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Crips director aims for £10m turnover after Morrisons deal
The entrepreneur behind the East Midlands Orange Tree restaurant chain is preparing to launch his snack product in 300 Morrisons stores across the country. Managing director of Crips, Gareth Smith, has secured his first nationwide deal to stock his Crips 99Cals product in the supermarket. Smith told Insider the deal will be worth £250,000 every year to the Derbyshire-based company.
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Deals
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Experian heads down under with joint venture
Data provider Experian has established a joint venture in Australia. The Nottingham-based company will create a credit bureau alongside six Australian financial institutions, it said today.
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Largest ever UK flotation details emerge
The price range for the largest ever stock flotation in the UK will be between 480p and 580p per share, it has been revealed. Commodities trading giant Glencore has valued itself at £36.5bn ahead of the move.
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Property
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Forty jobs generated with restaurant opening
A restaurant opening in Lincoln is set to create 40 jobs in the region. Handmade Burger Co will open the doors to the latest diner in its chain at the Brayford Glassmill.
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Business
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Nelsons in promotions drive
Law firm Nelsons has appointed Jenny Kinman as director. The East Midlands firm has also made four promotions across its Derby, Leicester and Nottingham offices.
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Premier League clubs lose thousands after CRE8 collapse
Arsenal, Celtic, Rangers and West Ham are among a group of football clubs owed thousands of pounds following the collapse of CRE8 Publishing, which has its registered office in Northamptonshire.
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East Midlands Directors Forum – last few places remaining
Insider’s East Midlands Directors Forum is approaching fast, but there is still time to secure your place. The breakfast event, which will be held in the Bowden Room at the Nottingham Conference Centre on Thursday 19 May, will feature a panel including Matthew Hannah, director, Innes England; Ron Lynch, East Midlands regional director, IoD; and Colin Muir, director of commercial banking – Nottingham NatWest.
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Freeth Cartwright advises international health deal
Nottingham-based law firm Freeth Cartwright has negotiated a ten-year contract on behalf of a German medical organisation. The deal, which took two years to complete, will give Fresenius Medical Care GMBH responsibility for all dialysis centres previously run by Abu Dhabi's health services company.
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Alucast gathers pace with Norton contract
Wednesbury manufacturer Alucast has secured a contract worth £200,000 to supply five engine parts to a range of Norton Motorcycles based in Derby.
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Community
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In Focus: The shortest week
The royal wedding came and went, bringing with it the double bank holiday conundrum for business. But did the wheels of industry grind to a halt? Sam Metcalf shares his thoughts.
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Talking Point: Keeping it in the family
Smith Cooper’s Chris Taylor guides us through the tax implications of succession planning for family businesses.
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