6 May 2025

Purearth lines up healthy £650k crowdfunding round

Healthy drinks brand Purearth is lining up a £650,000 crowdfunding campaign as it sets its sights on “significant” expansion in the UK and internationally. Launched in […]
6 May 2025

Industry reacts to Sunak’s business rates reform, including one-year 50% cut for retail and hospitality

Retail and hospitality businesses are getting a 50% cut to their business rates bill for a year, up to a maximum £110,000. The tax cut is […]
6 May 2025

Mara Seaweed to cast net further overseas following funding boost

Seaweed brand Mara Seaweed has netted £600,000 funding from the Scottish government to scale its processing and farming capacity.  Domestic and international demand for high-quality seaweed […]
6 May 2025

Ascona Group to install self-serve tills across a third of estate

Ascona Group has begun a rollout of self-serve checkouts across its estate, with a total of 18 stores set to have the tech by next year. […]
6 May 2025

Pret a Manger to make debut in Canada with new A&W tie-up

Pret a Manger is set to open in Canada thanks to a new tie-up with A&W Food Service. The businesses reached an initial agreement today that […]
6 May 2025

Earth & Wheat kicks off vegan wonky biscuit deliveries

Earth & Wheat, the ‘wonky’ bread delivery box started by a 20-year-old baker, is to branch out into vegan biscuits. The business – which was founded […]
6 May 2025

Food prices climb higher as soaring costs slams industry

Food inflation has ramped up to its highest level since November 2020 as spiralling costs led to higher prices on supermarket shelves, with fresh food becoming […]
6 May 2025

Feast Box partners with Quorn on vegetarian recipe kit duo

Feast Box has partnered with Quorn to launch a duo of vegetarian meal boxes. The two recipe kits – Cantonese Quorn and Quorn Tikka Masala – […]
6 May 2025

Media Bites 27 Oct: THG, Reckitt Benckiser, Morrisons

Another £1bn was wiped off THG’s market value yesterday as investors dismissed the ecommerce company’s attempts to improve its governance and transparency and seized on signs […]
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