Mark Dishman
Mark is The Grocer's chief sub-editor.
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Comment & OpinionTesco man lives through nightmare question session
Britain’s biggest retailer is weaponising a well-worn question
Comment & OpinionThe Tasters: food-related war film offers dramatic dining at Hitler’s table
The film follows a young woman who is forced to taste meals for the paranoid Führer
Comment & OpinionImperilled Pringles pair play up power of sharing
If you thought it was tricky to politely prise the potato-ish snacks from a tube at a party, try doing it when you’re dangling off a skyscraper
Comment & OpinionMorgan Freeman talks viewers through history of Warburtons
Freeman takes us back to the brand’s birth, providing an amusingly daft alternative history of a bread-obsessed family
Comment & OpinionTony’s Chocolonely wrestler helps it balance ethics and taste messaging
The brand wisely balances ethics and taste in its TV debut
Comment & OpinionAbsolut and Tabasco break the rules to puff partnership
Absolut’s ad features no relatable human faces, nor dialogue. There isn’t even a voiceover
Comment & OpinionClipper Tea bee shows power of evolution
A new character provides proof that extra mileage can be wrung out from a simple, effective concept
Comment & OpinionCadbury chocolate treat soothes homesick sister
This ad follows the formula of previous ‘glass and a half in everyone’ ads: a downer with a melty warm centre
Comment & OpinionDeliveroo does drama as couple feast with bear
A backpacking couple shelter in a cave while a storm rages outside. Unfortunately, the cave is already occupied
Comment & OpinionHappy Aussies show pride in latest lamb campaign
The three-minute ad shows a group of Aussie underlings desperately trying to show a set of ‘happiness auditors’ how happy everyone is
Comment & OpinionMaybelline’s movie stars enact festive romance with a twist
Maybelline has hired the stars of Hot Frosty… but one of them’s concealing something
Comment & OpinionMcDonald’s Grinch lacks festive menace
The fast food version is truer to the original story than Asda’s attempt: it’s set in Whoville and the green guy has, initially at least, a bit of authentic malevolence about him
Comment & OpinionIce queen Sophie Ellis-Bextor shows up for Tia Maria
Pop star Sophie gets the espresso martinis in on a chilly night out
Comment & OpinionSouleymane’s Story: delivery app rider’s tale examines broken system
The story of a delivery app rider in Paris evokes Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You
Comment & OpinionBryan Cranston plays festive bad guy for Ocean Spray
The impressively costumed Cranston is a riot, reeling off ‘cran’ related puns with gusto as he steals sauce, confiscates cocktails and ruins a festive party
Comment & OpinionOatsu’s founder hides behind the fridge in debut TV spot
A woman scowls as she makes overnight oats in her kitchen, unaware of the startup founder hiding in her kitchen
Comment & OpinionSabrina Carpenter enters ‘man’s world’ of whisky for Johnnie Walker
Sabrina Carpenter doesn’t look like a typical whisky drinker – but that’s the point
Comment & OpinionRowdy rap trio bring the noise for KP nuts
The ‘Woodland Clan’ – an obnoxiously dressed, irritatingly loud squirrel, badger and hedgehog – spit rhymes about the couple and the KP treats they’re enjoying
Comment & OpinionAsahi Super Dry burnishes super cool image
A Japanese couple buy a bottle of Asahi at a convenience store, telling the cashier they ‘seek what is unique’
Comment & Opinion‘No.1 and only’ Chesney Hawkes makes some noise for Waitrose
The evergreen Hawkes lip-syncs along to a remix of his 1991 hit The One and Only because… well, Waitrose has an own label called No.1