Edward Devlin
The Grocer
United Kingdom
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Typhoo Tea to shutter factory and axe employees
The company is exploring options for a new site but said it would be at least a year before a suitable location was ready → Read More
HelloFresh sales hit record highs in 2022 but shares sink as it guides for slower growth
Revenues at HelloFresh hit a new record of €7.6bn in 2022 as it shipped more than one-billion meals to customers → Read More
Premier Foods shares soar on surprise profits upgrade
The group said, in a short unscheduled trading update, that it had continued to trade "strongly" in recent weeks, building on the momentum of the third quarter → Read More
This raises £15m in series B funding round to fuel ongoing rapid growth
Meat alternatives brands This has closed a £15m funding round as it seeks to maintain rapid growth. → Read More
Heura sales booms as it grows UK distribution for plant-based brand
In 2020 just 6% of sales occurred outside of Spain, while this number hit 12% in 2021 and 23% in 2022. → Read More
Farmison pulls £2m crowdfunder as part of strategic rethink
DTC butcher Farmison has pulled a £2m crowdfunding raise as it puts the brakes on ambitious growth plans amid the challenging macroeconomic climate of squeezed consumer spending and surging costs. → Read More
Shandy Shack sells stake Jeremy Clarkson’s partner
Shandy Shack has sold a minority stake to Jeremy Clarkson's partner Lisa Bentinck as the craft brewer seeks to deepen commercial ties with Diddly Squat Farm → Read More
Coca-Cola beats expectations as higher prices lift revenues
Coca-Cola has revealed a strong set of fourth quarter and full-year results as consumer stuck with the soft drinks giant's range of beverages despite inflated prices. → Read More
Valeo Foods appoints 2 Sisters boss Ronald Kers as CEO
Kers will take up his new role in the summer following Seamus Kearney's decision to step back from a day-to-day leadership role within the business → Read More
Burts Snacks set to unlock growth with backing from new owner Europe Snacks
MD Dave McNulty, who will continue to run Burts as a standalone business, told The Grocer the acquisition would help unlock further potential in the snacking category. → Read More
Struggling CBD brand Love Hemp calls in administrators
A notice on the brand's website said Paul Cooper and Jamie Taylor of Begbies Traynor were appointed as joint administrators of Love Hemp Ltd on 9 February 2023 → Read More
Mackie’s profits melted by surging costs despite record market share
Profits have slumped at Scottish ice cream maker Mackie's despite the brand boosting market share to its highest-ever level as surging costs squeezed margins. → Read More
When in Rome returns to crowd as retail distribution for eco-friendly wine grows
Sustainable wine start-up When in Rome has returned to the crowd to raise an additional £400k to support its growing retail listings in the UK as demand picks up for more environmentally friendly packaging in the category → Read More
Burts Snacks acquired by Kolak owner Europe Snacks
Premium snacks brand Burts has been snapped up by French own label manufacturer Europe Snacks for an undisclosed sum → Read More
Sykes Seafood saves 120 jobs in Big Prawn Co pre-pack administration deal
Big Prawn, which supplied natural and added-value shellfish products to UK retailers, wholesalers and foodservice, appointed restructuring specialist Kroll Advisory as administrator on 27 January 2023. → Read More
Finsbury Food Group expands reach with Lees of Scotland acquisition
Specialist bakery Finsbury Food Group has acquired snowballs maker Lees of Scotland for £5.7m in cash → Read More
Crussh creditors were owed more than £11m
Food-to-go and juice bar group Crussh owed creditors more than £11m when it collapsed, according to a new report by administrators. FRP Advisory sold the business in a pre-pack administration deal worth £640k, the document also showed. → Read More
Seafood supplier Cook & Lucas brings in administrators
A major whitefish processor in Grimsby supplying the likes of Hilton Foods and Charlie Bigham's has fallen into administration → Read More
Cérélia acquisition of dough brand Jus-Rol rolled back by CMA
The deals watchdog has blocked the French bakery giant's acquisition of the ready-to-bake pastry brand following concerns it will push up prices for shoppers and lower product quality → Read More
Love Cocoa scores multimillion-pound backing to open luxury chocolate stores
Love Cocoa has ambitious plans to take the fight to rival premium chocolatier Hotel Chocolat by opening 10 bricks-and-mortar outlets over the next three years → Read More