Bath-based international food and drink industry consultancy Zenith Global has appointed Luciano Anavias its new regional director for Latin America. Luciano, pictured, joined Zenith Global after 18 years in consulting work with US international market research group Canadean and then GlobalData, most recently as Americas research director – consumer. He previously worked in marketing...
A Bath guest house described as “outstanding” has come onto the market with a £1.3m price tag. Hill House on Belvedere has been owned and run by Harry Tedstone, who chairs BIGHA, the Bath Independent Guest House Association, and Douglas Yeates for just over seven years. A former pub, it was completely renovated in 2011...
Sustainable ice cream maker Marshfield Farm is looking forward to a cool summer after securing the contract to be the new sole supplier of scoop ice cream on Weston-super-Mare’s the Grand Pier. The firm, which celebrated three decades of ice cream making last year, will be selling nine varieties of ice cream and two...
The SETsquared Partnership, the global number one business incubator network backed by the University of Bath, has appointed international public relations agency Grayling’s Bristol office to raise its national profile. Since its launch in 2002, SETsquared has supported more than 3,500 businesses and helped raise £1.8bn in investment. It has twice been named as...
Box Steam Brewery has teamed up with Bath Rugby Ladies to mark the 15th anniversaries of both while also launching the brewery’s new Firsty Friday taproom tasting sessions. The mark the occasions, three Bath Rugby Ladies players visited the brewery to make a signature brew of Piston Broke, the team’s favourite tipple. The fruity,...
A new finance facility has been secured by Bath-based specialist lender 1pm to provide headroom for more growth and continue to fund its ‘buy-and-build’ acquisition strategy. The firm, which provides finance to growing small and medium-sized firms, has signed the new two-year back-to-back funding facility with NatWest for its invoice finance entities Positive Cashflow...
Energetic staff at insurance company Royal London’s Bath office are limbering up to run the city’s half marathon in aid of the Bath Cancer Unit Support Group (BCUSG). Royal London employees have already raised more than £45,000 for the charity, which provides a range of equipment and facilities for cancer patients at Bath’s Royal...
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Bath-based media group Future today further strengthened its presence in the US consumer electronics publishing market with another multi-million dollar acquisition. The group snapped up global digital publisher MoNa Mobile Nations for $55m (£41.5m) in cash and $5m paid for by issuing new shares. The deal – which follows last year’s £100m takeover of...
Logistics group Wincanton has continued its run of winning and renewing contracts with agreements covering fuel group Valero Energy and roofing products group Marley. The Chippenham-headquartered group, the largest UK company of its kind, has agreed terms with Valero to provide fuel distribution services for a further five years. Wincanton will manage transportation from...
