No Supiehero in the form of My Food Bag

My Food Bag chief executive Mark Winter said future price freezes were something for the company to "ponder". (Image: My Food Bag)

Ella Somers

Fri, 24 Nov 2023

There was a slight pause after BusinessDesk asked My Food Bag chief executive Mark Winter if the meal-kit company has – or had – any interest in snapping up Supie, the online grocer that tried to take on the supermarket duopoly and has recently gone bust.“From an M&A [mergers and acquisitions] perspective? I don't confirm or deny anything that’s sort of speculative,” he said.On Thursday, My Food Bag (MFB) reported another bleak result as a listed company. The meal-kit firm came onto the business scene in 20...

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