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| 03.09.2026 | GLP-1 Users Plan to Spend More on Protein & Fibre – Can Food Companies Capitalise? | 6 Mins Read The share of global GLP-1 users is set to expand rapidly, which will bring about changes in how we eat. Protein and fibre will only grow in importance, underscoring a key opportunity for food companies.
The weight-loss drug boom... |
| 20.08.2026 | Danone Clears Final UK Hurdle in €1bn Huel Buyout | Danone has received clearance from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its planned acquisition of Huel, the vegan meal-replacement brand, removing the last significant obstacle to a deal reported to value the company at aro... |
| 31.07.2026 | Highland Europe Secures $1.25 Billion for European Tech Expansion | Highland Europe closed its sixth fund at €1.1 billion ($1.25 billion). This capital targets European growth-stage technology. The firm focuses on AI-driven innovation across enterprise software, FinTech, healthcare, and consumer sectors. Th... |
| 30.07.2026 | Highland Europe closes €1.1B Fund VI to back European technology scaleups | Growth-stage venture capital firm Highland Europe has closed a €1.1 billion sixth fund to continue investing in European technology scaleups.
Headquartered in London and Geneva, Highland Europe specialises in growth-stage technology investm... |
| 30.07.2026 | Highland Europe Raises $1.25 Billion To Back Growth-Stage Tech Companies | Highland Europe Closes €1.1 Billion Growth Fund
Highland Europe raises $1.25bn fund Highland Europe has raised a total of $1.25 billion in its latest fundraising round to strengthen its standing as a go-to growth-stage European tech investo... |
| 28.07.2026 | Danone Ramps Up Distribution of Kate Farms’s High-Protein Nutrition Shakes Amid GLP-1 Craze | 6 Mins Read As sales expand, Danone’s Kate Farms has launched a new flavour of its plant-based nutrition shake and broadened its distribution to reach more GLP-1 users across the US.
A year after being acquired by Danone, Kate Farms is aggr... |
| 28.06.2026 | Protein coffee? Brands cash in on functional beverage boom | Drink giants from Starbucks to Coca-Cola are introducing functional beverage products like protein coffee and prebiotic sodas.
The $160 billion functional drinks market reflects demand from health-conscious young consumers.
Social media has... |
| 04.06.2026 | Nestlé schluckt YFood komplett | Im #DealMonitor für den 4. Juni werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor-Arch... |
| 03.06.2026 | Nestlé buys rest of ready-to-drink meals brand | Listen to the article 2 min
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Nestlé acquired the remaining 51% of ready-to-drink meals brand yfood Labs from its founders. Financial terms were not disclosed,... |
| 25.03.2026 | Danone Acquires Huel, Reshaping Global Nutrition Market | French food giant Danone acquired UK meal-replacement innovator Huel for €1 billion. This strategic move signals Danone's sharp pivot towards nutrition. It capitalizes on a global market shift. Health-conscious consumers and the rise of GLP... |
| 23.03.2026 | Danone to buy protein shake maker Huel as health nutrition craze drives demand shift | French food and beverage maker Danone is set to buy U.K.-based protein shake maker Huel for an undisclosed sum, the companies said on Monday.
Combining Huel’s range with Danone’s global reach and nutritional expertise is an opportunity in t... |
| 23.03.2026 | Huel scooped up by French food giant Danone | Huel, the meal-in-a-bottle brand backed by Steven Bartlett, is to be bought by French food giant Danone in a deal worth around €1bn, winning its British founder a £400m payout.
The protein shake maker has agreed to a sale to the French cons... |
| 27.01.2026 | UK-Based Athlete Rey Successfully Completes 100+ KM Tribute and Fundraising Run Honouring His Bajan Heritage | London-based endurance athlete Rey completed a gruelling 100+ kilometre overnight run around Barbados, honouring his Bajan heritage and raising funds for Cancer Research UK. The run, part of Project Run 246, took 18 hours and 43 minutes, co... |
| 24.01.2026 | Britain’s top ten leading thought leaders named in major new poll | Share
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The survey by London Keynote Speakers Agency – the UK’s largest keynote speakers agency, is an unmissable list for businesses looking ... |
| 01.12.2025 | Steven Bartlett hiring journalists for new tech news site | Dragons’ Den entrepreneur Steven Bartlett has set up his own journalism website focused on technology news, City AM can reveal.
