Daniel Woolfson
Daniel is The Grocer’s food and drink editor and is responsible for our product coverage across all fmcg categories.
Daniel has written about food and drink for the majority of his career: prior to joining The Grocer in 2017, he covered food and drink news on pub industry title The Morning Advertiser, and wrote features for VICE magazine.
Follow Daniel on Twitter: @WoolfsonExists
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610442
- Email:
- daniel.woolfson@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsPiccolo set to boost ‘cooking for babies’ with raft of NPD
Piccolo’s new range includes risottos, macaroni, gemmine, tomato and stir-in sauces
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Bio & Me makes chilled debut with prebiotic yoghurts launch
They are billed as containing 700 billion live and active cultures, including two of the world’s most studied, LGG and BB12
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Frank’s RedHot launches trio of ‘craft’ sauces
They have rolled into Waitrose, Morrisons and Asda.
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Strong Roots takes on fish fingers with frozen veg alternative
The brand said it wanted to lure a growing number of shoppers who were dissilusioned with the fishing industry
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Tesco to ditch plastic rings and shrink wrap from its entire beer and cider range
The supermarket will stop receiving drinks that are held together by soft plastic rings and shrink wraps this month
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Beer shortages in c-stores as hospitality demand soars
The Grocer has spoken to numerous industry sources who are facing supply issues on core beer lines
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Big interview: Carlsberg Marston’s boss Paul Davies on why he’s not giving up on beer
The boss of Carlsberg and Marston’s JV is feeling positive as San Miguel soars, its core pilsner brand recovers and plastic gets the chop. What’s next?
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Proper launches into snack bar category with chocolate popcorn duo
The launch marks the first NPD to hit shelves since Proper was snapped up by PE firm Exponent in 2020 and merged with fellow healthier snacking brand Eat Real
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Hooch makes move into spirits with gins and rum
The flamboyant RTD brand has unveiled a trio of 37.5% abv drinks
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Cecily’s launches vegan ice cream bites for snacking
The bites are made with coconut milk and contain 84 calories each
- Category Report
Cocktail explosion: soft drinks mixers category report 2021
Thirst for at-home cocktails during lockdown made mixers the fastest-growing sector of soft drinks. What’s next as bars reopen?
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Jimmy’s adds new sustainable ‘bottlecan’ format as RTD coffee sector soars
The drinks were previously packed in Tetra Pak cartons, which have a ‘bio-cap’ made from plastic
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Monster adds ‘Nitro’ energy drink to lineup
It’s the latest in a flurry of NPD from the brand since January
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Joe & Seph’s launches Sodastream-style popcorn maker
The machine air pops the corn, rather than frying or microwaving it
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Guinness spin-off Hop House 13 to be axed in Britain
Diageo plans to focus its core Guinness brand
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Curious Brewery hires former Budvar and Liberation Group bosses
It was bought by PE firm Risk Capital earlier this year
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Heineken launches ‘sustainable’ cider brand Inch’s
Inch’s is made from 100% British apples from within 40 miles of the supplier’s Herefordshire mill
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Geary’s Bakery launches raft of Jason’s breads into Asda and Ocado
It has debuted three ‘Breads of the World’ into the Asda’s in-store bakeries
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CCEP’s Simon Harrison joins Princes as chief commercial officer
Harrison, currently CCEP’s VP for commercial development and a 20-year veteran of the company, will join Princes from June
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Heineken faces beer shortages as pub demand soars
Two of the brewer’s biggest brands – Moretti and Amstel – have been affected
