Carina Perkins
Carina Perkins is The Grocer’s buying & supplying editor, and oversees print and online coverage of issues across the supply chain including sourcing, new product development, branding, marketing and advertising.
She also edits The Grocer’s annual Dairymen and Meat, Fish and Poultry supplements and the weekly commodities and retail pricing pages, as well as helping organise the Own Label awards.
Carina started her career in food and drink, working at Meat Trades Journal and BigHospitality before joining The Grocer as fresh foods editor in March 2015, and stepping up to buying & supplying editor nine months later.
Career highlights to date include investigating tuna fishing in Thailand, interviewing top Italian chef Massimo Bottura and recording ‘Stand by Your Ham’ with 30 British pig farmers for Pig Aid.
Follow Carina on Twitter: @CarinaPerkins
Contact Info
- Tel:
- 01293 610240
- Email:
- carina.perkins@thegrocer.co.uk
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