Neal’s Yard Dairy: Profit fell before £300,000 cheddar heist Retail Profit at London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy fell in the year before it fell victim to a £300,000 cheddar heist. The southwark-based company hit the headlines in October 2024 when fraudsters posing as legitimate wholesalers received the 950 clothbound cheeses from the business before bosses realised they were a fake firm. At the time, [...]
How Steven Bartlett’s first Dragons’ Den investment collapsed Retail The full story of how the first company that Steven Bartlett invested in when he joined hit BBC One show Dragons’ Den collapsed and was rescued has been revealed for the first time. Morning Wire reported in March that artisan cheese retailer Cheesegeek had been acquired by Scotland-based Albex Group for what was then described [...]
Steven Bartlett’s first Dragons’ Den investment rescued after administration collapse Retail 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 an undisclosed sum. The news, which was first reported by The Grocer, comes after Steven Bartlett bought a [...]
Gen-Z hates stilton – of course they do, they’re not mature enough September 10, 2024 While Gen-Z go loopy for smashed avo on toast, the passage through life will inevitably lead them to stilton, writes Andy Blackmore Around 554 moons ago as I chortled my way through Monty Python’s Life of Brian, I chuckled my little heart out to one line without understanding the meaning. Now, 45 years later I’ve [...]
Ornua Foods: Pilgrims Choice and Kerrygold maker churns up £500m UK sales September 5, 2024 Turnover at the UK division of Ornua Foods, the maker of Pilgrims Choice cheese and Kerrygold butter, surged to more than £500m during its latest financial year. The Staffordshire-headquartered arm’s sales totalled £523.8m in the year to 30 December, 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The figure comes after Ornua Foods reported a [...]
How I turned my back-home Syrian breakfasts into a British cheese empire April 30, 2024 Building a new life in a new country after escaping the war in Syria is no easy feat. Jennifer Sieg sits down with Razan Alsous, founder of Yorkshire Dama Cheese, to see how she did it. I’d be lying if I said Razan Alsous and I didn’t laugh – a lot – over how much [...]