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Loyal consumers lift sales for Joules, Fevertree and Hotel Chocolat
Sector sees flurry of takeover activity and corporate governance wrangles
Dialight and Luceco work to fix their problems, and Vitec seeks overseas expansion
Policymakers look to innovation to reduce pressure on health services
Diversification and acquisitions emerge as favoured strategies
Sector must contend with rising fuel and wage costs plus uncertainty about EU exit
Carr’s, NFW and National Milk Records face biggest overhaul in decades
Shares in Connect Group and Wincanton fall as Xpediator’s rise
Companies focused on leisure pursuits have had mixed fortunes on public markets
UK’s smaller players have proved adept at scooping up rivals
Like their established high street rivals, new entrants face challenging conditions
Concerns that Beijing’s curbs on new releases will hinder expansion plans
Businesses from asset managers to outsourcing groups are starting to use machine learning
A £60m commercialisation centre hopes to take the material from the lab to the factory
Falling prices for digital assets such as bitcoin hurt start-ups
Diurnal, Tissue Regenix and Beximco went through long process of bringing products to market
Small-caps aim to carve out a slice of booming industry
Tighter regulations in home market contrast sharply with loosening in US
UK specialists add substance to government’s ‘Global Britain’ slogan
Smaller E&P players and majors jostle for acreage in African frontier region
Worldwide sales of orphan drugs are forecast to total $262bn by 2026
London-listed groups have struggled to regain growth at home
Beer sales fell 1.7% in first quarter but sector expected to get boost from World Cup
Flurry of M&A activity suggests optimism in a sector with significant overseas exposure
Analysts believe M&A will continue as companies continue to automate jobs
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