Entrepreneurs – Page 5
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NewsChocolate startup brings in confectionery heavyweight following Dragons’ investment
Purveyors of hand-made fresh filled chocolates Russell & Atwell have attracted £90k of investment on BBC’s Dragons’ Den and brought in an industry heavy hitter to scale up the business
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Analysis and FeaturesThe women making a living tackling food waste in the supply chain
To celebrate International Women’s Day coinciding with Food Waste Action Week, we spoke to some of the women working to reduce food waste in the supply chain and around the world to see what the industry can learn
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The Big InterviewWhy grocery is swiping right for Nicky Jackson’s app sensation RangeMe
Nicky Jackson’s RangeMe is hooking up buyers and suppliers and despite only landing in June, has already caught the eye of Tesco, Asda, and Co-op.
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The Big InterviewCandy Kittens founder Ed Williams on how the brand axed its Playboy purr
Ed Williams has transformed Candy Kittens from a sleazy reality TV plot into one of the UK’s fastest-growing sweet brands. Now, he’s tackling Goliaths
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NewsSupermarkets ‘harder than ever’ to deal with report challenger brands
Buyers are increasingly shutting down conversations with smaller suppliers about passing on soaring costs
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The Big InterviewJonathan Petrides on his Allplants vision: ‘veganism without the preach’
Jonathan Petrides may hate the ‘v-word’ but his plant-based delivery service is finding its way into everywhere from Amazon HQ to Downing Street
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Comment and OpinionDiscovering innovative small brands is easy. Supporting them is where retailers fail
Retailer SME schemes focus too much on ‘discovering’ new brands without offering proper ongoing support, says Theadora Alexander, co-founder at Young Foodies
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Analysis and FeaturesThe 10 most powerful people in rapid delivery and q-commerce
Rapid delivery has exploded in the past year, spurred on by billions of dollars, dynamic leaders, and surging consumer demand
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Analysis and FeaturesMeet the black entrepreneurs changing the face of food and drink
With the help of brand accelerator Add Psalt, these black-owned brands are striving to improve representation on supermarket shelves
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NewsThe Cheeky Panda strengthens board ahead of IPO as Giles Brook invests in eco hygiene brand
The eco-hygiene brand has recruited serial entrepreneur and investor Giles Brook to strengthen its board ahead of an earmarked blockbuster IPO
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The Big InterviewBiotiful Dairy’s Natasha Bowes on promoting gut health with plant-based kefir
Biotiful Dairy’s founder has spent nearly a decade working to make kefir mainstream. Now she’s taking on a new challenge: plant-based
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy Ella Shone transformed a former milk float into a plastic-free refill store
Former Rubies in the Rubble commercial manager Ella Shone trundles the streets of London in the TopUp Truck to deliver plastic-free and zero waste groceries
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Analysis and FeaturesThe entrepreneurs and startups making plastic-free grocery shopping easy
These entrepreneurs believe there is no need for plastic in the supply chain, and have put their money where their mouth is in setting up businesses dedicated to eliminating single-use plastic
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Family Secret thought outside the box to launch Proppadoms
When lockdown derailed plans for a major product launch, Family Secret had to think fast
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Britain’s 50 fastest-growing food and drink companies beat the pandemic
Fast-growing food and beverage firms faced huge challenges during the pandemic, but while some have suffered many have thrived
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The Big InterviewBig Interview: ‘My milk-fat infant formula is working wonders’ says Kendamil’s Ross McMahon
Kendamil’s boss is standing up for milk and lactose as a key ingredient, winning royal approval and listings in the mults. How else is he battling ‘the big boys’?
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Profiles and QandAsA day in the life of Rubies in the Rubble startup founder Jenny Costa
From hiring a raft of new marketing staff to negotiating the return of hospitality and taste testing potential ketchup recipes
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The Big InterviewBig Interview: How Piccolo’s Cat Gazzoli is blazing a trail in cooking for babies
Piccolo founder Cat Gazzoli is taking on the babyfood giants with a cooking range, organic formula and eco-friendly packs. And she has big plans for the future
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NewsMorrisons launches scheme to fast track ‘game-changing’ British suppliers on to shelves
The Growing British Brands programme comes after Morrisons CEO David Potts launched a “call to arms” in January for British food entrepreneurs
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Comment and OpinionDenis Lynn: the man who went out on a limb
An entrepreneur and innovator to his bootstraps, Lynn’s success spanned four decades and at least four separate success stories