The website, Founded.com, is to report on technology companies based in the UK and US and is expected to officia... |
| 23.10.2025 | Steven Bartlett resigns from Diary of a CEO maker | Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett has stepped down as a director of the company behind his Diary of a CEO podcast.
The celebrity entrepreneur no longer holds the role at the London-headquartered Flight Story Group, according to a new filing... |
| 27.05.2025 | Steven Bartlett: Dragons’ Den star signs the ‘biggest deal of my life’ | Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett has said he’s “signed the biggest deal of my life” after becoming a co-owner of a US technology company.
The entrepreneur has agreed a “major, double digit equity investment deal” in LA-based Stan Store.
Th... |
| 21.05.2025 | Zoe advert featuring Steven Bartlett banned for being ‘misleading’ | An advert featuring Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett for nutrition brand Zoe has been banned after being ruled to be misleading.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has found against the Facebook advert for Zoe’s Daily30+ supplement ... |
| 26.04.2025 | Scottish Universities Face Financial Storm: A Crisis Unfolds | The winds of change are howling through Scotland's higher education landscape. The University of Aberdeen is the latest institution to find itself in the eye of a financial storm. With an £11.2 million budget gap looming, the university has... |
| 25.04.2025 | Steven Bartlett tightens grip on Diary of a CEO maker | Steven Bartlett has increased his stake in the group behind his Diary of a CEO podcast.
The Dragons’ Den star has bought 150,000 extra shares in Flight Story Group from fellow co-founder Oliver Yonchev who left in August.
The deal for Steve... |
| 08.04.2025 | Aelius Biotech: Pioneering Animal-Free Testing with New Funding | In a world where innovation meets ethics, Aelius Biotech stands at the forefront. This Newcastle-based company is revolutionizing drug and food testing. Their unique laboratory gut model is a game changer. It allows for trials without the n... |
| 07.04.2025 | Aelius Biotech raises £750K for animal-free drug and food testing | A UK biotech company whose unique laboratory gut model is used to trial new drugs and foodstuffs without the need for animal testing has raised a further £750,000 from the North East Venture Fund supported by the European Regional Developme... |
| 07.04.2025 | Aelius Biotech Raises Further £750K | Aelius Biotech, a Newcastle, UK-based biotech company providing laboratory gut models, raised £750K in funding.
North East Venture Fund made the investment, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia Ventures.... |
| 17.03.2025 | Steven Bartlett’s first Dragons’ Den investment rescued after administration collapse | The first company that Steven Bartlett invested in when he joined hit BBC One show Dragons’ Den has been rescued after collapsing into administration.
Artisan cheese retailer Cheesegeek has been snapped up by Scotland-based Albex Group for ... |
| 04.02.2025 | Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett quits Huel board | - |
| 18.11.2024 | Huel: Record sales as profit triples at brand backed by celebrities | - |
| 15.11.2024 | Kristina Blahnik on switching architecture for Manolos | Kristina Blahnik can pinpoint the moment she knew she would leave a career in architecture to join the family business, British luxury shoemaker Manolo Blahnik.
It was 2009. Her uncle and mother’s brand had been buoyed by the television pro... |
| 01.10.2024 | Morgan Stanley: 1GT Climate Private Equity Fund Closed At $750 Million | Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced a final close of the 1GT climate private equity fund (1GT) at $750 million of equity capital commitments. 1GT targets growth-oriented investments in companies in North America and Europe... |
| 30.09.2024 | Morgan Stanley Investment Management Completes 1GT Climate Private Equity Fund, at $750M | Morgan Stanley Investment Management held the final close of the 1GT climate private equity fund (1GT), at $750M.
The investor group was led by a number of institutions in Europe, Japan and North America.
1GT targets growth-oriented investm... |
| 23.05.2024 | A tie-up between the complete nutritional food brand “Huel” and a liver belonging to the VLIVER agency “CO RECATIS” has been decided! ! | Colekatis
A tie-up between the complete nutritional food brand “Huel” and a liver belonging to the VLIVER agency “CORECATIS” has been decided! ! ……
CORECATIS Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Kaito Ito, he... |
| 23.05.2024 | A tie-up between the complete nutritional food brand “Huel” and a liver belonging to the VLIVER agency “CO RECATIS” has been decided! ! | - |
| 08.04.2024 | Ex-Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz acquires minority stake in Amsterdam’s Tony’s Chocolonely | Read this article in:
Amsterdam-based Tony’s Chocolonely, known for its ethical approach to chocolate production, has drawn the interest of former Starbucks Corp CEO Howard Schultz. According to Bloomberg, Schultz has acquired a 2 per cent ... |
| 04.04.2024 | Crowdfunding platform Seedrs targets sport following restructure | Could Manchester United, Arsenal or Nottingham Forest raise money on a crowdfunding platform in the future?
