Emma Weinbren
Emma Weinbren is food trends 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
NewsPopcorn’s value drops 4.4% in first sales decline for years
The popcorn market had been a source of significant and reliable growth for at least five years
- Comment & Opinion
Why the rise of the 'gastropooch' is no laughing matter
It’s easy to scoff at the opening of a fresh petfood kitchen in New York. But it could prove big business
- Analysis & Features
New-wave sleeping aids: how food and drink is helping Brits snooze
As Brits struggle to get a good night’s kip, can sleep-promoting ice creams, milks and juices open up a new area of potential for grocery?
- News
Aldi outshines rivals with double-digit growth in beauty
Lacura’s homages to high-end brands such as Yves Saint Laurent and La Prairie have helped it drive a 14.1% increase in Aldi
- Comment & Opinion
How sustainable coffee is going beyond the reusable cup
Reports of a potential coffee shortage seemed to have hit home at this weekend’s London Coffee Festival
- Analysis & Features
Five standout products from the London Coffee Festival
From nitro cold brew tea to a sweet potato latte, here’s our pick of the most unusual products from this year’s show
- News
Sales up for 57 of Britain's top 100 grocery brands
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Fever-Tree, Walkers and Maltesers led the charge, gaining a collective £317.4m
- News
Big four bottled water sales up as own label grabs share
In a market currently worth a total of £558.4m in take-home sales, Asda was the standout performer
- Comment & Opinion
Why hipsters could be the unlikely saviours of cereals
The Cereal Killer Café in London – and its hipster fanbase – proves there’s room for high-sugar, high-price cereals if brands can get it right
- Comment & Opinion
How supermarkets can take a bite out of Deliveroo's on-demand crowd
Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats are soaring – and there’s plenty of room for supermarkets to cater for Britain’s takeaway habit
- Comment & Opinion
Can AmazonFresh really crack the online grocery market in the UK?
In a grocery environment where rapid delivery is becoming the norm, Amazon’s speed and agility is hardly a USP
- Comment & Opinion
Sustainability is set to succeed whimsy as the key driver of food trends
Today’s Future 50 Foods report forecasts which foods are expected to gain popularity due to their sustainability
- News
Organic babyfood brands losing share to own-label offerings
Organix and Hipp have shed sales as Aldi and Lidl unveiled their own offerings
- Comment & Opinion
There’s no room for jade eggs or pseudoscience in Goop’s Netflix show
Netflix has reportedly signed a deal to create a Goop documentary series
- Comment & Opinion
HelloFresh’s results show recipe boxes may be worth the perseverance
This week’s results are one in the eye for those early doubters of the meal kit model
- Analysis & Features
From breakfast broth to a rice rival: five key food and drink trends for 2019
‘Supercharged’ bone broth is tipped to become the next big morning beverage and freekeh is giving rice a run for its money
- News
Premium trend drives own-label boom in household products
The rise of own-label has been partially fuelled by a 3.4% hike in prices
- Comment & Opinion
It’s Dry January, but Brits are turning to non-alcoholic drinks all year
The number of people ditching the drink this year could be bigger than ever, exclusive research for The Grocer suggests
- Analysis & Features
Dry January, social embarrassment and the gender split: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to alcohol reduction
Men are more likely to feel stupid ordering non-alcoholic drinks, while younger consumers are demanding more choice, finds our exclusive consumer research
- News
Waitrose suspends Cook Well recipe box deliveries
Waitrose has contacted all affected customers to inform them of the suspension
