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
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- daniel.woolfson@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsThis takes plant-based products into freezers for first time
The introduction of chicken-style tenders and nuggets to the range aimed “to answer the demand for a wider variety of convenient and high-quality plant-based options”
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Heinz SKUs disappear from Tesco in trade dispute over price increases
Tesco said it would “not pass on unjustifiable price increases to our customers”
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Horlicks unveils ‘Healthy’ quartet of powdered shakes
The Horlicks Healthy range comprises four flavours offering “a blend of carefully selected vitamins, minerals and functional ingredients”
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McCormick to bring Mexican salsa brand Herdez to UK
Its range includes taco kits, seasonings and salsas
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Nestlé adds plant-based toddler milk option to SMA offer
The drink, called Little Steps Plantygrow, contains no added sugar and is billed as a source of vitamins
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Bax Botanics adds non-alcoholic RTD duo
They are billed as being “perfect for picnics and on-the-go enjoyment”.
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Vodka sales up as gin boom looks to be over at the mults
Gin brands like Gordon’s have lost ground, as the likes of Smirnoff saw sales increase
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Whisky drinkers trade up as cheaper scotch offerings see decline
More expensive drams such as Johnnie Walker, Haig Club and Glenfiddich won out over cheaper mainstream options
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Britain’s biggest alcohol brands 2022: is the industry’s glass half-full or half-empty?
Pubs are open and lockdowns are behind us. But the UK drinks industry must now face up to a cost of living crisis. So is there any reason for optimism in the face of this new storm?
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Champagne sales sinking as shoppers balk at high prices
Nearly every champagne available in the UK’s supermarkets suffered a sales slump this year
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Britvic shakes up GB leadership team with two promotions
The soft drinks maker has promoted at-home commercial director Ben Parker to the new role of GB commercial director for retail
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Why Mars vegan chocolate is disappearing from the major mults
Mars insists its chocolates should be ranged in the free-from aisle, despite being unable to label its chocolate ‘100% dairy-free’
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Deadline extended for entries to The Grocer New Product Awards 2022
Suppliers wishing to enter their products now have until 29 June
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Hops growers call for price renegotiations as costs soar
Hop growers are facing increases of over 15% in wage costs and approaching 100% in fuel costs, The British Hop Association warned this week
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Crosta & Mollica enters gelato with trio due to hit Waitrose
The desserts contain fresh milk and are claimed to have a lower fat content compared to northern European ice cream
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BrewDog and Quorn team up for lager to pair with meat-free meals
The 5.1% brew is billed as a Mexican-style Vienna lager offering “a medium body mouthfeel”
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Nestlé kicks off regenerative ‘wheat plan’ for Shredded Wheat suppliers
It is part of Nestlé’s new regenerative agriculture project, which will see 32 land managers and farmers in East Anglia receive just under £1m to improve the landscape and fight climate change
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Mike Brehme to take helm of Typhoo Tea as CEO Des Kingsley departs
Kingsley will depart in October, “to enjoy more time with his family, complete renovations in his Irish home and realise his dream to travel across the States”
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Purity Brewing Co moves beyond beer to launch kombucha range
It has created four flavours – Original, Ginger & Lime, Cranberry and Grapefruit – which the brand said would “demonstrate the versatility of authentically brewed kombucha”
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Heineken appoints former Russia boss Boudewijn Haarsma as UK MD
He will replace Lawson Mountstevens, who will continue as interim MD until Haarsma takes over at the end of July.
