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Poppy'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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Optiat’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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Bananacoin: 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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Crowdfunding: 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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Wheyhey 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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BrewDog 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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Natural 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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Grace 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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Poundland 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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Seabrook refinances with £23m growth package
Seabrook Crisps has agreed a £23m refinancing package to support its growth strategy.
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Skinny 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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Ornua 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.
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Raw Halo smashes Crowdcube funding target to raise £205k
The nascent organic chocolate brand raised 186% of its £110k target
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Pots & Co raises £4.5m to invest in kitchens and drive growth
Pots & Co sells its ceramic dessert pots in Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Whole Foods Market, Harrods, Booths and Selfridges
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Ethical soft drink startup Dash Water secures £250k to expand
The brand has secured the interest of “select people” – most notably Brad Berman and John Ayton
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Sauce start-up Capsicana looks to the crowd to fund retail growth
Sauce start-up Capsicana is aiming to raise £300,000 when it launches a crowdfunding campaign this week to tap growing demand for Latin American flavours.
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Ian Macleod agrees £80m refinancing
Family-owned whisky distiller Ian Macleod Distillers has agreed an £80m refinancing for its next phase of growth
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Tamdhu owner Ian Macleod secures £80m refinancing
Family owned whisky distiller Ian Macleod Distillers, which owns the Tamdhu, Glengoyne and Smokehead brands, has agreed an £80m refinancing to position the business for its next phase of growth.
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Davison Canners wins retail listing for new desserts range
Northern Irish food manufacturer Davison Canners has won supermarket listings for a new range of desserts after securing a £3.1m bank finance package to move all its production in-house, creating 50 new jobs in the process.
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Bakkavor cuts valuation to get IPO away
Bakkavor this morning dramatically announced its aborted stock market listing was back on just a week on from pulling its initial flotation after lowering its valuation to get the deal away.