stock to keep shelves full in any supermarket within days
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NewsSMEs welcome government loan scheme revamp but warn of unanswered issues
Food & drink SMEs have welcomed the revamp to the government emergency loan scheme, but warned there remain issues to be ironed out
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Analysis & FeaturesCan food & drink startups survive the coronavirus crisis?
SMEs are slipping through the cracks in aid packages as avenues close. What can they do?
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InterviewsJim Cregan Big Interview: how Jimmy’s is keeping chins up
After 10 years, Jim Cregan’s iced coffee brand has revamped, but plans for a cola and its on-trade debut are on hold. For now
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NewsSouthern Co-op to take part in Dragons’ Den-style event for local producers
The event gives local food and drink producers a chance to pitch to Southern Co-op and gain listings in stores
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Comment & OpinionTime for entrepreneurs to address founder mental wellbeing
It’s time that we, the entrepreneurs, re-frame what our businesses truly need from us, says Chris Green of Young Foodies
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Analysis & FeaturesEasy money and exploitation: should grocery brands explore multi-level marketing?
As more food and drink companies start to use the model, others warn it’s exploitative. What’s the truth?
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Comment & OpinionLife as a challenger brand is anything but easy. Just ask Savsé
Challenger brands are all the rage right now - but they need more help
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Analysis & FeaturesAre the supermarkets doing enough to support startups?
Startups are providing 59% of growth, yet 81% feel they lack the support their growth deserves. Do they have a point?
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Comment & OpinionSign up to support challenger brands - for all of food and drink’s benefit
A huge 81% of startup and scaleup brands feel unsupported by the industry – and that limits their growth, says Young Foodies co-founder Chris Green
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NewsBrain Füd forced to change slogan after Red Bull legal threat
Red Bull objected to part of the energy drink’s on-pack slogan ‘No Monsters. No Bull’
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Comment & OpinionEating insects is healthy. Can a Welsh duo make it cool?
Vexo brings to mind hip brands like Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger