Today, Mondra, a product footprinting and supply chain decarbonisation AI driven SaaS platform announces that it has raised £3.6m in Pre-Series A funding. Investors include 7 Generation Ventures, AlbionVC, GC Foodtech Ventures, Foodsparks by Peakbridge, Ponderosa Ventures, and Vala Capital. The investment will be used to expedite Mondra’s roll out to UK grocers, of whom 85% […]
Salford-based brewer and pub retailer Hydes has committed to a multi-million, seven-figure investment programme across its pub estate throughout the remainder of 2024. The family-owned independent business, which marked its 160th anniversary last year, will begin the investment programme with a refurbishment of its award-winning pub and boutique hotel, The Abel Heywood, based in Manchester’s […]
Sushi on the go restaurant targeting four new sites this year in line with five-year growth plan Family investment office firm, Middleton Enterprises, with offices in London and Newcastle, today announced its second round of funding into SushiDog, the fast growing quick service restaurant chain that offers customers a menu of Sushi rolls, bowls and salads. […]
SIG will construct its first aseptic carton plant in India, the world’s largest milk market, and one of the largest juice producing countries globally. The plant will be in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat. SIG entered the Indian market in 2018 and has seen a rapid expansion of its business. The plant will supply […]
New Funding Raise Follows Dry January Success – Best Trading Month Ever Nirvana, the UK’s only dedicated no/low-alcohol brewery, has embarked upon a new funding raise, shortly after its most successful trading month ever. The brewery, founded in 2016, saw its overall Dry January sales up 50% YOY, with online sales rocketing by 260%. The upwards trend has […]
New funds to drive next phase of growth and support international expansion
Boundless, the healthy snack brand on a mission to bring activated nuts and seeds to the masses, today announces a record raise. The investment, which is £1million, includes participation from existing Angel investors as well as a syndicate of high net worth individuals. The funds will be used to drive the brand’s next phase of […]
UGLY Drinks, the UK’s first unsweetened, 100% natural, fruit-infused sparkling water, announces the completion of a multi-million-dollar financing round with investors including Pentland Ventures and Steadman Partners (owned by Martin Dickie, the founder of BrewDog), amongst others. With the new investment, the British born brand will focus on expanding its presence in Europe, US sales […]
November 16 sees the re-launch of Halo with £1.5m in investment and a reimagined production process delivering on its mission – to give people the world’s best coffees, in a way that’s best for the world, stemming the polluting tide of plastic and aluminium coffee capsules. Halo launched to rapturous applause in 2017 and is […]
French President Macron visits the historical New Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, while Carlsberg Group CEO Cees ‘t Hart announces 100m EUR investments in its Kronenbourg brewery in France. Following a business round table with the French President and Minister for Economic Affairs, the CEO of Carlsberg Group, Cees ‘t Hart, and the Chairman of the […]
HIPPEAS, one of the fastest-growing natural snack food companies, announced a group of new investors whose equity stake will help the brand continue its explosive growth trajectory. Revenues are on track to more than triple in 2017. Their CEO and Co-Founder Livio Bisterzo confirmed that Strand Equity Partners, a leading growth equity fund co-founded by Seth Rodsky, and Leonardo DiCaprio have invested in the company. They join ex barkTHINS EVP and current General Manager of HIPPEAS, Joe Serventi, who recently invested […]