Daniel Selwood
Daniel Selwood is The Grocer’s special projects editor, managing our annual Britain’s Biggest Brands, Britain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands, The Dairymen and Top Products reports – as well as contributing to news, features, analyses and category reports.
He joined the magazine in January 2016 as food & drink editor, having worked at financial & legal publisher LexisNexis for eight years.
He began his journalism career in the mid-1990s at a general interest magazine in his birth city of Sheffield.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610369
- Email:
- daniel.selwood@thegrocer.co.uk
- News
Meatly claims world first with lab-grown chicken petfood
The innovation was created in collaboration with Meatly’s first brand partner, Omni
- News
Tresemmé promises ‘salon finish’ with Lamellar Shine haircare range
The lineup comprises shampoo, conditioner, leave-in cream serum and finishing oil
- Comment and Opinion
Gastropod serves up delicious investigation into the history of chips
Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley take a deep dive into the mightiest of meal accompaniments
- News
Wild rolls refillable personal care range into branded bays at Tesco
The launch includes Wild’s new haircare lineup comprising Rich & Nourishing and Strengthen & Repair variants
- News
Astonish adds 16 value SKUs across cleaning and personal care
The NPD rollout followed “a year of serious growth for Astonish”, said the brand
- Comment and Opinion
Flush the roll tax – the battle for consumer savings begins
Who Gives a Crap calls on the Treasury to scrap what it calls the ‘roll tax’. That’s the 20% VAT on toilet tissue
- News
Who Gives a Crap calls for end to 20% VAT on toilet tissue
The DTC brand has demanded the end to the “roll tax” in a submission to the Treasury
- News
Petfood startup Ted’s Bowl to debut frozen meals with Ocado listing
The British brand will offer seven microwavable meals suitable for puppies, adult dogs, senior dogs, kittens and adult cats
- News
Sustainable period care challenger Flo to make Tesco debut
From 19 February, four of the brand’s bestselling products will hit Tesco shelves
- News
Lynx adds Jungle Fresh fragrance to core toiletries lineup
Lynx has grown its core toiletries lineup with Jungle Fresh, available across body spray, antiperspirant, stick and shower gel
- Comment and Opinion
Jessie Ware’s Table Manners podcast: full of middle-class smugness
Guest Jacob Collier plugs his new album and tells underwhelming anecdotes
- News
Petfood startup Marleybones lands listing in Whole Foods Market
The online brand will roll out fresh meals and dry treats from Thursday (1 February)
- Category Report
How cleaning is going fragrant
As TikTokers share ways to make Brits’ homes smell delightful, brands are turning to fine fragrance cues to boost flagging sales
- News
Burgess Pet Care looks to strengthen with two key hires
Annabel Coleman has joined as a brand manager, while Tom Mottram has taken the role of national account manager.
- Analysis and Features
Spotted in stores: what’s new for January 2024
Each month, we highlight new and interesting products and displays our team has snapped in the leading grocers
- News
Sustainable babycare brand Pura names Katie Morris as sales director
She joins the fast-growing Pura to oversee its global sales strategy, about eight months after it made its US debut
- News
Posh ready meals maker FieldGoods lands high-end listings
The ‘farm to fork’ brand has added Fortnum & Mason, Partridges London, Daylesford Organic and Darts Farm to its portfolio of distributors
- News
Lynx takes on posh colognes with five-strong Fine Fragrance Collection
The lineup comprises Black Vanilla, Blue Lavender, Aqua Bergamot, Emerald Sage and Copper Santal
- Analysis and Features
Household - cleaning 2023: Consumers rein in spend on homecare
As consumers trade down, own label is performing better in all sectors
- Analysis and Features
Personal care - oral care 2023: Brits brush up on green innovations
A growing number of shoppers are choosing eco-friendly products for their oral health – and innovative challengers are at the forefront of the sustainability drive