Big Business needs to check its screen time and stop throwing money at trying to go viral January 18, 2023 A viral TikTok about Negroni Sbagliatos pushed up Lidl's prosecco sales, but the truly valuable viral videos are luck of the draw.
Serving Aces: Food and drink that will be a love match for Wimbledon June 29, 2022 It’s officially time to board the Wimbledon hype train. But the world’s oldest tennis tournament is about more than just hitting a ball – it’s ingrained in the British social calendar. Here are some food and drinks offerings to enjoy as you watch. Mix an ‘exotic coffee’ wimbledon cocktail Wimbledon partner Lavazza has partnered with [...]
Potatoes are off the table with higher gas bills March 24, 2022 Yesterday, after the Chancellor unveiled his spending review, food banks pushed back as grim figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility warned of the biggest fall in household’s disposable incomes since records began. Richard Walker, the Managing Director of Iceland, gave a stark warning. He told the BBC that some food bank users were declining [...]
Ex-Monzo boss wants weekly shop to ‘feel like magic’ as Lollipop startup reveals £5m fundraise May 10, 2022 Lollipop, a grocery startup headed by a former Monzo exec, has raised £5m, as it appeals to families wanting to cut down on the time taken by the weekly shop. While a flurry of startups have looked to offer shoppers on-demand grocery delivery, ex-Monzo COO, Tom Foster-Carter, has taken a different approach to the burgeoning [...]
Reaching for the Stars… December 13, 2022 THEY say that racehorse ownership is a mug’s game. Well, I’m the mug then, as I agreed just over two years ago to back trainer Mick Appleby at the Sales in Newmarket and buy a four-year-old called King Of Stars. He’d failed to win any of his eight races for Joseph O’Brien in Ireland, but [...]
New Year fitness regime: How to stick to your goals January 8, 2023 Struggling to stick to your new year’s fitess regime? We asked three fitness experts their top tricks to make sticking to your gym routine a breeze. Abigail Roberts, sports nutritionist at Bulk.com Set SMART goals: The vaguer your fitness goals, the less likely you are to commit to them long-term. Structure your fitness goals so [...]
Pearson shares rocket as Cevian Capital snaps up stake June 12, 2020 Pearson shares surged almost 10 per cent this morning after activist investor Cevian Capital unmasked a 5.4 per cent stake in the firm. A regulatory filing in the US yesterday showed Stockholm-based investor Cevian Capital has taken a stake of 40.6m shares in Pearson. Shares in the educational publisher were up 9.7 per cent to [...]
‘Not a dark kitchen’: Taster to launch two pasta delivery sites a month with Jamie Oliver October 12, 2022 The founder of food delivery start-up Taster has said the firm wants to differentiate itself from dark kitchens, as it aims to roll out two new sites per month for its new pasta brand with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Taster hopes to take the Jamie Oliver collaboration “very far” and turn it into the “biggest [...]
Ollie Phillips: A Leicester Tigers European triumph would be incredible May 6, 2022 If Leicester go on to win the Champions Cup this season I think it will be one of modern rugby’s greatest stories. From an extremely poor season just two years ago to the quarter-finals of Europe, while also heading up the Premiership table, is testament to Steve Borthwick and his ability to nurture a squad [...]
Silvergate Bank: Smoke on the water turns to fire in the sky March 9, 2023 Auditchain's Jason Meyers casts a critical eye over events leading up to Silvergate Bank winding down its operations.