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The Chocolate Smiths expand again after Joe Wicks helps business boom
Food and Drink
The Body Coach fitness expert has been in constant contact with the firm to hear about its second expansion in seven months
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Driver shortages contribute to collapse of £167m food distribution business – putting 400-plus jobs at risk
Brexit
As well as “acute” driver shortages, loss of some key contracts also blamed for collapse of EVCL Chill Ltd
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Aldi to open 100 Ƶ stores, creating 2,000 jobs
Retail & High Street
The discount supermarket chain said it delivered "record sales" for 2020 - although pre-tax profits dropped slightly
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Bristol scientists undertake 'ground-breaking' research at cider maker Sandford Orchards
Food and Drink
Experts have spent the summer taking DNA samples from hundreds of trees
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Chopstix joins growing list of new restaurants opening in Leicester and Leicestershire – here are some of the latest
Food and Drink
'The people of Leicester love a business that engages with them and that’s what we’re all about'
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Design Espresso launches new coffee machine - and charity partnership - at London Caffé Culture Show
Food and Drink
Coffee machine manufacturer has taken on the challenge of raising awareness of mental health
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Five-year soil health partnership programme launches with East Riding farmers and Yorkshire Water
Environment
'Pop-up rain forests' pilot rolled out with added benefits of capturing carbon and holding water
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Sales double at Flatfish - turnover tops £41m for Grimsby seafood firm as staff numbers follow suit
Company Results
Capital investment flows as staff numbers soar to 111
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Village store opens bar so people can have a pint of beer while popping out for a pint of milk
Food and Drink
Nisa Local shop has installed draft beer pumps in a bistro at the rear of the store
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Big step forward for South Lincolnshire Food Enterprise Zone
Food and Drink
Work started on a new business hub building this spring, with a view to completion in early 2022.
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SEGRO signs up to build £300m high-tech SmartParc food campus in Derby which will support 5,000 jobs
Food and Drink
It will offer manufacturing facilities, start-up units and a Food Manufacturing Technology Centre of Excellence
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Skinny Food Co – which twice turned down chance to go on Dragon’s Den – heading towards sales of £35m
Food and Drink
They have twice been invited to go on Dragon’s Den, most recently just last year, but politely declined the opportunity
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Soup and sauce manufacturer re-recruits and invests £2m as it builds back from lockdown losses
Food and Drink
'Cautious confidence' underlined by Billington Foods managing director as sales return
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How University of Nottingham is helping beer companies brew the perfect pint
Food and Drink
While bigger breweries can invest in labs to test beers, smaller ones can find the cost prohibitive
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Profits squeeze up at Primula as demand for products increases
Food and Drink
The Gateshead firm is owned by a trust that gives most of its profits to good causes
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Great news for calorie counting snackers – family-run bakery launches carrot based choccy bar called Rootles
Food and Drink
Luke Evans Bakery working on national roll-out with shops , cafés, leisure venues and other outlets
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In Pictures: 2021 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards
Technology
TV presenter Jason Bradbury hosted the event in the planetarium of the National Space Centre
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First Leicester Restaurant Week to take place next month in support of beleaguered hospitality sector
Food and Drink
Places taking part include Orton’s Brasserie, Giggling Squid, Knight and Garter, Kayal, Herb, and The Globe
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Leicester and Leicestershire hospitality and tourism sector suffers £310m Covid hit
Coronavirus
There are around 4,400 businesses involved in the local hospitality and tourism sector, employing some 48,300 people
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Seafood sector welcomes further border controls delay for post-Brexit import checks
Brexit
Government describes push back as 'pragmatic new timetable' as pandemic impacts on supply chains
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Burts Snacks sees sales grow to £57.3m despite hospitality lockdown
Company Results
Crisp-maker saw sales rise by £7m for the Plymouth and Leicester company to become Ƶ's fastest growing snack business
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Plans to expand Cargo at Bristol's Wapping Wharf submitted, with new restaurants and gym in pipeline
Retail
Developer Umberslade is also looking to establish a more permanent home for independent firms
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Devon artisan cheesemaker Quicke's enjoys mail order boost
Food and Drink
Firm partners with Devon's Newton Print to push sales of sustainably-packaged hampers for 'at-home dining'
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Butcombe Brewing parent company The Liberation Group reports post-lockdown sales recovery
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The pubs and drinks group warned of long term recruitment and supply chain challenges
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