Daniel Woolfson
Daniel is The Grocer’s drinks editor, and is responsible for coverage of the vibrant – and often controversial – alcohol sector, from supermarkets to off-licenses and specialist booze merchants to wholesalers, distributors, brewers, pubs and bars.
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
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610442
- Email:
- daniel.woolfson@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsLA Brewery unveils no-alcohol craft beer-kombucha crossover
The drink will hit Whole Foods Market and other independents from May onwards
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Oddbins in rescue talks as scale of collapse is revealed
Oddbins blamed its collapse largely on Brexit when news of its turmoil hit headlines earlier this year
- Analysis & Features
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Insurgent craft brewers and neglectful brand owners mean Britain is falling out of love with traditional bottled ales
- Analysis & Features
Watermelon vodka to ‘nitro’ cocktails: what’s coming in booze this May?
Every month The Grocer takes a deep dive into the hottest booze launches on their way to UK retailers’ shelves.
- Analysis & Features
BrewDog’s ‘annual general mayhem’ is Britain’s weirdest beer festival
BrewDog’s ‘annual general mayhem’ saw thousands of shareholders descend on Aberdeen
- News
Fever-Tree partners with Caffè Nero for 'Espresso & Tonic' drinks
They will be available from the coffee chain’s stores
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Lion preparing for Little Creatures brewery in London
It comes just weeks after Lion bought well-respected Huddersfield craft brewer Magic Rock for an undisclosed sum
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Diageo ditches all plastic from its beer packaging
Cardboard packs roll out in Ireland from August 2019 and other markets from 2020
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Beavertown scores second major supermarket deal with Sainsbury's
The supermarket has listed the craft brewer’s core trio
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BrewDog hires Just Eat finance director as CFO
Dominic Neary replaces Jason Marshall, who joined BrewDog from CCEP
- Comment & Opinion
Small Beer Brew Co shows an innovative approach to low-abv booze
The brand is carving a ‘centrist’ niche with its offering
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Kevin Georgel to take over as CEO at St Austell Brewery
Georgel, currently CEO of pub group Admiral Taverns, will take the reins of the Cornish brewer in January 2020
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Barefoot takes major step into canned wine market
The wine brand is pouring its two best-performing SKUs into 250ml cans
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Foster's launches £6m ad push poking fun at craft beer drinkers
The Heineken UK brand has brought back Australian duo ‘Brad & Dan’ from its past campaigns
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Northern Monk partners with Henderson's Relish for Bloody Mary beer
It is is made with Henderson’s, cayenne pepper, ancho chilli and Szechuan pepper
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BrewDog pushes spirits with whisky, gin and vodka launches
It has signed a deal with Waitrose to stock its Transistor whisky
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Pernod Ricard to add calorie and nutrition info to core brands
The spirits giant unveiled a swathe of new sustainability goals this week
- Comment & Opinion
Better storytelling about sustainability can help brands make an impact
Booze brands have wised up and are putting sustainability front and centre – but this is about far more than consumer perception
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Kopparberg challenges Strongbow with Black off-trade debut
The drink is an apple cider with “bursts of blackberry and blackcurrant”
