FreshDirect has raised $189m from JP Morgan Asset Management's PEG Digital Growth Fund II LP.

The online food and grocery retailer plans to use the funds to enter new markets and improve its manufacturing and distribution facilities.

Both the companies involved in the deal are based in the US.

"Long Island Iced Tea has announced a distribution partnership with Empire Distributors."

US-based ready-to-drink tea brand, Long Island Iced Tea, has announced a distribution partnership with Empire Distributors.

The deal will help Long Island Iced Tea to expand its presence in the southeast region.

Empire Distributors is an alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages distributor serving the states of Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.