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Articles, news and analysis on UK and European growth companies operating in the food and drink sectors.

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Consortium buys Threshers

Threshers Group, the UK's largest off-licence chain, has been bought by a team of private equity investors led by Edmund Truell.

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Zetar acquisition takes the biscuit

Snack foods and confectionery group Zetar has bought Britannia Biscuits Company in a deal that could be worth £27.7 million.

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Food Partners buys rival for £22 million

Food Partners, a pre-packed sandwich manufacturer, has strengthened its business in the food service sector after buying one of its rivals.

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Cobra Beer raises £27.5 million cash funding

This month, we raise a pint to Cobra Beer founder and chief executive Karan Bilimoria, who has raised £27.5 million cash funding.

Entrepreneurs

David Page: After Pizza Express he’s still cooking up a storm

After taking Pizza Express into the FTSE 250, David Page is once again building national restaurant chains such as Gourmet Burger Kitchen and The Bombay Bicycle Club. The new business is called Clapham House and it's one of Britain's fastest-growing companies.

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Giraffe receives 3i funding boost

Restaurant chain Giraffe has received a £10 million investment from private equity firm 3i which will be used to develop the Giraffe brand nationally in the next three years.

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Lion gobbles Kettle Chips

Private equity house Lion Capital is set to swallow premium crisp maker Kettle Foods. London-based Lion should complete the transaction within a month, once the regulators have digested the details.

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Octopus swallows Perfect Pizza

Octopus Asset Management – operator of the BioScience, Phoenix and Eclipse series of venture capital trusts – has invested £3 million in Perfect Pizza, the UK’s third largest pizza delivery outfit.

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Thorntons buyout sours

Christopher Burnett is to step down as chairman of chocolatier Thorntons, after his plans to take the business private via an £87 million management buyout were scrapped on the grounds of price.

Entrepreneurs

Paramount for success?

Paramount 21 is a labour of love for its chairman, Alison Hannaford. Not only does her passion for food underpin her considerable enthusiasm for the business, but there is also an deep-seated emotional involvement.

Entrepreneurs

Eat Natural’s healthy growth

Despite knowing nothing about food retailing, the manufacturing industry or even home cooking, Preet Grewal and Praveen Vijh have created the fastest-growing cereal bar brand in the UK. GrowthBusiness reports on a duo that are giving the giants of the food trade a run for their money.

Entrepreneurs

William Kendall: Breaking the mould

William Kendall turned his back on the army, the legal profession and investment banking to be the driving force behind the business success story of Green & Black’s chocolate, yet he doesn’t consider himself to be an entrepreneur.

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