Archives for May 21, 2020

Raising capital during the pandemic: ‘It’s going to take more time … and a lot of effort on both sides.’

The economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus has pushed many investors into a protective mode that precludes new deals, but raising capital during the pandemic still is possible – it just requires entrepreneurs to more clearly define their value...

Although an unprecedented summer approaches, snacks still rule, says US Snack Index

The majority of Americans anticipate a very different summer compared to last year due to the coronavirus pandemic – but snacking will remain a constant.

Brexit

CAOBISCO calls on EU and UK to extend FTA talks

CAOBISCO, the Association of the Chocolate, Biscuits & Confectionery Industries of Europe, has called on the EU and UK authorities to extend free trade agreement (FTA) talks fearing a balanced trade agreement could be jeopardised because of the COVID-19...

PeaTos follows PepsiCo with D2C snack site

Upstart snack producer PeaTos has jumped into the ecommerce fray with a direct-to-consumer website a week after PepsiCo Frito-Lay launched its own D2C websites.