Start-Ups
New businesses are shaping the world of food and drink now more than ever before. Innovative, forward-thinking and imaginative, start-ups play a big part in today's food industry. Read on for advice, insight and inspirational success stories
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Will women-led start-ups power the UK’s post-Covid recovery?
15 March 2021 CoronavirusSmall Business Britain predicts a fresh wave of female entrepreneurs will be hitting the market after the pandemic -
Why Generation Z is behind a boom in new food start-ups
03 March 2021 CoronavirusYoung people have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, but enterprising entrepreneurs have started up hundreds of new food businesses -
How to use brand collaboration to boost your food business
25 February 2021 Start-UpsBrand partnerships offer like-minded SMEs an opportunity to increase sales and pick up new, loyal customers. We discover how to master the art of collaboration -
Why experts are concerned about the rise in new home food businesses
23 February 2021 Start-UpsNew food businesses set up during lockdown have sprung up in homes around the country – but there are risks that indies need to know about -
How start-ups are transforming the food sector’s shared future
18 February 2021 CoronavirusStart-ups have responded to the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis with adaptations and innovation, showing the sector a taste of things to come -
The power of social responsibility
28 October 2020 NewsIan Hills, founder of Purple Pilchard, celebrates the SMEs maximising their social responsibility for good -
Brand for good: How to show your customers that you’re in it together
16 October 2020 NewsThere are two things on everyone's minds right now. The need to protect our world and a craving for human connection. How can your business tap into this collective appetite for good and satisfy the hunger for human relationships at the same time? -
Five 2020-launched start-ups you need to know
14 October 2020 NewsDespite a global pandemic, the food and drink industry has seen a surprising number of brands and products launched in 2020. We take a look at five of this year’s most exciting start-ups that are tapping into new trends and catering to shifts in consumer needs -
Three food entrepreneurs on how they made a success out of lockdown
08 October 2020 CoronavirusHow three food and drink start-ups pivoted their business in the midst of a pandemic -
Why the coronavirus lockdown will lead to more fine food start-ups
07 October 2020 Start-UpsA unique set of circumstances created by the lockdown period has helped many entrepreneurs take the leap -
Mike Duckworth, Nutcessity: “Playing the long game”
10 September 2020 Start-UpsMike Duckworth, founding director of Nutcessity, shares the unlikely lessons he's learned from cricket pro, Alistair Cook -
5 Minutes With… Tom Mercer, founder of MOMA
28 August 2020 Start-UpsInnovations that make a positive impact on the world drive the MOMA founder's journey within the food industry
