Mactavish, the specialist outsourced insurance buyer and claims resolution expert, is warning companies operating in the food and beverage sector that any significant operational changes they have made in response to Covid-19 could place them in breach of their existing insurance policy terms, potentially leaving them unable to access crucial cover in the event of […]
Simply, the SME funder, today announced that it has provided £123,500 to a repacking and distribution services company to enable it to grow its business. The company recently appointed a new director and won a large contract with a food manufacturer to package and distribute its product. To do this, it had to buy a […]
Covering the four weeks 31st May – 4 July 2020 On a total basis, sales increased by 3.4% in June, against a decrease of 1.6% in June 2019*. It is the highest since May 2018**. Also, It is the first growth registered since the lockdown and above the 3-month average decline of 6.4% and the […]
La Barca is an established Italian restaurant that has operated from the same premises in central London for over 40 years. The restaurant has an impressive list of regular diners ranging from high profile politicians, actors and TV and film directors as well as visitors, residents, and businesses. The restaurant closed in March in line […]
Are you thinking about starting a street food business? Well, you need to make sure that you have the right skills for the job. If you are starting the business with a partner, you don’t need to have all the necessary skills by yourself since you will be sharing the duties. Of course, you will […]
A family-run Suffolk ice cream producer with Italian roots is celebrating its 100-year anniversary despite the ongoing disruption thanks to funding from Lloyds Bank. Criterion Ices, headquartered in Bury St Edmunds and with a parlour – Marine Ices – and second distribution hub in London, had to close when almost all of its hospitality and […]
Academy Leasing (“Academy”), the specialist asset financier and part of the 1pm Group of Companies, has supported a Welsh-based cheese manufacturer secure a major supermarket contract. Academy has enabled them to invest in a vital piece of specialist equipment through the provision of a £77k asset finance facility. The family-owned business Blaenafon of Cheddar […]
Covering the four weeks 5 April – 2 May 2020 On a total basis, sales decreased by 19.1% in April, against an increase of 2.4% in April 2019. This is the worst decline recorded since our monitor began in January 1995, reflecting the effect of lockdown measures. It is below the 3-month and 12-month average […]
Family-run bakery chain, Cooplands has increased its bread production and started providing local deliveries to communities across Yorkshire and the North East, with the support of Lloyds Bank. The 135-year old business operates a network of 172 bakery shops and cafes across the North, with more than two thirds of those that support residential communities […]
Shop Prices fell by 0.8% in March compared to a 0.6% decrease in February. This is below the 12- and 6-month average price decreases of 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively. Non-Food prices fell at a steady pace of 1.9% in March. This is below the 12-and 6-month average price declines of 1.3% and 1.7%, respectively. […]
