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As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Damilare Ogunleye, CEO and cofounder of FoodLama about online grocery shopping, constant collaboration with user groups on Facebook and Reddit and becoming a ubiquitous advisor in the universal customer's food journey.
25.08.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Huib Van Bockel, founder and CEO of TENZING about his choice to make a positive impact, climbing Everest, the power of nature and plans for a TENZING festival in the future.
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Huib Van Bockel
23.08.2022
THIS is no stranger to controversy. The plant-based food brand is known for their stand-out packaging, ultra-realistic plant-based meat products, and provocative marketing. Though, according to Andy Shovel, who founded the company alongside Pete Sharman, being contrarian is all part of the plan.
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Jamie Walker
30.06.2022
Meet LiberEat the free UK app that allows people with food allergies to monitor and manage their dietary requirements. This innovative app allows users to scan products, search recipes, filter ingredients and find restaurants that match their food requirements. Now, LiberEat provides allergen detection technology for food businesses, acting as a second line of defence against allergens and lowering risk.
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January Barnes
23.03.2022
As part of our new quickfire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Jesus Agudo, founder at Spot On, about creating a business tailored towards hospitality during the industry's crisis in the pandemic.
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Jesus Agudo
24.11.2021
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we speak to Saskia Hoebée, Senior Associate at Five Seasons Ventures.
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Saskia Hoebée
11.10.2021
Compound Foods has raised $4.5M in seed funding, giving it $5.3M in total funding to-date, for its synthetic biology-based technology that makes coffee without coffee beans.
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Katie Chan
13.09.2021
Discount food app Too Good To Go, which sells surplus food from restaurants and shops, has partnered with GPS navigation app Waze for 30 days to tackle food waste. The Waze for Good project, which runs throughout August 2021, flags 100 Too Good To Go partner businesses across selected US metro areas on the Waze map. (The Spoon)
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Fred Fullerton
23.08.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about the rise in demand for online food delivery and distribution services, and just how these companies are tapping into other consumer spaces.
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Maddyness UK
09.08.2021
Next generation food distribution service, Collectiv Food, has raised £12M in what is now the largest recorded Series A for a managed B2B food marketplace in Europe.
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Maddyness UK
21.07.2021
Maddyness speaks to Salima Vellani, founder of Kbox, about how her best friend’s cancer diagnosis and subsequent shift to plant-based eating set her on the trail towards a better food system.
30.04.2021
COVID-19 has put the social and academic lives of many UK students on hold. Some are taking advantage of the flexibility that comes with online studying, and taking their first steps in the startup world.
01.04.2021
Meatless Farm (or M*** F***, its provocative billboard pseudonym) makes mince, burgers and sausages that are meat-free but not taste-free. It’s one of the British brands at the forefront of plant-based innovation.
31.03.2021
WeWork has partnered with UK social enterprise Foundervine to launch its Diverse Founders Programme, supporting 100 diverse founders with workspace and support for one year. We spoke to Sam Fajemilua and Manny Fajemilua, cofounders of dried exotic fruits brand Jungle Fruits.
05.03.2021
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