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NewsAdamo Foods secures £1.5m funding to bring meat alternative steak to market
UK-based Adamo Foods has secured £1.5m in funding to develop meat alternatives products and bring them to market
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Where startups find funding when investment dries up
Rising inflation rates and a cost of living crisis are scaring investors off food and drink challengers
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Allplants slashes valuation in pursuit of profitability
DTC plant-based player Allplants has slashed its valuation as part of a £10m fundraising from its existing backers amid increasing pressure on the vegan category
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Sentient Ventures backs trio of female-founded plant-based brands in maiden investments
The fund – launched last year by the team behind Veg Capital – is backing plant-based cheesemonger La Fauxmagerie, vegan pizzeria Purezza and plant-based chicken maker Rebellyous
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Online supermarket selling household essentials ends operations
The ambient and store cupboard delivery service launched nationwide in October 2020, ahead of its initial schedule, in response to pandemic demand
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Incredo raises $30m to back sugar binding technology growth
Incredo Sugar, formerly known as DouxMatok, purports to be able to reduce sugars used in sweet foods by 30%-50%
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Heura smashes through crowdfunding target
The Spanish firm comfortably beat its latest €1m target on the Crowdcube platform, with €2.6m secure in the campaign’s first 48 hours.
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Better Nature launches £3m fundraising push
The plant-based startup has kicked off the fundraising to take its tempeh brand into the mainstream and support its first UK supermarket listing
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Sapling Spirits closes seven-figure fundraising
Sapling Spirits has closed a seven-figure fundraising round to push ambitions to make the spirits industry more sustainable
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Raw dogfood player Paleo Ridge receives £1m investment to boost retail ambitions
Paleo Ridge has secured a further seven-figure investment from investor Ashridge Capital
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Pimentae tequila pre-mix brand raises £500k in pre-seed round
The business will use the funds to consolidate its position in the category and expand its sales and marketing team
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Rubies in the Rubble launches crowdfunding campaign
Rubies aims to use the crowdfunding round as a springboard for a larger institutional round in 2024
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Snaffling Pig raises six figures to fight back from recall ‘crisis’
Pork snacking brand Snaffling Pig has raised a six-figure sum to regrow the brand following a damaging product recall last year
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Cultivated petfood supplier Good Dog Food raises £3.6m
Good Dog Food has raised the seed financing to fund its efforts to create slaughter-free alternatives for petfood
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ManiLife peanut butter secures more than £1m in crowdfunding push
Manilife has blitzed an £830k crowdfunding round as the peanut butter brand eyes new grocery listings and increased consumer awareness
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Grosvenor increases food technology investments
Global property group Grosvenor increased its investment into food and agriculture firms last year, despite the macro-economic headwinds facing the sector
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Tonic Health launches £500k crowd round for US push
Tonic Health is closing in on a £500k fundraising target as the natural supplements start-up returns to the crowd for follow-on investment
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Vegan fried chicken VFC secures £6m to boost growth
Plant-based investment firm Veg Capital led the latest seed round
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Ricky Gervais invests in canned water brand Cano Water
UK canned water market leader Cano Water has received multimillion-pound funding from investors including the comedian
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Perkier smashes new crowdfunding round
The snack bar brand plans to use the money to increase digital marketing and push trade marketing investment
