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Seedrs unveils accelerator programme to target FMCG start-ups
The seven-week programme will feature a range of workshops designed to give the businesses access to VC investors, supermarket buyers and branding experts
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UK food-to-go sector predicted to double grocery growth by 2024
The UK food-to-go sector is on track to be worth £23.4bn by 2024, more than doubling the growth rate of the wider food & grocery retail market
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Time for PM Boris Johnson to show his true colours on food policy
Johnson’s flip-flopping risks confusing an industry that’s already feeling Brexit stress
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City snapshot: B&M targets more than 40 new stores as Q1 sales surge
B&M European Value Retail is on track for a net 24 new B&M UK fascia stores in is full financial year and 15-20 Heron Foods. Plus, Britvic reports third quarter sales decline, PayPoint Q1s up 3.6%, second quarter volumes rise at Coca-Cola and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 24 July: Grocery market share, Fevertree, McColl’s
The big supermarket groups are “nursing a hangover” from last summer’s prolonged hot weather and the beer-fuelled spending spree it inspired.
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FeverTree shares drop on slowing UK growth
FeverTree has warned that its rapid growth in the UK has slowed significantly amid the “dampening effect” of poor weather and strong comparables.
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Pladis names Unilever veteran Sridhar Ramamurthy as CFO
He assumse responsibility for leading financial management and other related functions
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City snapshot: Grocery sales fall for the first time in three years
Grocery sales have fallen back for the first time in three years as last year’s record early summer temperatures hit year-on-year comparisons. Plus, first half profits plunge at McColl’s, Fever-Tree first half sales rise 13% and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 23 July: Sainsbury’s, Fever-tree, Swine fever
Sainsbury’s has linked with Deliveroo to offer hot takeaways via the delivery app.
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Energy tea maker Mission secures £260k to expand into retail
Energy tea producer Mission has received a six-figure funding boost to fuel its expansion into the retail sector, months after completing a rebranding.
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Never mind the no-deal Brexit: food prices are going up already
The supermarkets are already facing massive pressure on prices. The question is just how much worse a no-deal would make it
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Investment fund launched for eco-friendly packaging
Government to supply £60m while £149m will come from the private sector
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Sainsbury’s launches Deliveroo pizza service from five stores
Customers in Birmingham, Brighton, Cambridge and London can order cooked pizzas and snacks using Deliveroo’s website or app
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City snapshot: UK Consumer confidence remains low in second quarter
UK consumer confidence has remained unchanged in the second quarter of the year as strong earnings and jobs data failed to offset the uncertainty of a no-deal Brexit.
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Media Bites 22 July: Jamie Oliver, Tesco, Discounters
The collapse of Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant chain has left creditors facing losses of £83m.
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Weetabix sales down as decline of branded cereals market hits
The accounts say sales were hampered by a decline in overall cereal volume sales in 2018.
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Graze targets European expansion following D2C launch in Ireland
Healthy snacking brand Graze kicked-off a European expansion drive following a direct-to-consumer launch in the Republic of Ireland.
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PepsiCo agrees deal to buy Fruit Bowl parent company Pioneer Foods
PepsiCo has made a $1.7bn bid to acquire Pioneer Foods Group as it targets expansion in Africa.
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Indie brand Sauce Shop seeking £250k to scale up production
The business will launch a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube at the end of July in exchange for 5% of its equity
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Mother eyes vending machine rollout as it secures £3m funding
The London-based company will use the cash to develop more machines as it seeks to roll out on a national scale