Grace Duncan
Grace joined The Grocer in February 2022 as fresh foods reporter and was promoted to senior fresh foods reporter in July 2023. She is responsible for covering fruit & veg, meat, fish, eggs, plant-based and dairy stories from farm to fork. She was awarded a PPA Next Generation Award in 2023 which recognises 30 of the most exciting rising stars in UK specialist media.
As well as writing news stories, she supports with the annual Dairymen supplement and writes category reports and features.
Grace has also represented The Grocer on national and local radio, commentating on the state of the UK food industry.
Prior to joining The Grocer, Grace freelanced for The Sun, Times Radio and climate change magazine It’s Freezing in LA!. She began her career working in international technology PR.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610498
- Email:
- grace.duncan@thegrocer.co.uk
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The on-pack promotion will launch on 1 May and appear on over six million packs of Florette
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The dairy company reported a turnover of €3.4bn, which was flat on last year when the company reported a record sales performance
NewsBerry volumes higher this early in the season then previous years, growers say
Volumes of early glasshouse crops compared with previous years are higher thanks to more steady pricing of energy and other inputs
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The snacking cheese brand will run an exclusive on-pack promotion in partnership with The Garfield Movie
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The plant-based brand has launched its Cod Almighty SKU into Sainsbury’s, Co-op and Ocado
NewsFarmers call for retailer support to face weather challenges
Exceptional rainfall and a succession of damaging storms have impacted businesses across the country, the unions said
NewsAHDB confirms Red Tractor’s world-leading beef and lamb standards
A new report from AHDB has found Red Tractor’s standards were found to be higher in all areas except biosecurity and disease control
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The issues posed by the flooding of agricultural land have been laid bare by Nationwide Produce group managing director Tim O’Malley
NewsWhitby Seafood buys first fishing vessel to showcase best practice
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Many farms hit by flooding are ineligible for the support fund
NewsFridge Raiders launches multimillion-pound Get the Day Done campaign
The campaign centres on Fridge Raiders as a convenient, high-protein option for busy lifestyles, the brand said
NewsCampaign group lodges CMA complaint over ‘false’ salmon farming claims
Scamon Scotland claimed Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Tesco had displayed false claims over fish farming
NewsWholegood launches organic wonky veg range into Ocado
It is the first organic wonky range to be featured in one of the major retailers
NewsOver half of government seafood catch limits unsustainable, data shows
For 2024, of the 79 baseline total allowable catches negotiated, only 36 are in line with ICES advice
NewsMajor issues with government flood support scheme, NFU says
The scheme, which offered up to £25,000 to eligible farmers, has been ‘fundamentally let down in the detail’
NewsTesco becomes latest retailer to add Best of British webpage
It said it would make it easier for customers across the UK to shop British-grown and produced food, and support British farmers and producers in the process
NewsPotentially hazardous chemicals found on supermarket food
Pesticide Action Network UK has found ten different PFAS pesticides were present in spices and a range of fruit & vegetables