All Direct to consumer (DTC) articles – Page 15
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NewsWonky food delivery service The Wonki Collective debuts in Wandsworth
The London-based direct-to-consumer service aims to deliver shoppers wonky and surplus food at affordable prices
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NewsReady meals startup Field Doctor targets £600k crowd investment
Field Doctor is lining up a £600k crowdfunding round to scale operations across the UK
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NewsBeavertown Brewery launches monthly DTC subscription service
The 24-can monthly subscription was the ‘perfect gift for the beer lover in your life’, said Beavertown
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NewsMindful Chef reports surge in growth amid healthy diet boom
Surging grocery growth and expansion into ready meals saw meal kit player Mindful Chef maintain strong growth last year on top of a record-breaking 2020
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NewsS-Ventures acquires Amazon specialist Market Rocket to launch digital drive for brand portfolio
Fmcg investment house S-Ventures has added an Amazon specialist to its portfolio, with the acquisition of Market Rocket.
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NewsJam n Vegan scores backing from Veg Capital for retail push
The business will use the £200,000 investment to build brand awareness, expand the team around founder Kyle Parchment and open up new channels.
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NewsPlant-based protein brand Misfits expands into functional cereal
The NPD replicated ‘the sugary and non-nutritious cereal brands in the market, without the actual junk’, said Misfits
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NewsIndependent Scottish salmon farm Loch Duart launches online shop
The online shop will sell eight or 12 fillet portions of fresh salmon from Loch Duart farm sites
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NewsCity snapshot: Huel sales pass £100m on surging global growth
Plant-based meals brand Huel saw revenues top £100m last year amid strong growth in the UK and its international business
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NewsKoRo closes €50m funding round to continue rapid growth across Europe
The business – started in Berlin in 2014 – sells a range of more than 1,000 SKUs across food categories and kitchen appliances direct to consumers.
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NewsFoodHak secures seven-figure backing to take on meal kit market
Entrepreneur Sakshi Chhabra Mittal – a member of the Indian billionaire family dynasty – launched the London-based business at the start of the year.
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NewsParson’s Nose hires advisors to find investment partner
The London-based family-run business is aiming to leverage the brand to become the UK’s leading online butcher.
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NewsFarmison sells majority stake to private equity investor Inverleith
Established in 2011 by John Pallagi and Lee Simmonds, the Yorkshire-based business aims to encourage UK consumers to ‘eat better meat’.
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NewsNimble aims for retail expansion following crowdfunding campaign and Justin King joining as advisor
The raise coincides with former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King joining the business as an investor and advisor.
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NewsHotel Chocolat enjoys bumper first-half results despite inflationary pressures
Revenues jumped 40% higher to £142.9m in the 26 weeks ended 26 December as it won over new customers in the UK and US.
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NewsHealthspan snapped up by Norwegian conglomerate Orkla
Founded in 1996 by Derek Coates, Healthspan has built a brand with a broad range of products across the VMS, sports nutrition, pet health and skincare markets.
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InterviewsGuy Singh-Watson: Riverford’s veg boxer comes out swinging
Guy Singh-Watson is the tough-talking entrepreneur behind Riverford’s fast-growing veg box business. He reveals what’s next on its sustainable agenda
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NewsGousto secures further $230m to advance sustainable ambitions
It follows a $150m round a little over a month ago, which valued the business at $1.7bn.
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NewsFarmison & Co launches ‘Save Our Bacon’ boxes to tackle British pork supply chain issues
The half and quarter pig boxes would help ease the “heart-breaking” problems the industry was facing, Farmison said
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NewsOrganic food & drink sales break £3bn barrier
Soil Association Certification’s annual market report revealed shoppers continued to seek out more sustainable and health-focused products