Niamh Leonard-Bedwell
Niamh is The Grocer’s fmcg editor, overseeing our coverage of NPD across food and packaged goods – spanning everything from confectionery and crisps to ice cream. She reports on shopper trends, inflation, marketing campaigns and appointments within the sector.
Prior to joining The Grocer as food & drink reporter in 2021, Niamh wrote about emerging wellness trends for Holland & Barrett’s customer magazine, Healthy. She started her career at nutrition magazine Healthy Food Guide.
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- n.leonard-bedwell@thegrocer.co.uk
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The launch made ‘barista-quality hot chocolate available to everyone’, said Islands Chocolate
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Comment & OpinionWhy Doritos is dialling up the WTF with new festive flavour
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