Tech startup Trouva, a marketplace for independent shops, raises $10m November 12, 2017 Tech startup Trouva, an website that provides independent shops with the ability to sell online, has raised fresh cash from investors. BGF Ventures has led the $10m (£7.6m) series A, with Index Ventures, a previous backer of fashion firms Farfetch, Etsy and Asos, and Octopus Investments also participating. Trouva acts as a marketplace for small [...]
How to invest in Veganism September 16, 2019 We have a look at how companies are responding to the rise in veganism and explain how investors and traders can capitalise as people around the world begin to reduce their meat intake and consume more plant-based alternatives. Many food products are naturally friendly to vegans, like vegetables, which means the vegan market is already [...]
It’s the end of Veganuary, but food retailers need to support vegans all year round and not treat them like just another trend January 28, 2019 January is often a month when we try new things, and attempt to abstain from old habits. It started with new year’s resolutions. Then people started to try “Dry January”, forgoing alcohol for the whole month to make up for overindulging at Christmas. The concept has evolved, and now we have “Veganuary”, where people challenge [...]
Just Eat soars to record high delivering upgraded outlook July 28, 2016 Shares in takeaway firm Just Eat have soared to a record high after upping its outlook for the year. The figures Revenue for the first half the year to June was up 59 per cent to £171.6m as like-for-like orders surged 40 per cent. Underliying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation more than doubled to £53.4m [...]
Can a trip to the Douro Valley convince Emma Bullimore that port is palatable? March 1, 2019 Does anybody drink port? Maybe it’s just me, but the red stuff seems a bit redundant. I don’t even remember the last time I saw an advert for it. Whisky is everywhere, it wouldn’t be Christmas without brandy, even sherry is making a comeback. Port, on the other hand, is generally consigned to the back [...]
Halal service HalalEat looks to gobble up a slice of the food delivery boom August 1, 2017 HalalEat, the London-based food delivery startup, has today launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund its plan to expand nationwide. The company, founded in 2015, currently delivers food in East London and has limited coverage in Birmingham, Luton, Kingston and Portsmouth. HalalEat’s equity raising campaign on Seedrs reached 40 per cent of its £100,000 goal in [...]
14 shares for your ISA March 9, 2019 By Richard Beddard from interactive investor. Richard reveals three rules, codified in his Decision Engine, that reduce the stress of trading. Every five weeks I share my Decision Engine’s ranking table, which orders the shares I follow by the scores I have given them. The scores are a measure of confidence a company will turn [...]
Saint Claudio: Ranieri will have to pull off another miracle if Fulham are to survive January 17, 2019 When it rains, it pours. And when fighting relegation down at the bottom of the Premier League table, it can seem as though everything is going wrong. It felt that way for David Wagner, who left basement club Huddersfield earlier this week, and it must feel that way for Claudio Ranieri, whose Fulham players recently [...]
Chilango, burrito bonds, and London – the boss of the Mexican food chain talks about the virtues of crowdfunding April 8, 2019 After interviewing Eric Partaker, the co-founder of burrito chain Chilango, he says I should try the food at his elaborately decorated restaurant on Cannon Street. I ask what he recommends, and instead of picking from the regular menu, he suggests I sample the “Noah’s Ark” – a lunch box containing all the meat options. A [...]
Giving to a charity at Christmas is great, but we should think of helping others all year round December 13, 2018 It is nearly Christmas, and it is well known that the theme of the season is the giving of gifts and thinking of others. As a result, it is also a popular time of year for people to give to charity. In fact, data from the Charities Aid Foundation shows that November and December are [...]