Business

Nestle has agreed to acquire a majority stake in a company co-founded by Exeter School alumni.

The Mindful Chef, created by Giles Humphries, Myles Hopper and Rob Grieg-Gran, is a B Corp certified healthy recipe box and prepared frozen meals company.

Nestlé has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Mindful Chef with Exeter School alumnus, Harry Trick, acting for Mindful Chef and certain stakeholders on behalf of Michelmores.

Friends since they were at Exeter School, Giles, Myles and Rob founded the company in 2015 and, along with CEO, Tim Lee, will continue to...

Are you a business owner about to design a space to launch your work to the world? Are you relocating from a previous space and looking to create the perfect office for yourself and your employees? Whichever it is, we know how difficult it can be to balance owning a business as well as working on designing an office space that is both professional and comfortable. That’s why it’s easy to miss some essential points or neglect important aspects of the process. However, with something on this scale, there is no room for error because it’ll mean more time and money spent from your end. Here...

Every business begins somewhere, and for many, theirs started in the comfort of their own home. While working from the kitchen with piles of orders littering your space starts as a novelty, eventually the excitement wears off and it’s time to embrace growth. The idea of expanding can be daunting, but it’s a necessary step for any business, and it comes from passion, commitment, and patience.

Constant Research

Starting a business takes a whole load of research, but it doesn’t end there. If you’re planning on expanding, then you should first research everything to do with...

Three rising stars in civil engineering have received prestigious Young Achiever awards from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) South West.

Peter Boden, who lives in Exeter , was named the south west’s most promising trainee civil engineer; Aiden Shipp, from Paignton , the most promising trainee quantity surveyor; and Sam Beer, from Exeter , the most promising apprentice. They were recognised for their success at a pre-lockdown COVID-secure event sponsored by BAM Nuttall.

Peter , aged 26, who works for Dyer and Butler in Exeter, received the accolade...