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
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610442
- Email:
- daniel.woolfson@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsRed Bull relaunches Zero with new formulation
The drink will return to supermarket shelves after some three years off the market
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Freixenet Copestick to support Care For Wild rhino charity with new wine brand
Former England cricketer and longstanding supporter of the charity Darren Gough will serve as a brand ambassador for the wines in the UK
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Piccolo to launch 100% recyclable babyfood pouch
The brand says it will be the first in Europe to do so
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Low & no alcohol booming as Brits stock up for coronavirus lockdown
Sales of low and non-alcoholic drinks were up 18% (£4.8m) over the first quarter of 2020
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Freixenet makes major still wine play with upmarket trio
The Italian still wine segment was “declining ahead of the total still wine category and there is a strong opportunity to bring some excitement and innovation to this sector”
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I Heart Wines asks shoppers to nominate ‘Superheroes’ for prosecco gift
The Freixenet Copestick-owned brand partnered with personalised gifting firm Intervino to produce 2,500 bottles of the drink
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Coronavirus: home baking surge among locked-down Brits leads to flour shortage
Regular bulk buyers and shoppers ‘have been purchasing much more flour than normal’ since the coronavirus outbreak began
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BrewDog bosses give up 2020 salary to prevent job losses
They revealed the move on Twitter this week, adding that many of BrewDog’s senior team had also taken salary cuts
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Matthew Clark looks to open up new routes to market with delivery app
It comes as on-trade drinks wholesalers were blindsided when the nation’s pubs, bars and restaurants were ordered to close their premises
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Coronavirus: crisis drives £160m additional spend on supermarket booze
Off-trade alcohol sales hit £356.5m over the week to 21 March, rising from £252.5m the prior week
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Mission Ventures seeks challenger brands to fight childhood obesity
has called for businesses to apply from 30 March for a cut of a £1.5m ’Good Food Fund’
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Coronavirus: booze retailers and brands allowed to stay open
The government has updated its list of premises that are allowed to remain open
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Coronavirus: JD Wetherspoon boss asks suppliers for payment moratorium
One industry source at a major booze supplier called the move “absolutely shocking”
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Ugly Drinks moves into plain water with Still Ugly
Still Ugly offered “an infinitely recyclable, locally-sourced alternatives to plastic bottles”
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What does the future hold for Rockstar Energy under PepsiCo?
PepsiCo has snapped up the energy drink brand for a huge £3.19bn
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Coronavirus: drinks industry rallies to protect business as Brits avoid on-trade
The government’s decision to advise Brits to avoid pubs and restuarants was “catastrophic for businesses and jobs”, said Hospitality UK CEO Kate Nicholls
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Low2NoBev trade exhibition postponed until September
The show was originally due to take place in June
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Cushelle launches toilet roll in recyclable paper packaging
Paper-packed Double Rolls hit the Co-op last week ahead of a major rollout into Asda, Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado
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Tropicana eyes new ‘Lean’ juice NPD
The juice giant has applied to register ‘Tropicana Lean’ with the Intellectual Property Office
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Oatly adds Strawberry and Vanilla flavours to oat ice cream range
Vanilla was “uncomplicated and unpretentious”, said the brand, while Strawberry was made from 15% real mashed berries
