Daniel Selwood
Daniel Selwood is The Grocer’s special projects editor, managing the annual supplements Britain’s Biggest Brands, Britain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands, The Dairymen and Top Products.
He also writes and edits for our weekly magazine, his news patch covering homecare, personal care and petcare.
Daniel joined the magazine in January 2016 as food & drink editor, taking on his current role in late 2019.
Since beginning his journalism career in the mid-1990s he has reported on everything from music, taxation and public transport to antiques, undertaking and the military.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610369
- Email:
- daniel.selwood@thegrocer.co.uk
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Nailing the right mix of old and new media will continue to give marketers a headache
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