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NewsG Simmons & Sons scores funding to meet pork scratchings demand
Pork scratchings manufacturer G Simmons & Sons has secured a six-figure bank funding package to help it expand operations to meet surging demand for its products.
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NewsWell & Truly seals £400k funding to aid growth
Healthy snacking startup Well & Truly has bagged £400k in capital from female-focused funding network AllBright
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NewsJust Eat rival Appetise woos crowd for £500k
Online takeaway service Appetise has turned to the crowd to raise £500,000 for a battle against Just Eat
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NewsOpitat surpasses £150,000 crowdfunding target
The London brand kicked off a Crowdcube drive on 30 January with the aim of raising £150,000 in exchange for 6.98% of equity
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NewsPoppy's Picnic turns down Dragon and kicks off crowdfunder
Raw petfood brand Poppy’s Picnic has shunned an offer secured on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den to raise over £350k in crowdfunding.
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NewsOptiat’s £150k Crowdcube drive passes halfway mark in two days
The personal care startup plans to spend funds on larger production runs, R&D, and marketing and advertising
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Analysis & FeaturesBananacoin: can a Bitcoin-style scheme work for banana growers?
Bananacoin is being hailed as ’the first eco-friendly’ cryptocurrency, as merging tech offers new forms of finance for growers in deprived areas
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NewsArla to plough £72m into its British business this year
The cash injection is part of a €527m (£460m) global investment programme announced by the dairy co-op, and will see it bring production of Lactofree to the UK
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NewsCrowdfunding: hunger for food and drink business on the rise
Crowdfunding appetite for food and drink startups was undiminished in 2017, according to figures from Crowdcube
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NewsWheyhey raises £3m from industry big beasts to battle rivals
High-protein ice cream brand Wheyhey has raised £3m in a funding round backed by food & drink heavyweights
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NewsWimbledon Brewery signs ex-Paperchase CFO David Bateman
Bateman has made a personal investment in the company, which would “assist in supporting its growth”…
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NewsCD&R sells remaining 5% B&M Bargains stake for £200m after bumper Christmas
The private equity backers of B&M Bargains has sold its remaining 5% stake in the discount chain for £200m, cashing in on a bumper Christmas for the business.
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NewsBrewDog extends £50m crowdfunding drive until October
The brand has extended its current Equity For Punks crowdfunding drive until October this year…
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NewsNatural Drinks wins private investment after crowdfund fails
The money, from an unnamed private fund, will help it accelerate the launch of a raft of NPD…
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NewsGrace Foods wins £1m contract to supply aloe vera drink to Aldi in Spain
Caribbean food and drink manufacturer Grace Foods is increasing its international footprint in Europe after agreeing a new contract with Aldi in Spain, supported by a £6m bank funding package.
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NewsPoundland owner Pepkor Europe secures new £180m loan facility
The Grocer first revealed that trade credit insurer Atradius had reduced its cover for the discount retailer in mid-December in the wake of the Steinhoff accounting scandal
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NewsCraft brand Durham Distillery to expand into whisky production
The business has received £250k funding from Finance Durham to move to a new city centre site…
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NewsSeabrook refinances with £23m growth package
Seabrook Crisps has agreed a £23m refinancing package to support its growth strategy.
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NewsSkinny Brands wins £1.5m funding to develop low-calorie booze
Investors include the likes of former Goldman Sachs MD Nigel Robinson and Fatface founder Tim Slade
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NewsOrnua refinance bank funding with €610m package to support growth
Irish dairy Ornua has secured a new five-year funding package of €610m to help support future growth.