Fundraising – Page 58
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NewsBrewDog misses £25m crowdfunding target
BrewDog has raised £19m from its latest crowdfunding round but fell £6m short of its £25m target.
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NewsWarner Edwards wins £150k to ‘turbo-charge’ growth
Craft gin producer secures £150k to invest in capacity after winning a national competition for small and medium-sized businesses.
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NewsThomas J Fudge's hands control to PE investor Livingbridge
The investment will aim to take the premium biscuit brand to number one in the UK
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NewsTower Bakery wins Lidl contract
Independent Scottish bakery Tower Bakery has agreed a distribution deal with Lidl after bagging six-figure bank funding.
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NewsReal Handful to hit the trail to support brand
Trail mix snack maker Real Handful has secured £80,000 in equity funding through a business angels network to support its growth plans.
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NewsChapel Down raises £1.7m for Curious Drinks business
895 investors took a 9.7% stake for £1.2m, with individual investments ranging from £100 to £35,000
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NewsDoisy & Dam smash crowdfunding target
Premium organic chocolate brand Doisy & Dam has raised £300,000 in 28 hours after turning to the crowd to fund its expansion plans.
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NewsFever-Tree founders £18m payday from share sale
Executive deputy chairman Charles Rolls sold 1.9 million of his shares at 635p each
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NewsStandard & Poor’s cuts Casino’s credit rating to junk
French hypermarket group Casino has lost its investment grade credit rating with Standard & Poor’s after its long term debt ratings were cut by one notch to BB+.
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NewsPact Coffee pulls plug on £1m crowdfunding pitch
Pact Coffee has pulled the plug on its ambitious crowdfunding campaign to raise £1m as a result of weak investor interest
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NewsSimply Cook kicks off £600k crowdfunding push
Recipe kit start-up Simply Cook is targeting £600,000 in a crowdfunding campaign to expand its marketing efforts and launch a distribution partnership with Ocado.
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NewsHotel Chocolat float to value business at £150m
Hotel Chocolat is plotting the first major food and drink IPO on the London Stock Exchange for 15 months, expected to value the luxury chocolatier at about £150m and giving its two founders a shared £40m pay day.
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NewsKitwave growth plans fuelled by Pricoa deal
Kitwave has completed a multimillion-pound refinancing deal to continue its consolidation
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NewsKitwave Wholesale completes major new refinancing deal
Kitwave Wholesale Group supplies independent c-stores from 15 depots across the UK
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NewsCandy Kittens scraps crowdfunding campaign for angel investor
The business closed its crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs early after receiving an offer for close to £300,000 from a high-net worth individual.
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NewsBetter Food issues bonds to raise £350k for expansion
Organic food retailer Better Food launches five-year bond to raise the cash in return for 7% fixed annual interest and a 10% store discount card.
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NewsAndy Murray serves up cash for Oppo in crowdfunding investment
Tennis world number two Andy Murray has joined with the crowd for a second time to invest in another fmcg business.
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NewsFrozen fruit & veg supplier Newberry gets RBS funds
Newberry supplies frozen fruit & veg to the food manufacturing sector and owns the Smootheelicious brand of smoothie pouch…
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NewsCoffee start-up Pact seeks £1m to fund growth into new markets
Pact will offer top investors a lifetime of free coffee, expert coffee classes and limited edition product in return
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NewsOppo frozen out by Dragons
Oppo ice cream has walked away empty handed from Dragons’ Den after the five potential investors raised questions over the brand’s taste and profitability.