Daniel Woolfson
Daniel is The Grocer’s food and drink editor and is responsible for our product coverage across all categories.
Daniel has written about food and drink for the majority of his career: prior to joining The Grocer in 2017, Daniel covered food and drink news on pub industry title The Morning Advertiser, and wrote features for VICE magazine.
Follow Daniel on Twitter: @WoolfsonDrinks
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- 01293 610442
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- daniel.woolfson@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsKinahan’s launches ‘hybrid’ The Kasc Project whiskey
It is billed as a “daring and unconventional” whiskey
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Hobgoblin beer gets its first makeover in 31 years
A new look has been rolled out across cans and bottles of the beer, which will hit shelves from 1 November
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Seedlip pours non-alcoholic 'Nogroni' drink into 20cl bottles
Seedlip said the drink was “a complex, bitter & citrusy blend with hints of Chinotto Orange, Grapefruit, All Spice & Gentian”
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Healthy fast food giant Leon hits grocery with Sainsbury’s tie-up
Leon plans to make grocery a significant part of its business over coming years
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Oatly debuts oat-based ice cream trio into UK
The Swedish brand is set to launch a trio of oat-based ice creams – Chocolate Fudge, Hazelnut Swirl and Salted Caramel – into Tesco
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New Zealand’s Cardrona Distillery debuts spirits into Waitrose
The brand takes its name from Mount Cardrona on New Zealand’s south island
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Carlsberg unveils duo of protoype paper beer bottles
The Danish brewing giant has created the bottles using sustainably sourced wood fibre
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Piccolo rolls out UK’s first bio-based babyfood pouches
Each pouch contains up to 80% of bio-sourced raw materials from renewable sources such as sugar beet and cane
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Bacardi adds Gran Reserva Diez golden rum to premium sipping lineup
It is the latest in a series of barrel-aged rums from the brand
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I Heart Wines moves into spirits market with launch of gin duo
The Freixenet Copestick brand will launch a dry gin (40% abv) and a pink gin (37.5% abv) over coming months
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Chris Silcock promoted to lead resurgent Kellogg’s UK business
It comes as latest results show Kellogg’s UK arm grew sales for the first time in four years in 2018
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Kingfisher sales soar but profits hit by hiring drive
CEO Damon Swarbrick said profits were “in line with expectactions as we absored a number of one-time costs and recruiting for 18 new roles”
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Tigg’s wins Tesco listings for premium salad dressing trio
The brand claims its dressings are ’cardioprotective’, because they are made with only fruits and vegetables versus “cheaper, filler ingredients”
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Didsbury Gin appoints former Halewood MD Andy Smallman as advisor
Smallman led Halewood Wines & Spirits’ UK business from 2003 to 2015 and served at Matthew Clark as spirits buying director from 2016 to this April
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Sales surge £7m at Liberty Wines
Revenues hit £75m at the supplier for the year ending 31 March 2019, latest results reveal
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Viva la revolucion!: alcoholic beverages category report 2019
Labour’s Diane Abbott was castigated for drinking an RTD on the train. But as it turns out, she’s at the helm of a new wave of drinking
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Flavoured gin craze sees Gordon’s Pink add £63m
The Diageo spin-off is now bigger than Russian Standard, Bell’s, Captain Morgan and other household names
- Analysis & Features
Virtuous aperitifs, ‘sunset gold’ ale and CBD-infused craft beers: what’s coming in (non-alcoholic) booze this October?
Each month The Grocer takes an in-depth look at the hottest upcoming booze launches. This time round we’re focusing on the booming low and non-alcoholic sector with a slew of launches for the moderating drinker
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Budweiser, Beck’s and Carlsberg among major lager brands to see sales slump
It’s the first time Budweiser’s sales have taken a significant dive in five years
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Dunnet Bay craft distillery puts its Rock Rose gin into sustainable pouches
The fully recyclable pouches are designed as refills for the Scottish distillery’s standard ceramic bottles…
