
Emma Weinbren
Emma Weinbren is managing editor at The Grocer.
As second-in-command to the editor, Emma is responsible for the day-to-day running of The Grocer in print and leads The Grocer's features desk.
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 & Features
The Great British Street Food Revival
The British street food scene was flying before Covid hit, drawing huge investment for new sites across the country. Can it recover those heady heights?
- Category Report
Could crisps become a luxury? Crisps, nuts & snacks category report 2022
So, just as the £1 sharing bag is now a relic, it may not be long before the days of a £2 bag are firmly in the past
- Category Report
How Boots bounced back from the pandemic: personal care category report 2022
As Covid restrictions ease, the high street pharmacy has regained personal care share. What can the supermarkets learn from it?
- Comment & Opinion
As female talent rises to the top in grocery, it’s an opportune time for our women’s power list
Would it be too reductive to single out 10 top women? Or should we shine a spotlight on the many powerful female leaders in food and drink, and the progress they represent?
- Category Report
Why iced coffee is going hipster: dairy drinks category report 2022
Starbucks isn’t the only place to pick up a frappuccino these days. Now shoppers can find artisanal, craft iced coffees in local stores
- News
Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards return for 2022
The awards ceremony will take place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 8 September
- The Big Interview
Guy Singh-Watson: Riverford’s veg boxer comes out swinging
Guy Singh-Watson is the tough-talking entrepreneur behind Riverford’s fast-growing veg box business. He reveals what’s next on its sustainable agenda
- Comment & Opinion
Can potato milk establish itself as a serious dairy alternative?
It’s sustainable, there’s room for growth in the category… but will it pass the consumer taste test?
- Analysis & Features
How coffee shops have bounced back with digital sales and drive thrus
Having suffered a brutal decline in 2020, coffee shops recovered the lion’s share of that business last year, according to latest research.
- News
GroceryAid kicks off Diversity & Inclusion programme for 2022
This year’s programme will include a record 68 fmcg partners, from Amazon to Warburtons
- Category Report
Easter unleashed: Easter & spring category report 2022
After two years of Covid restrictions and muted celebrations, the Easter bunny looks set to run free. What does that mean for sales?
- Comment & Opinion
Could Morrisons’ milk ‘sniff test’ herald a reappraisal of on-pack labelling?
Food waste is now treated with more urgency, and consumer reticence now feels like a flimsy justification for ruling out action
- Comment & Opinion
Waitrose and Mindful Chef could finally unite supermarkets with the recipe kit model
Unlike previous attempts, this partnership won’t mess with the fundamentals of the meal kit model
- Comment & Opinion
Will supply problems batter brands that need to be seen this Veganuary?
Many new shoppers will be entering the category this month, with the brands they choose likely to form the basis of longer-lasting habits
- Reports
Ready meals 2021: Brits demand ‘restaurant quality’
On the flip side, brands that traded primarily on convenience fared less well. Take Rustlers, down 0.9% to £110.4m
- Reports
Cereal 2021: cereal dives as life gets back on track
Kellogg’s Frosties and Krave both netted an extra £2.5m – despite containing 37g and 28g of sugar per 100g respectively
- Category Report
Ripping up the whisky rulebook: spirits category report 2021
Whisky distillers are driving growth by abandoning outdated notions, while gin’s long boom could be finally coming to a halt
- Comment & Opinion
What Kantar data tells us about Christmas 2021 shopping
With 45 shopping days to go until the big event, there has been an uptick in sales of turkeys and Christmas puddings
- Comment & Opinion
The Net Zero Strategy’s meat and dairy omissions could turn out to be irrelevant
Many in the industry are striving to beat the government’s green targets
- Analysis & Features
Ben Taw: how our Grocer 33 Store Manager of the Year showed emotional and operational nous
Store Manager of the Year Ben Taw put people first as Covid struck