Emma Weinbren
Emma Weinbren is group features editor at The Grocer. She commissions, writes and edits category reports, digital features and trends pieces.
Emma won the PPA New Talent Award for New Section Editor of the Year in 2016.
Prior to joining The Grocer in 2016, Emma was deputy and features editor at Chemist+Druggist, a weekly magazine and website for UK pharmacists.
Follow Emma on Twitter: @EmmaWeinbren
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610488
- Email:
- emma.weinbren@thegrocer.co.uk
Analysis & FeaturesHas the UK reached peak coffee shop?
The UK’s high streets are piled high with coffee businesses. So can the market keep growing, and if so how and where?
- Comment & Opinion
Heston Blumenthal is understandably annoyed by food pics - but there is an upside
The Fat Duck chef says diners are letting their dishes go lukewarm for the sake of a photo op. But food pics are also inspiring genuine enthusiasm for cooking and eating
- Analysis & Features
11 of the most bizarre food and drink innovations of 2019
Potato smoothies, whisky capsules and langoustine packaging feature among our most unexpected launches of the year
- Comment & Opinion
Why chocolate has emerged as the biggest winner in grocery
Chocolate took the title of fastest-growing category in this year’s Top Products Survey. That’s thanks to some savvy, well-timed innovation
- News
Red meat sales hit by move to cheaper cuts and discounter effect Top Products Survey reveals
Poor summer, health concerns and plentiful supply also impacted on value sales of red meat
- Analysis & Features
Welcome to the jumble: how Borough Market manages 15 million visitors a year
On its 21st anniversary, the London market is embracing ‘new ways of thinking’
- News
Waitrose shelves open kitchen concept in most trial stores
The Kitchens at its Twyford, Chandler’s Ford and Barbican stores were quietly removed last year
- News
Vegan ready meal sales soar thanks to supermarket own-label range expansion
Ready meals have emerged as the fastest-growing area of the meat-free market
- Comment & Opinion
What Katie Price and Lauren Goodger can teach us about weight loss advertising
Both stars have come under fire from the ASA for their links with BoomBod. And the ruling on unrealistic claims has wider implications for the weight management industry
- Comment & Opinion
Disposable coffee cup conundrum has no simple solution
Zero Waste Scotland has today thrown its weight behind a ‘latte levy’, while Booker has unveiled a compostable cup. And they could both be steps towards a solution
- Analysis & Features
Seven things you need to know about the confectionery market
Gifting and dark chocolate are on the rise, and sweets are benefiting from the ‘Boris Johnson effect’
- Comment & Opinion
Whole fruit chocolate ticks all the right boxes, but the proof will be in the tasting
It’s sustainable and plays into the appetite for ‘healthy indulgence’. But can it be bigger than its predecessor, ruby chocolate?
- Category Report
The rise of dark, Brexit effects and the British chocolate boom: bumper confectionery category report 2019
How are chocolate and sweets prevailing despite facing multiple challenges? We find out in this bumper category report
- News
Gousto to offer Wagamama ingredients and recipes to its subscribers
Gousto customers will be able to choose ingredients and recipes for Wagamama dishes as part of their regular subscription
- Analysis & Features
Pea protein: The multi-million pound ingredient that’s driving the vegan boom
It’s versatile, vegan-friendly and could soon be worth nearly £150m globally. So what’s behind the rapid rise of the yellow split pea?
- Comment & Opinion
The M&S tie-up with Infarm is about far more than fancy herbs
The installation of vertical herb farms in M&S stores shows its commitment to both freshness and sustainability
- News
M&S brings Infarm vertical farms to seven London stores
Customers will be able to pick fresh herbs from the in-store ‘farms’, which are the first of their kind in the UK