Such a scenario is not unthinkable, says the European boss of crowdfunding platform Seedrs, who is predicting sport to be big busine... |
| 14.03.2024 | Global Agrifood Tech Funding Down by 50% As Deals Become Smaller and Fewer | 6 Mins Read The global agrifood tech financial landscape remains difficult, with funding in the sector down by 49.2% from 2022-23, reaching $15.6B – the lowest it has been in six years – according to a new report by AgFunder.
A lot has been... |
| 03.05.2023 | Data snapshot: Agrifoodtech funding in Europe slumped 46% in 2022, but there were some bright spots | Data snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder.
Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new research re... |
| 02.05.2023 | Ни рыба, ни мясо: как Huel продаёт питательный порошок на $170 млн | Компания достигла оценки в полмиллиарда и обошла своего главного конкурента Soylent.
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Бонус: как автор ел Soylent 5 дней и что из этого вышло
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| 06.12.2022 | Idris Elba Backs $24 Million Series B for Meal Replacement Company Huel | 3 Mins Read The plant-based U.K. meal replacement company Huel has closed a $24 million Series B funding round, bringing its valuation to more than $560 million.
Huel’s fresh funding was led by existing investor Highland Europe, with suppor... |
| 01.12.2022 | Huel closes $24M investment round | Dive Brief:
Plant-based meal replacement company Huel closed a $24 million investment round led by previous investor Highland Europe. Actor Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina, as well as British TV host Jonathan Ross and CEO of activewear bran... |
| 01.12.2022 | Plant-based shake startup Huel raises $24m in a celebrity-heavy Series B | Meal replacement startup Huel — which makes snacks and shakes for people too busy to throw together a sandwich — is today announcing a new Series B funding round of $24m. It values the eight-year-old startup at $560m.
Idris Elba — the actor... |
| 01.12.2022 | Plant-based food brand Huel adds $24 million to the fire in new funding round | Huel, the UK-based maker of vegan, lactose-free, and soya-free nutritional bars, supplements, and meal-replacement shakes has raised $24 million in a new funding round at a valuation of $560 million.
Led by existing investor Highland Europe... |
| 01.12.2022 | Actor Idris Elba backs UK’s Huel in €22.9M round for its nutritionally-complete food products | UK-based Huel (Human + Fuel), a company that provides nutritionally-complete food products, announced on Thursday that it has raised $24M (approximately €22.96M) in a new round of funding at a valuation of $560M (approximately €535.83M).
Th... |
| 01.12.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: BeeHero nabs $42m for precision pollination, Wildtype reels in $7m for cultivated fish | This week, precision pollination company BeeHero landed Series B funding and US-based cultivated seafood company Wildtype caught new funding for its forthcoming alt-salmon product. Elsewhere, collaborative investment platform FoodShot Globa... |
| 30.11.2022 | Plant-based food brand Huel valued at $560M following Idris Elba-backed round | Huel, the European provider of nutritional products, has sold more than 270 million meals across the globe since Julian Hearn started the company in 2015. Now with $24 million in fresh capital, it plans to do even more.
It’s been a while si... |
| 12.01.2022 | Huel raises $24 million in funding round | LONDON — Plant-based nutrition brand Huel has closed a $24 million funding round, valuing the business at $560 million. The capital will be used to support product innovation and continued expansion around the world and particularly in the ... |
| 30.09.2021 | Самый простой шаг к глобальной устойчивости биосферы | Практически все аспекты декарбонизации и достижения глобальной устойчивости, такие как транспорт, атомная энергетика, солнечные панели, ветряки, водород, прямой захват углерода, биотопливо, практики сельского хозяйства, и многие другие вызы... |
| 20.05.2020 | Foodtech will be a vital part of any ‘new normal’ | Editor’s Note: Ivan Farneti is a founding partner at the European early-stage foodtech investor Five Seasons Ventures. Saskia Hoebee is a former analyst at Rabobank who joined Five Seasons this March as a VC associate.
