All Entrepreneurs articles – Page 5
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NewsBrewDog founder James Watt launches Dragons’ Den-style reality TV show
The £2m prize was ’the largest in UK television history’, Watt claimed
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Analysis & FeaturesDragons’ Den turns 20: how has it shaped fmcg entrepreneurship?
This January marks 20 years since Dragons’ Den first graced our screens on the BBC. From Levi Roots to Amelia Christie-Miller, founders look back on their experience in the Den and consider the show’s impact on the sector
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InterviewsBelvoir Farm’s Pev Manners on Labour’s ‘thugs’
Farmer protests and the government’s EPR scheme are riling Belvoir Farm’s boss. But that hasn’t stopped him investing in his cordial empire
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Analysis & FeaturesBack to earth with a bump, why did Little Moons factory fail?
In an ‘unusual situation’, the mochi maker has u-turned on plans to switch all its production to a new factory in Kettering, leaving staff angry
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NewsHuel sales and profits surge as UK expansion plans revealed
This year has been ‘transformative’ for Huel, according to its CEO
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InterviewsCan David Milner work his magic again with Crosta & Mollica?
David Milner has helped conjure success for Tyrrells, Lily’s and St Pierre Groupe. For his next trick he’s focusing on Italian brand Crosta & Mollica
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NewsAmazon grocery lead Tony Hoggett steps down
Hoggett said his time at Amazon had been “incredible” but “it’s time for the next step in my career”
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InterviewsWycliffe Sande on being a black founder and paying it forward
Blue Turaco’s founder says ‘coffee saved my life’. He talks paying it forward, championing robusta and the difficulty of being a black founder
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Comment & OpinionPerfectTed’s Nespresso pods are a potential game-changer for matcha
With its vibrant green colour and accompanying ’hot-girl’ aesthetic, matcha tea was arguably *the* drink of Charli XCX’s ’brat summer’
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NewsIGD veteran Nick Downing joins YF as business development head
Downing spent the past 23 years at IGD, where he was instrumental in expanding the organisation’s commercial arm as part of the executive team
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Ocado’s ‘female founders’ aisle positive discrimination?
The Buy Women Built aisle divides opinion among female founders
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InterviewsPasta Evangelists’ Alessandro Savelli on his ‘romantic and beautiful’ product
Pasta Evangelists has moved from DTC boxes into restaurants. Its CEO discusses building a brand in reverse and his plans for world domination
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ProfilesHow Mathew Carver has hailed cheese from road to restaurant
Carver’s Cheese Truck is marking a decade spent on the road evangelising about artisanal British cheese
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Comment & OpinionIs Feastables founder MrBeast a good ally for Tony’s?
Does the association with Donaldson risk tarnishing the noble Dutch brand’s reputation?
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InterviewsAmelia Christie-Miller: the queen of beans with a bold ambition
Having won plaudits from Dragons’ Den and The Grocer’s Gold Awards panel, Bold Bean Co’s founder is taking the premium brand into Heinz territory
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InterviewsJames Averdieck on his new cookie dough dessert brand Spooners
James Averdieck made pots of money from Gü and The Coconut Collab. Now he’s trying his luck again with a new cookie dough dessert brand
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InterviewsHow Hip Pop’s founders are bringing northern spirit to soft drinks
Born-and-bred Mancunian Kenny Goodman and ‘pink rose’ Emma Thackray on channelling ‘the essence of Manchester’ to build their functional soft drinks challenger
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat ‘ludicrous’ X lawsuit means for fmcg advertisers
X is suing brands for not advertising, as its audience diminishes
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NewsHuel and Zoe ads featuring Steven Bartlett banned for ‘misleading’ consumers
The Advertising Standards Authority ruled the two nutrition brands had failed to disclose their commercial relationships with the Dragons’ Den star in paid-for Facebook promotions and banned the adverts from appearing again in their current form
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Comment & OpinionA valuable lesson from a trip to Richard Branson’s island
I was lucky enough to be invited to Necker by the folks at Virgin to do a talk. It was a fantastic experience with many memorable moments