Food and Beverage
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Food and drink manufacturers buoyant despite market challenges
Almost eight out of 10 leaders in the UK food and drink sector feel positive about the prospects for their business over the coming year but rapidly... Read More
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Peach of a deal as Del Monte says yes to Pier
Suffolk PR & marketing agency, Pier, has been hired to handle UK communications for Del Monte®, the UK’s number one canned fruit brand, following... Read More
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British Sugar lawyers challenge tick-through for US imports
British Sugar, which has four major operations in this region, has initiated a legal challenge to the Government’s tariff free-for-all. British Sugar... Read More
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Stem & Glory opens new restaurant in Cambridge
Vegan restaurant brand Stem & Glory has opened a new and larger eatery at the CB1 area in Cambridge. The award-winning, plant-based restaurant... Read More
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East of England food and drink manufacturers eye growth
East of England food and drink manufacturers have endured the twin challenges of COVID-19 and Brexit with resilience and strength and are ploughing... Read More
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Muntons drives alcohol-free brewing revolution
Muntons, one of the country’s leading suppliers of brewing and distilling malts and malted ingredients, has officially launched its new Premium... Read More
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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