Daniel Selwood
Daniel Selwood is The Grocer’s food & drink editor, managing news coverage of branded and own-label fmcg – from biscuits, bagged snacks, soft drinks and cereal to hot beverages, personal care, pet food and tobacco.
He joined the magazine in January 2016 from financial and legal publisher LexisNexis.
He has almost 25 years’ experience in journalism, and has written on topics as diverse as taxation, music, beer, dating, social media, the funeral industry, motoring and local history.
Follow Daniel on Twitter: @danielmcselwood
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610369
- Email:
- daniel.selwood@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsCadbury enlists Kim Wilde and Jason Donovan for Darkmilk ads
The comical clips will make their small screen debut on Saturday (20 April)
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Little Dish ambient lines vanish as brand focuses on chilled
Products began to disappear in earnest from the mults in the autumn
- Category Report
Keep can and carry on: ambient & canned goods report 2019
Could the humble can find itself the new sustainable saviour of stockpilers everywhere?
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Startup Good Soul launches premium boxed CBD chocolate
The brand launched this week as a direct-to-consumer offer
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Princes to roll out 50% recycled shrink-wrap packaging
Princes would help reduce the amount of plastic sent to landfill across the country by up to 1,000 tonnes, it said.
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‘Lifestyle tea’ brand OffBlak to launch via D2C
The teas come in pyramid bags packed in colourful slimline boxes resembling premium chocolate bars
- Comment & Opinion
French player Feed is here to step up the UK’s future food battle
The UK is Europe’s biggest market for ‘smart food’
- News
French ‘smart food’ brand Feed makes UK debut
The brand is already available via D2C and is set to roll into retail from June
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Bulldog Skincare for Men rolls out trio of posh bar soap
All three come in 100% recyclable packaging, printed using vegetable inks
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Startup Nooro claims UK first with CBD snack bar
The lemon & ginger snack rolled this week into Planet Organic, offering 25mg of cannabidiol per portion
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Britvic names Russell Goldman as MD of WiseHead incubator
Goldman will be responsible for commercial strategy and execution of the company’s premium adult drinks portfolio
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King of Shaves unveils sustainable Code Zero spin-off brand
Code Zero is a range of personal care products in refillable formats made from aluminium and cork
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Mutti adds pasta sauces and ketchup to UK portfolio
The launches come after Mutti won its first listing with a major high street grocer – landing in Sainsbury’s in January
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Asda pushes everyday fitness in sports nutrition overhaul
The overhaul marks a move away from traditional muscle-building protein products such as powders
- News
Co-op makes sustainable soy production commitment
Co-op has partnered with the Round Table on Responsible Soy until the end of 2020
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D2C shave club Harry’s makes major high street play with Boots listing
Harry’s is the first big-name razor service in the UK to undertake a large-scale expansion into bricks and mortar
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Purpose Foods launches gut-friendly vegan snack bar trio
The three-strong lineup of cold-pressed Purpose Bars is made with pea protein and chicory root
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Cow & Gate claims highest veg content with First Spoons meals
First Spoons was aimed at making it easier for parents to move their babies on to more complex food, said Cow & Gate
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Matin Macdonald and Bryan Martins join Wessanen senior team
Their joint priority is to build awareness of the Dutch supplier’s sustainability goals – particularly among retailers
