The Big 4 grocer partnered with Foundervine and Mission Ventures to deliver the project that will offer £1,000,000 to support businesses transitioning to supermarket shelves.

Healthier snacking challenger Insane Grain is launching a non-HFSS contender to Nik-Naks. The snacks were a result of one years development and promised to deliver on both texture and taste.

Sir, As forward-thinking food innovation businesses and investors, we recognise the importance of affordable healthy food and are deeply concerned by the government’s U-turn on child health.

Dozens of “healthier” food brands and investors have written to PM Boris Johnson, accusing him of “pulling the rug” under their development of healthier food products after the government’s backtrack on plans for a clampdown on HFSS promotions.

Indeed, the online crowd has proven lucrative for many snacking startups and SMEs. Others, meanwhile, have accepted the support of specialist investment vehicles such as the Good Food Fund.

Launched by Mission Ventures in 2020, it supports challengers tackling childhood obesity. Along with providing funding, the programme helps smaller brands refine their recipes, scale up manufacturing and manage costs.

Snackzilla is the third brand to bag investment from Warburtons’ joint venture with grocery accelerator Mission Ventures, with Batch Ventures already taking minority stakes in The Artful Baker and Insane Grain in 2021.

The proprietary technology of UK start-up Barista Verde allows consumers to enjoy a cup of coffee, brewed from green beans, in minutes and at the push of a button.

A business accelerator fund has handpicked a group of start-ups it believes can help tackle the UK’s obesity problem

Better-for-you food and drink brands can apply for a share in the £1.8 million business accelerator programme

The £1.8m fund, which is backed by Big Society Capital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, selected seven challenger brands to take part initially in June. The aim of the venture was to help tackle childhood obesity.

The food industry is under pressure to reformulate products with less sugar. The UK has a voluntary target for manufacturers to meet a 20% cut in sugar by 2020. This is unlikely to be met with campaigners are increasingly demanding that mandatory sugar reformulation targets are set.

Dozens of businesses have sought funding from a joint venture set up last month to support bakery innovation. Warburtons has partnered with independent business accelerator Mission Ventures to back businesses producing innovative bakery products.

After a wave of nominations from our readers, we have selected over 80 European founders and companies shaping the post-pandemic world.

- Out of hundreds of nominations, Mission Ventures feature as number 5 of the Health list for the Good Food Fund.

With the entrepreneurial spirit of a small business owner and the risk-taking mindset of an investor, John Stapleton sheds light on the ‘new normal’ in the food and drink space against the backdrop of Covid-19

Batch Ventures will look for brands in the baking space, with baking to be interpreted in the “widest possible sense”

Warburtons, the UK bread major, has teamed up with the accelerator Mission Ventures to invest in start-ups offering “bakery-led brands”.

The business accelerator has joined forces with the bakery brand to provide opportunities for growth for bakery-focused start-ups.

Warburtons has teamed up small and medium-sizes enterprise (SME) accelerator Mission Ventures to launch a new joint venture to support bakery start-ups.

Batch Ventures combines equity funding with hands-on advice from the business accelerator and the UK bakery giant.

Warburtons has partnered with independent business accelerator Mission Ventures to back businesses producing innovative bakery products.

Starting with New Covent Garden Soup, John has since built several consumer-led businesses around the globe, including Little Dish. We’re excited to announce that he will be one of The Pitch 2020 judges.

The founders of the seven brands backed by social impact investors on making nutritious snacks for school kids and the challenges ahead.

The chief executive and co-founder of Mission Ventures on the social impact of the Good Food Fund and M&A tactic for challenger food and drink brands.

UK-based independent accelerator operator Mission Ventures has linked up with investment groups and a charity to launch a challenger brand initiative intended to help tackle childhood obesity.

It has called for businesses to apply from 30 March for a cut of a £1.5m ‘Good Food Fund’, which will provide them with the support and finances to bring healthier options to market. It has partnered with Big Society Capital and Guy’s & St Thomas’ Charity for the initiative.

Environment blamed for poorest five-year olds being more likely to be overweight than the richest. GSTT is working on a prototype investment fund that supports brands offering affordable and healthy products, with the aim of launching a multimillion-pound fund later this year.

Coronavirus and Brexit are today’s biggest challenges for food makers, while online shopping continues to open the door for disruptive brands in grocery, Mission Ventures co-founder Paddy Willis tells Food Navigator.