The Covid-19 pandemic... |
| 18.02.2020 | Is Meal Replacement Startup Soylent Down To Its Last Drop? | Following recent executive team updates, office downsizing and innovation lab shuttering, the ... [+] polarizing meal replacement company is undergoing a number of changes. Combined with serious VC-funds and limited external performance dat... |
| 19.12.2019 | Huel brings its nutrition bars to the US | Huel, the European purveyor of nutritional bars, supplements and meal-replacement shakes, is bringing its snack bars to the U.S.
The company, which has been selling the bars in Europe for a while, is launching with two flavors in the U.S.: ... |
| 30.01.2019 | Huel Presents its First Ready-to-Drink Vegan Product | After the tremendous success of Huel Powder, which can be transformed into a full meal within seconds, Huel has now introduced its first vegan ready-to-drink option.
Huel’s Ready-to-Drink is pre-mixed, and will make the lives of many people... |
| 04.12.2018 | Заменители мяса, питательные порошки и вода в шариках: сколько стоит собрать себе ужин будущего Статьи редакции... | Подборка стартапов из сферы фудтеха.
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| 26.11.2018 | Huel: “Vegan Supplements Meet the Demands of the Time” | When it comes to dietary supplements, many consumers think of vitamin pills or tasteless protein shakes for bodybuilders. But the start-up Huel proves that dietary supplements can also be balanced, fast-acting and, above all, healthy. The i... |
| 01.11.2018 | Agrifood — the $8 trillion industry that’s worth your salt | Esther Delignat-Lavaud Rodriguez Contributor
Esther Delignat-Lavaud Rodriguez is an investor at Oxford Capital, a seed and Series A investor in the U.K.
Cannabis-infused drinks. Burgers grown in laboratories. Entire meals in bottles. Consum... |
| 01.11.2018 | Agrifood – The $8 Trillion Industry That’s Worth Your Salt | Cannabis-infused drinks. Burgers grown in laboratories. Entire meals in bottles. Consumers, retailers and farmers alike are hungry for the next generation of food, and investors are beginning to acquire the taste, too. Early-stage investmen... |
| 05.10.2018 | Huel Raises £20M in Grouth Funding | Huel, a UK-based maker of powdered food, raised £20m ($ 26m) in funding.
The investment was made by growth equity firm Highland Europe.
The company intends to use the capital to accelerate their expansion into new territories and support th... |
| 05.10.2018 | Daily funding roundup - October 5th, 2018 | Advisable raised $1.2M; Forward Health Group raised $3.9M; Lexoo raised $4.4M and more
Advisable: Advisable is a find, screen and hire premium marketing specialists company. Advisable connects you with vetted marketing specialists to provid... |
| 04.10.2018 | UK-based “future of food” startup Huel secures £20 million | Huel, a London-based startup that produces and sells powder meals for busy people, has landed a £20 million funding round from Highland Capital. This is the company’s first round of funding since its inception in 2015.
Huel — a portmanteau ... |
| 04.10.2018 | Power powder Huel gets £20m fuel boost to keep up growth | |
| 20.06.2018 | Feed raises $17.4 million for its Soylent-like food products | French startup Feed is raising a $17.4 million funding round (€15 million) from Alven and Otium Brands. Feed has been selling meal replacement products in Europe and now plans to expand to other countries.
There are multiple variations of F... |
| 05.10.2017 | Innovative Food: Startups Raise $206m to Meet Consumer Demand for Protein & Novel Ingredients | Consumer demands are changing at a faster pace than ever as our understanding of nutrition evolves.
Protein-rich foods are in particular demand, and with the meat industry responsible for more than 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, innovator... |
| 13.07.2017 | Huel jets across the Atlantic to take on Soylent, offering ‘complete nutrition’ and convenience | The success of Soylent – another meal replacement brand described by one uncharitable observer as “only slightly more appealing than an IV bag” - has proved that sterile packaging and a utilitarian ‘food as fuel’ approach can co-exist pret... |
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| - | Huel | “Huel is nutritionally complete food that contains all 27 essential vitamins and minerals, protein, essential fatty acids, carbs, fiber and phytonutrients” |
| - | Huel | “Huel is nutritionally complete food that contains all 27 essential vitamins and minerals, protein, essential fatty acids, carbs, fibre and phytonutrients.” |
