Lois Vallely
Lois Vallely is features editor at The Grocer
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 846653
- Email:
- lois.vallely@wrbm.com
Interviews & ProfilesUdhi Silva, Snaffling Pig, on The Prodigy, elephants and The Shawshank Redemption
‘My dream perk would be unlimited international travel’
- Interviews & Profiles
Eleanor Herrin: ‘Why I dropped Amazon for Farmdrop’
Eleanor Herrin worked at Amazon for 17 years. So why did she quit to join Farmdrop? And what changes has she been making as its CEO?
- Analysis & Features
How Colombian coffee farmers are combatting climate change
Colombian coffee farmers have two major fights on their hands: downward price pressures and the effects of climate change
- News
Alex Scott joins Diversity and Inclusion in Grocery conference lineup of speakers
Now in its second year, the event, at Wembley Stadium, will host about 800 people from 150 companies
- Interviews & Profiles
Why Abel & Cole MD Hannah Shipton is thinking outside the fruit & veg box
For too long, Abel & Cole has only been known for its fresh produce boxes, says its MD. She’s on a mission to change that
- News
Grocery giants to unite to embrace diversity and inclusion
The ’Diversity and Inclusion in Grocery’ conference will take place 12 March
- Interviews & Profiles
Andy Murray, The Drinks Bakery, on Billy Joel, Walter Mitty and being mistaken for the tennis player
‘My one dream perk? Never having to fill in another form. Ever’
- News
Abel & Cole starts selling unpackaged groceries online
The direct to consumer business claimed the service – Club Zero – will be the first of its kind in the UK
- Interviews & Profiles
Chris Hannaway, Infinite Session, on The Offspring, the Northern line and Ferris Bueller’s day off
‘The animal which most reflects my personality is a dolphin’
- Interviews & Profiles
From high street chain to global food hub: John Vincent’s ambitions for Leon
John Vincent isn’t dreaming small for Leon. He wants to launch more groceries, build a digital hub and take his reinvention of fast food to the US
- Analysis & Features
The 19 best PR stunts of ’19 in food and drink… and two that backfired
From half-vegan burgers to helicopter dining, we pick the most memorable PR stunts of 2019
- Comment & Opinion
Inside Aldi at Christmas: how the discounter mastered festivity in the UK
This year Aldi expects to take more than £1bn over the festive period: and it’s got the hugely successful formula to do it
- Analysis & Features
Can supermarkets steal a slice of the takeaway market?
Driven by the success of Deliveroo, Just Eat and other apps, the takeaway market is worth nearly £13bn and now supermarkets want a pizza the action
- Analysis & Features
The Grocer announces the Top New Talent class of 2019
Presenting the 36 rising stars of the food and drink industry who have made our TNT class of 2019
- Comment & Opinion
Retailers are right to use renewables. But they must also cut energy use outright
Tesco says its renewables deal will save 90,000 tonnes of CO2 a year
- Interviews & Profiles
Julian Metcalfe: Itsu’s British foodie with global ambition
Following success with Pret a Manger and Metcalfe’s Skinny, Itsu founder Julian Metcalfe is setting his sights on taking the brand global
- Analysis & Features
Farm Africa’s 1,000-trees challenge: helping young Ugandan women thrive in the coffee business
Eight industry execs want to help young people – and particularly young women – in Uganda build their own businesses
- News
Sky executive and England cricketer join Leadership Symposium speaking lineup
This year’s Leadership Symposium lineup will include former England cricketer Matt Prior and Sky business leader Fiona Ball
- Analysis & Features
Plastic: is the industry moving far enough and fast enough?
Which plastic reduction initiatives are working and which are window dressing?
