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Pilgrim Foodservice duo to climb heights for GroceryAid fundraising
The team will embark on a ‘Three Peaks Pilgrimage’ to raise money for the charity
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Home Dough Pizza launches investment drive amid ad agency partnership
Home Dough Pizza, a ‘restaurant quality’ pizza startup with listings across London, has kicked off a drive for new investment to take the brand national
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Shelf-life extending tech company secures funding boost
OSY Group has secured a £750,000 funding boost from investors
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Doughlicious receives £3.5m backing from Triple B to help fund US push
UK-based cookie dough brand Doughlicious has raised £3.5m of new funding to underpin ambitions to push into the US market
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David Wood Baking agrees eight-figure credit facilities as it recovers from fire
David Wood Baking has secured an eight-figure credit facility to help it bounce back from a devastating fire at one its factories late last year
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Analysis and Features
Revealed: trends driving record growth for UK’s ‘Fast 50’ food and drink brands
Despite inflation and supply disruption, the Fast 50 report reveals unprecedented growth rates, with a record number of women-led businesses
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My Emissions secures seven figures for carbon labelling tech rollout
Food tech startup My Emissions has raised a further £1.3m as it prepares to roll out its carbon labelling tool with new national and international partners
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Five Points Brewing celebrates successful crowdfunding round to boost beer capacity
Five Points Brewing is set to boost its brewery and taproom capacity after surpassing a six-figure crowdfunding target
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Mosa Meat raises €40m as it readies lab-grown beef launch
The business will use the money to further scale up production processes and prepare to launch its cultivated beef to consumers in Singapore
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Bold Bean Co founder Amelia Christie-Miller wins six-figure young entrepreneur prize
Christie-Miller won £150k to support Bold Bean’s growth from EasyJet founder’s Stelios Philanthropic Foundation
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Unrooted raises another £1.2m to boost growth
A majority of the money was raised from existing investors, but the round also saw former Diageo boss Paul Walsh join the business as a strategic advisor
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Oggs beats crowd target to continue mission to replace eggs
Oggs will use the money to unlock new manufacturing opportunities and bolster its branded grocery business supplying ‘cruelty-free’ cakes
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El Rayo continues ‘super-premium’ tequila growth push with new seven-figure fundraising
El Rayo has raised an additional £1.3m in its latest funding round as it aims to become the second-biggest super-premium tequila in the UK in 2024
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GroceryAid secures £1m to extend School Essentials Grant
The charity provides families of grocery sector workers with grants to pay for school uniforms or school equipment
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Marleybones wins backing from JamJar and Active Partners
The fresh dogfood startup has raised almost £1m in seed funding as the business aims to expand its retail distribution following recent wins
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Re:Nourish wins six-figure backing to support expansion
The challenger brand will use the expansion loan to increase its manufacturing capability and back sales and marketing initiatives
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Iceland’s Richard Walker to run London Marathon in latest Alzheimer’s fundraiser
Walker is running in memory of his late mother Lady Rhianydd Walker, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011
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Biome9 expands gut health service for dogs with new investments
Biome9 has raised more than £1m to expand its at-home gut microbiome testing service for dogs, with Warburtons boss Jonathan Warburton and former Pets at Home CEO Peter Pritchard taking part in the round
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Furr Boost secures Dragons’ Den investment for dog smoothie brand
The business secured £50k from Touker Suleyman in return for a 30% stake
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Momo Kombucha raises £1m to keep up with gut health demand
Momo Kombucha has secured a seven-figure investment to drive expansion plans as the gut health drinks start-up aims to hit revenues of £10m by 2026