Lois Vallely
Lois Vallely is features editor at The Grocer
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- lois.vallely@wrbm.com
NewsSky 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?
- Interviews & Profiles
Anna Garrod, The Coconut Tree, on vintage clothes, Glastonbury and True Romance
‘The animal which most reflects my personality is a cat – a softie but independent’
- Comment & Opinion
Secrets of the Superfactories: a look behind the scenes of Heinz beans
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the Heinz factory in Wigan is making tins and tins of baked beans
- Comment & Opinion
Snackmasters: how hard can it be to recreate a Kit Kat?
The first episode of Channel 4’s Snackmasters challenged two British chefs to recreate the legendary bar
- Interviews & Profiles
Bryan Martins, Wessanen UK, on the DeLorean time machine and Eye of the Tiger
‘The most rewarding part of my job is managing great brands with real purpose’
- Interviews & Profiles
Jenny Costa: how Rubies in the Rubble is taking on Heinz
Having started as a kitchen table business, Rubies in the Rubble now has the mainstream condiments market in its sights
- News
Food execs head to Uganda to raise money for Farm Africa
They will plant 1,000 trees on 80 acres of coffee farmland to give the coffee plants the shade they need to grow
- News
Poundland parent renamed ‘Pepco Group’ amid major growth drive
The group wants to increase its store estate to 4,000 across the UK and Europe
- Comment & Opinion
Food Unwrapped looks at whether squid could stand in for cod
As climate change warms our seas, traditional fish species such as cod and haddock are moving on
- Interviews & Profiles
Alan Barratt, Grenade, on private jets, Tom Cruise and Tom Hardy
‘What luxury would I have on a desert island? Two please – the internet and a set of dumbbells’
- Interviews & Profiles
How P&G’s chief sustainability officer Virginie Helias is driving change
In 2011 she invented her ideal job, pitched it to P&G’s then-CEO, and got it. Today Virginie Helias is pushing significant change
- News
Deadline extended for Top New Talent Awards entries
The TNT Awards, sponsored by Veritas Partners, aim to celebrate the best and brightest young talent working across the UK grocery and foodservice sector
- Comment & Opinion
Has Burger King beaten McDonald’s at its own game, asks Channel 5 documentary
McDonald’s has historically been two steps ahead of Burger King – but its rival is blazing the trail of plant-based
- Interviews & Profiles
Louise Gatenby, The Good Board, on Ian Dury & the Blockheads and Zoolander
‘The most rewarding part of my job is knowing I’ve supported an outstanding individual to secure a fantastic leadership role’
- Interviews & Profiles
What’s Peter Marsh’s mission for Planet Organic?
As the Planet Organic ethos enters the mainstream, Peter Marsh has ambitious growth plans
- Interviews & Profiles
Rob Collins big interview: the Waitrose way is working
The Waitrose MD is focusing on in-store improvements over expansion
- Interviews & Profiles
David Crichton, The Careless Collection, on being a Masterchef finalist and a commercial pilot
‘My motto in life? Failure is not an option’
- Interviews & Profiles
Why Ewan Venters chose locals over tourists at Fortnum & Mason
Since Ewan Venters took the reins at Fortnum & Mason seven years ago, it has tripled in size. But he’s not done yet
- News
2019 Leadership Symposium tickets ‘selling fast’
Co-op CEO Steve Murrells, MP Nicky Morgan, Rubies in the Rubble founder Jenny Costa and former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy are on the speaker list
