All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 52
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco confirms appointment of Tate & Lyle chairman to replace John Allan
Tesco has appointed Gerry Murphy as its new chairman to replace scandal-hit John Allan. Plus, shares in Science in Sport have been suspended, and Eagle Eye to enhance Morrisons loyalty offering following contract win.
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NewsYum Bug to take insects mainstream with BrewDog backing
The business secured £200k from James Watt and topped up with another £101k from more than 320 investors on Crowdcube, with the round valuing the startup at £5m
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NewsMedia Bites 29 June: Greedflation, Ocado/Amazon, Nestlé
A quiet morning in the papers that covers Chancellor Jeremy Hunt scrutinising profits in the food industry supply chain and Ocado Amazon rumours fading away.
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NewsFoodhak acquires The Pure Package and Balance Box from liquidation to expand offering
Ayurvedic ready meal business Foodhak has acquired healthy meal delivery business The Pure Package and sister company Balance Box out of liquidation
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NewsProject D closes crowd round to back rollout of doughnut stores
Premium doughnut maker Project D has raised close to £500k from the crowd to aid a retail store rollout
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NewsCity snapshot: Dekel Agri-Vision profits fall despite record palm oil prices
Profits at Dekel Agri-Vision have fallen despite the company benefitting from record palm oil prices as a poor harvest hit production at the agribusiness group.
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NewsMara Seaweed administrators urgently seeking rescue for seasonings brand
The Scottish seaweed brand is on the verge of closing its doors as administrators seek a rescue deal to save the business
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NewsMedia Bites 27 June: ABF, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, food prices
A profits upgrade from ABF makes headlines this morning, alongside news of a fund chaired by George Osborne upping its stake in Ocado and a continued focused on food prices.
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NewsHooked lands seven-figure funding to cast net for plant-based fish wider
The Swedish plant-based fish startup is set to close a seven-figure funding round to expand outside its domestic market, with plans in place to launch in the UK next year
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NewsCity snapshot: Associated British Foods lifts profit expectations
Associated British Foods has raised its profit forecasts for the year as the grocery and ingredients divisions benefitted from price rises. Plus, Cake Box is upbeat about year ahead as it reports falling profits and Sainsbury’s announces a £15m investment to cut the price of cupboard staples such as rice and pasta.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe inside story of Meatless Farm’s rise and fall
Meatless blamed an investor pullout, but others attribute the brand’s ‘unbelievably bad’ numbers to poor management
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NewsMedia Bites 23 June: Ocado, Morrisons, Tesco, DS Smith
Rumours of Amazon interest in Ocado has generated lots of excitement and stories in this morning’s papers.
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NewsMedia Bites 22 June: Arla, THG, Ocado
This morning’s papers pick up on warnings by Arla of a lack of workers, THG’s founder giving up his “golden share” and bid speculation around Ocado.
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NewsVFC confirms rescue of Meatless Farm
The Meatless Farm brand in the UK will be retained to complement and diversify VFC’s range of frozen plant-based chicken products
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NewsFood inflation slows for second month in a row
Food inflation has slowed for the second consecutive month but the UK’s headline rate remained unchanged, according to new figures this morning. Plus, a trading update and exec appointment from THG ahead of its AGM, and Vimto owner Nichols appoints an interim CFO.
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NewsMeatless Farm set for rescue by vegan fried chicken challenger VFC
Meat-free startup VFC, launched by Veganuary and Veg Capital founder Matthew Glover, is close to securing the rescue of the Meatless Farm brand in the UK
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NewsMedia Bites 20 June: Food inflation, BAT, Coca-Cola HBC
Morrisons and M&S have become the latest supermarkets to cut the price of basics as retailers face pressure to do more to tackle soaring living costs.
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NewsCoca-Cola HBC expands spirits offering with $220m Finlandia vodka acquisition
Hellenic Coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC has acquired the Finlandia vodka brand from a subsidiary of Brown-Forman, the US owner of Jack Daniel’s, for $220m. Plus, management board changes announced at British American Tobacco.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 June: Inflation, Unilever, Iceland
The cost of some family favourite dinners has soared by as much as a quarter over the past year, according to the papers this morning.
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NewsAllplants slashes valuation in pursuit of profitability
DTC plant-based player Allplants has slashed its valuation as part of a £10m fundraising from its existing backers amid increasing pressure on the vegan category