Food and Beverage
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Enval feeds Merchant Gourmet’s appetite for change
Merchant Gourmet, the leading healthy pulses and grains brand, has launched a new CleanTech scheme by teaming up with Cambridge-based innovative... Read More
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Redcat bounce with £200m investment for UK pub venture
East of England law firm Birketts has proved LA influential by advising Redcat Pub Company Limited on a private equity investment of £200 million... Read More
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Poultry firm forced to part-closure as COVID-19 hits almost quarter of staff
Banham Poultry in Norfolk has been forced to close part of its site on the advice of health authorities after 22 per cent of staff tested... Read More
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Britvic gets clearance to sell juice assets in France
Hemel Hempstead-headquartered soft drinks doyen Britvic has received full clearance from the French Competition Authority for the sale of juice... Read More
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Souper way to fight diabetes
The Smarter Food Company in Norwich has raised £1 million to accelerate the development of food products with health benefits. Its first... Read More
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Munchy Seeds bags national deal with Waitrose
Suffolk food producer Munchy Seeds is celebrating a new deal to supply top supermarket chain, Waitrose. The new contract will see Munchy Seeds'... Read More
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Cambridge comms agency to steer University-led food innovation venture
Cambridge-based cofinitive has won a major contract to be the communications partner for a globally significant food project from the EIT Food... Read More
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Family business looks to the future with board appointments
Norfolk fruit and vegetable wholesaler, D & F McCarthy Ltd, which has been trading for over 140 years, has appointed two members of the family to... Read More
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Union demands update on Cambridge jam maker ‘sale’
The Hain Daniels Group, owners of the jam makers at Histon near Cambridge, should ‘come clean’ over its plans, as media speculation mounts about a... Read More
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HSBC provides £73m growth funding for Suffolk malt producer
Muntons has secured £73 million funding from HSBC UK to meet consumer demand for the Suffolk company’s malt produce. The five-year asset based... Read More
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Turning booze to cheers as UK gin exports rocket
Exports of British gin are booming, handing the economy an unprecedented tonic. UK gin exports in the first three months of 2019 hauled in £155... Read More
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Treatt revenues and orders up and $60m global expansion on target
Rising revenues and order books and a $60 million global expansion programme in full flow has marked a terrific first half for Treatt, the Bury St... Read More
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Restaurant group raises £750k crowd cash and restructures business
Rapidly growing restaurant, pub and catering business Cambscuisine has successfully crowdfunded for its expansion after a restructuring by BKL.... Read More
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Quadruple success for East of England food and drink companies
Four businesses in the East Anglia region’s food and drink industry are enjoying success with products ranging from gin to snacks. Just launched... Read More
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Newmarket sausage brand stocked by more Tesco stores
Newmarket sausage producer Powters is celebrating a considerable store increase with Tesco based on strong performance which will help it achieve... Read More
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Fairfields Farm Signs Deal with Costa Coffee in China
Artisan snack producer, Fairfields Farm, is celebrating a new deal to supply Costa Coffee outlets throughout China. The Essex-based manufacturer,... Read More
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St Peter’s Brewery buying land to quadruple production
St Peter’s Brewery in Suffolk has just installed a new, state-of-the-art bottling line to help cope with growing demand for its alcohol-free beer... Read More
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£300k the ‘bear’ necessity for Essex cider producer
An Essex cider producer is bidding to raise £300k on Crowdcube to target an estimated £112 million market in the UK in addition to export business... Read More
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Food innovator seeks crowd cash to fight child obesity
A Cambridge startup is bidding to raise £450k crowdfunding cash after cooking up a novel idea to combat child obesity. Little Cook Box is... Read More
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Top chef matches Cambridge innovation with new-style eaterie at revamped Grafton
Regis Crepy, one of East Anglia’s most renowned chefs, is teaming up with his son Alex to launch a UK-first fast food venture in The Grafton in... Read More