Oddbox secures funding boost for food waste-busting expansion plans

James Murray
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Oddbox secures funding boost for food waste-busting expansion plans

Pioneering food box provider welcomes £16m investment from BurdaPrincipal Investments

Oddbox has secured a major funding boost in support of its ambitious expansion plans, which the company hopes can help take a major chunk out of the UK's food waste mountain. The company, which specialises...

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