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'I looked at the prices in London... and chose Leeds'

Morten Toft Bech, founder of Meatless Farm, which makes plant-based meat alternative food, shares his business advice for our CEO Secrets series.

Video by business reporter Dougal Shaw

19 July 2022

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Emily Harding started the centre in July 2024

'It means a lot to go somewhere with no judgement'

A light projection showing Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield

Light Night illuminates city centre buildings

A fire engine driving close to a parked car

Drivers urged to park more safely near schools

BBC Radio Leeds commentator James Deighton, swimming in a pool.

BBC sports commentator takes on swimming challenge

The Burrow family

Rob Burrow's family visit namesake MND centre

Former shoplifter Ross

'I stole to order', £300-a-day former shoplifter tells BBC

Tents left behind after Leeds Festival

Hundreds of tents left behind after Leeds Festival

Smiling rapper NE-O about to go on stage.

Rapper represents North East at Reading & Leeds

Student reading GCSE results

Student celebrates passing Maths GCSE

A Shoezone shop on fire

Cars and shop torched in violent UK protests

Shirts and flowers left outside Headingley Stadium

Drone footage shows Burrow tributes at Headingley

Rob Burrow

'Don’t waste a moment' - Rob Burrow's final message

A bollard in front of a ramp leading up to a train

Wheelchair user unable to board train

Leeds & West Yorkshire

Billy smiling at camera

Boy, 13, praised for two-year tent fundraiser

Leeds & West Yorkshire

Peregrine falcon eggs

Video shows peregrine falcon emerging from egg

Leeds & West Yorkshire

A building collapsed in Leeds

Derelict building collapse prompts road closures

Leeds & West Yorkshire

Leslie watching the football

Fan, 98, remembers club chant despite dementia

Leeds & West Yorkshire

Adonis Norouznia

Vegan cafe boss abused online for selling meat

Princess Anne and Rob Burrow

Princess Anne praises 'extraordinary' Rob Burrow

Leeds & West Yorkshire

Man playing saxophone for train passengers

Sax player hits the high notes for train customers

Leeds & West Yorkshire

Rachel Reeves

Watch: Reeves 'deeply proud' to be first female chancellor

The Chancellor has presented her first Budget in the Commons.

Twins James and John Makanjuola,

The twins cleaning London's unloved spaces

Entrepreneurs James and John run a cleaning firm, but take it to the next level in their spare time.

Paula Vennells at the Post Office inquiry

Key moments from former Post Office chief's three-day testimony

Paula Vennells faced three days of questions about her role in the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters.

Paula Vennells reaching for a tissue in the Post Office inqiuiry

Ex-Post Office boss cries while giving evidence

Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells is speaking about the incident for the first time in ten years.

Santiago Paredes

Whistleblower claims Boeing supplier sent faulty parts

Spirit AeroSystems supplied Boeing with faulty parts, a former quality inspector has told the BBC.

Tatti Lashes

Tatti Lashes: The school friends who built a beauty empire

Charlotte Tiplady and Elliot Barton explain how together they built up their Tatti Lashes beauty empire from Liverpool.

Ocado has added robotic arms to its newest warehouse near Luton.

Watch Ocado robots in action

Ocado has added robotic arms to its newest warehouse near Luton.

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BBC World News business headlines

The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.

Jo Hamilton

'I feel survivor's guilt' says Post Office victim

Former sub-postmaster Jo Hamilton told BBC Breakfast she feels "guilt" after settling with the government over the Horizon IT scandal.

Woman in sunglasses smiling while answering questions related to the Budget

Watch: 'My biggest financial regret is...'

People in Kent share their finance stories ahead of Wednesday's Budget. Would you share yours?

Mohsin Issa

Issa brother to step back after 'fixing' Asda

Mohsin Issa, one half of the so-called "billionaire brothers" who own Asda, says he plans to hand over the running of the UK's third biggest supermarket.

Robots

'We had to adapt our robots to the AI revolution'

Sandy Enoch of Robotical explains why he had to pivot his educational robot company due to AI.

Picsart

'AI won't steal your job, but people using it may'

Hovhannes Avoyan, founder of picture and video editing app Picsart, shares his advice for our CEO Secrets series.

Picture of The Body Shop storefront in the 80s

'They thought it was a sex shop' - The Body Shop in the '80s

Archive footage shows Dame Anita Roddick talking about her company's success, in an 1984 interview.

Raid on Co-op store

CCTV shows violent raid on Co-op store

The retailer gave the footage to the BBC as it warned of a rise in attacks on retail staff.

Sir Howard Davies

Not that difficult to buy a home, says NatWest chair

Sir Howard Davies says he believes it is not currently "that difficult" for people to get on the housing ladder.

Joanna Jensen

'A viral Facebook post nearly blew up our business'

Joanna Jensen, founder of skincare brand Childs Farm, shares advice for start-ups for our CEO Secrets series.

Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes

Broadband rises must be 'clearer', says Ofcom boss

The regulator has plans to make mobile and broadband firms more upfront about mid-contract price rises.

Earring

'This earring helped me build my £4bn business'

Richard Harpin, co-founder of Homeserve, explains how an earring taught him an early business lesson.

Olivia DeRamus and BBC reporter Lora Jones

'Taking control of my abuse story'

Olivia DeRamus set up an app in the wake of her sexual assault. Now she's ready to take on Big Tech.