Fundraising – Page 22
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NewsPerkier closes £1m funding round
Healthy snack bar challenger Perkier has raked in more than £1m in an oversubscribed crowdfunding round after smashing its initial £400k target
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NewsTidal Rum eyes more listings with backing from the crowd
British rum brand The Tidal Rum has hit its crowdfunding target to help expand its distribution across the on and off-trade.
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NewsFellow Creatures hits supermarket shelves after winning over plant-based investors
Vegan confectionery start-up Fellow Creatures has landed nationwide retail listings after securing six-figure backing from investors, including Veganuary founder Matthew Glover’s Veg Capital.
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NewsDalston’s eyes retail expansion as it beats £400k crowd target
Dalston’s has hit a £400k crowdfunding target within 24 hours of launching a campaign to help the challenger drinks brand’s ongoing recovery from the Covid pandemic.
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets hit accelerate on driverless delivery, but it’s a long road
There’s a long way to go, but serious investments from UK retailers will speed up the tech’s development
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NewsReusable nappy Bambino Mio lands £13m in new investment
Reusable nappy brand Bambino Mio has netted a £13m investment from BGF to boost growth in the UK and beyond
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NewsAdd Psalt starts next phase of support for black-owned brands
The entrepreneurs will receive strategic guidance, product and brand development, and access to national retail distribution
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NewsCanO Water nets former Heineken European boss as part of funding round
Canned water brand CanO Water has secured a seven-figure investment sum to further tap into consumer demand for alternatives to single use plastics.
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NewsNaked Collective raises £5.3m to fund US push
Healthy drinks start-up The Naked Collective has secured £5.3m in its latest funding round to boost global growth and expansion in the US
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NewsWholey Moly secures funding as it readies for mults launch
The business’ range of cookies are set to be stocked by Sainsbury’s and Ocado from this month
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NewsBird & Blend flies past crowdfunding target ahead of retail store expansion
Bird & Blend Tea Co has flown past a £300k crowdfunding target in just two days as it looks to expand its retail estate further.
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NewsRevvies Energy Strips hits crowdfunding target to disrupt UK performance nutrition market
Performance nutrition challenger Revvies Energy Strips has closed a crowdfunding round having raised almost £170k to boost awareness of the brand in the UK and overseas.
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NewsPerkier to bulk up snack bar brand after smashing crowdfunding target
Founder Ann Perkins started the business following a long career in the food industry, including 12 years at Heinz Healthy snack bar start-up Perkier has beaten a £400k crowdfunding target in the first week of its campaign. The plant-based challenger brand has currently raised almost £470k from ...
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NewsJersey Hemp smashes crowdfunding round in bid to take its CBD range mainstream
CBD producer Jersey Hemp has smashed a £1.1m crowdfunding target to help fuel ambitious expansion plans.
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NewsIngredients giant Olam plans listing on London Stock Exchange
A major £6.6bn global food ingredients giant will list on the London Stock Exchange next year to boost its worldwide growth plans
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NewsCity snapshot: Food ingredient giant OFI picks London for primary market IPO
Olam Food Ingredients will demerge from Indonesian agri giant Olam International and seek a listing in London, as well as a secondary listing in Singapore, in early 2022.
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NewsCity Snapshot: CD&R Morrisons deadline extended as bidding war looms
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has been granted an extension on today’s ‘put-up or shut-up’ takeover deadline to weigh up whether to make a higher bid for Morrisons. Plus, the takeover battle for Vectura intensifies between Philip Morris and Carlyle; and McColl’s shares plunge as it confirms potential fundraise.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Ella Shone transformed a former milk float into a plastic-free refill store
Former Rubies in the Rubble commercial manager Ella Shone trundles the streets of London in the TopUp Truck to deliver plastic-free and zero waste groceries
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NewsSmall Giants closes £400k funding round to bring insect snacking to the mainstream
Insect-based snacks start-up Small Giants has closed an investment round of more than £400,000 to supports its growth across the UK and Europe.
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NewsFitbakes eyes retail expansion after hitting crowdfunding target
The business, founded by nutritionist Ella Rauen-Prestes in 2018, will use the money to help support a slated launch in 1,000 Tesco Express stores as part of its meal deal offering in the third quarter of 2021.