Food and Beverage
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Sugar substitute technology wins scale-up funding
A Cambridge-based biotech company focused on disrupting the sugar industry to improve human health has been awarded a £60,000 grant by The Eastern... Read More
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Gressingham Duck expands as demand goes ‘quackers’
Gressingham Duck in Suffolk, one of the UK’s top fresh meat suppliers, has hatched a new business opportunity by releasing its first sub-brand. ‘... Read More
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Investors’ healthy appetite for vegan eaterie expansion
Plant-based restaurant chain Stem + Glory, which has two eateries in Cambridge, has rocketed past its £350k fundraising target on Crowdcube. By... Read More
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Campbell Snacks born in the USA
Campbell Soup Company, the Wall Street quoted food giant with operations in St Albans, has completed the acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. for $50... Read More
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Ethical chocolate maker wins UK accolade
Ely-based chocolate maker Harry Specters has been named the UK's “social enterprise of the year” by an international foundation in recognition of its... Read More
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Howes Percival acts in Aspall sale to US brewing heavyweight
Law firm Howes Percival played a key role in the sale of Suffolk-based cider maker Aspall to American brewing giant Molson Coors. The firm acted... Read More
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Nanna Mexico opens third Cambridge eaterie
Fresh street-style food specialist Nanna Mexico has opened its third outlet in Cambridge. Barker Storey Matthews confirms the regional food chain... Read More
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Paradigm shift needed to end global food waste, says Cranfield don
A paradigm shift in funding strategies and research programmes to tackle food waste on a global scale has been demanded by a leading academic at... Read More
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Saucy Suffolk firm signs export deal with Russian supermarket chain
Salubrious Sauce Co. in Woodbridge, Suffolk, has signed its first major export deal with Azubka Vkusa – a Russian supermarket chain with 90 stores... Read More
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Egg-citing opportunity cracked by high protein drinks startup
A Suffolk startup has received a second cash boost of £10,000 to help develop its new product thanks to the Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative.... Read More
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Cambridge could grow precious black truffles in £4.5bn a year luxury food revolution
Périgord black truffles worth £1,700 a kilogram could be grown in Cambridge and elsewhere in the UK to revolutionise a £4.5 billion a year luxury... Read More
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Hilton Food Group investing $54m in New Zealand expansion
Cambridgeshire headquartered Hilton Food Group plc is investing NZ $54 million (£29.19m) in expanding its packing capability to New Zealand. The... Read More
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California citrus giant chooses Cambridge solution
California-based citrus grower Fillmore-Piru Citrus Association has chosen a software suite from Cambridge business LINKFRESH to manage its... Read More
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Mellor serves up an ace with Wimbledon Honey
Cambridgeshire businessman Nick Mellor claimed one of the best returns at Wimbledon by serving up his new venture – selling honey – at the lawn... Read More
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Norfolk vodka brand joins London’s jet set
Norfolk’s own Wild Knight English Vodka, which only hit the market 12 months ago, is now sharing shelf space with some of the world’s finest drinks... Read More
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Sales of local produce plough £57m back into region’s economy
The East of England Co-op has seen sales of local food and drink produce rise to £972,050 during its Sourced Locally Fortnight – a 5.9 per cent... Read More
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Udder sensation as new product is named world’s best
Essex-based dairy producer Shaken Udder has that top of the world feeling. YogOaty, its new yoghurt pouches for youngsters, won the Best Brand... Read More
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£2.1m investment gives OAL an edge in food robotics
Major investment in robotics technologies has placed a Cambridgeshire business in the vanguard of a food manufacturing revolution. OAL in... Read More
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Crisp maker wins near-£100k European growth grant
Colchester-based potato farm and hand-cooked crisp producer, Fairfields Farm, has secured a £99,978 grant from The European Agricultural Fund for... Read More
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£25m bounceback from Premier Foods
Premier Foods plc in St Albans has turned a loss of £13 million into a pre-tax profit of £12m – a remarkable £25m turnaround – for the year to April... Read More