Grace Duncan
Grace joined The Grocer in February 2022 as fresh foods reporter and was promoted to deputy fresh foods editor in April 2025 and fresh foods editor in June of the same year. 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
NewsAldi forecasts bumper year for British apple sales after successful harvest
Aldi has sold around 30,000 tonnes of British apples over the past year, equivalent to one in five of all apples sold in the UK
NewsChristmas vegetable prices increase by up to 30% in a year
Sprouts, carrots, potatoes and cabbage prices all rose, according to The Grocer’s analysis of Assosia data
NewsRiverford and farmers call for supply chain regulator overhaul
As part of Riverford’s Get Fair About Farming campaign, farmers, MPs and industry bodies have called for the strengthening of the Groceries Code Adjudicator
NewsFrieslandCampina announces leadership shake-up
Bob Mulder will be taking on the MD role, effective from 1 January
NewsBritish strawberries more available at Christmas
The Summer Berry Company has become the first to grow British strawberries at a commercial scale all year round, providing strawberries into retailers 365 days a year
NewsGrowers brace for ‘disaster’ without proper winter rainfall
Grower groups have called for ‘urgent action’ from the government as the Environment Agency warned England will experience worse levels of drought next year should this winter be drier than normal
Category ReportJumping to it? Trends in fish 2025
Salmon farms are under fire over welfare and sustainability. But the sector insists its been improving standards. How so?
NewsFairer Family Farming campaign launched to challenge IHT changes
The grassroots movement has said the tax changes, which limit the 100% relief from Inheritance Tax to the first £1m of the value agricultural and business property, ‘threaten the future of Britain’s farming communities’
NewsTesco launches farmer data programme and calls for national framework
The retailer has launched an extension of its environmental data baselining programme to help lamb and beef farmers capture soil, water and nature data at scale for the first time
NewsAHDB appoints CEO to lead levy board following Graham Wilkinson departure
AHDB’s new CEO is a chartered accountant with several years of executive experience
NewsCranswick to invest £40m to boost animal welfare standards
It comes following the completion of an independent veterinarian-led review which has provided 44 recommendations to the business to improve standards across its farms
NewsMowi stripped of royal warrant following animal abuse footage
The salmon supplier’s name was removed from the royal warrant holders’ list after 35 years of being the official supplier of salmon to the royal household
Comment & OpinionOatly’s ‘100% British’ oats are home-grown but Dutch-made
Oatly’s press release announcing its ‘100% British oats’ left off one piece of crucial information: that although the oats were being sourced in the UK, they were still being processed into oat milk in the Netherlands
KVI TrackerFarmgate milk prices fall again as oversupply continues
Freshways, Arla and Müller announced cuts to the price they pay farmers, with reductions of between 1.5p and 2p per litre
NewsYoplait expands Yop range with Mango Pineapple variant
The flavour joins Strawberry and Raspberry and offers a ‘unique tropical fruit proposition’ to the dairy drinks category
NewsHorticulture faces multimillion-pound annual energy cost surge
The financial shock could trigger widespread business failures and drive up food prices for millions of consumers, grower groups have warned
NewsNatures Way Foods acquired by Taylor Farms for undisclosed sum
The acquisition of Natures Way Foods marks an ‘important extension’ of Taylor Farms’ footprint
NewsSeasonal Worker Scheme confirmed for 2026
Defra has confirmed there will be 41,000 visas for horticulture workers and 1,900 for poultry workers next year
NewsTurkey prices soar as retailers ‘rein in’ loss leaders
According to analysis by The Grocer using Assosia data, more than half of all frozen turkey lines in supermarkets are outpacing general inflation, while preorders of fresh turkeys are seeing double-digit price hikes
NewsHalloween pumpkin supply ‘holds up’ despite hot summer season
Leading produce supplier Barfoots said this year’s pumpkin season, although bearing slightly smaller fruits, had maintained overall yields and volumes