Angelina Mason
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- Tel:
- +441293 846619
- Email:
- angelina.mason@thegrocer.co.uk
- Analysis & Features
Shoplifting: are we giving thieves a licence to steal?
Legislation, policing policy, austerity, the growth of self-checkouts and even bags for life are being blamed for the rise in crime. But what can be done to tackle it?
- Comment & Opinion
Britain's Favourite Sweets reveals popularity of the classics
Not one of the top 20 in Channel 5’s Britain’s Favourite Sweets programme was launched after the turn of the millennium
- Comment & Opinion
CBD takes a blow – but it’s a sector used to fighting
The FSA has decided to reclassify CBD as a ‘novel food’
- Comment & Opinion
Inside Hotel Chocolat: secrets of a chocolate empire
This is not your typical multimillion-pound company. For a start, CEO Angus Thirlwell is extremely hands-on
- Analysis & Features
Five new CBD-infused products launching in the UK
Here are the latest CBD-infused product launches hitting shelves in the UK
- News
Third of consumers 'would buy' CBD-infused food and drink
A survey by Harris Interactive has shown consumer interest in CBD products
- Analysis & Features
Is CBD the next growth market in grocery?
Attitudes are shifting around this once little-known extract of the cannabis plant
- Comment & Opinion
Dispatches investigates the dark side of veganism
Veganuary has arrived and it’s more popular than ever
- Analysis & Features
Top Campaigns 2018: the ads we loved this year
From Elton John in a rap battle, to superhero cheeses and an orange alpaca, here are 50 of the best fmcg adverts from the past year
- Analysis & Features
Dairy-free leads double-digit growth
Dairy-free brands have soared ahead of the overall category’s average growth
- Analysis & Features
Sports nutrition: wider appeal adds £20m to sales
The move away from gym buffs has been slowly gaining ground for years. This time, though, efforts have ramped up another notch
- Analysis & Features
How own label is making gains in the online grocery battle
Food retailers are making a concerted effort to sell more own-label products online
- Analysis & Features
Jack's Lemon Sorbet: acid test
The product is part of an ice cream tub market up 9.9% this year in grocery
- Interviews
How Nichols boss Marnie Millard gives Vimto its vigour
The Nichols CEO has overseen booming sales for the Vimto brand, keeping it ahead of sugar reduction legislation
- Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's Raspberry Vinaigrette: acid test
For its ‘lovely flavour’ and ‘great taste’ consumers put the vinaigrette above the category norm
- Analysis & Features
Modern advent calendars: are gin and tea winning over choc?
With even a pork scratchings calendar available to today’s shoppers, is it game over for traditional chocolate?
- Analysis & Features
Which supermarket has the best Christmas countdown strategy?
Christmas is more vital than ever for retailers in a year of Brexit uncertainty and the weak pound
- Analysis & Features
M&S Veggie Edamame Bean Burgers: acid test
Take-home sales of own-label meat-free and vegan-friendly items are up 20.3% over the past year
- Comment & Opinion
The Food Programme examines Instagram's impact on how we eat
At least one café uses social media to guide the presentation of its plates
- Analysis & Features
Iceland Takeaway Chicken Tikka Masala: acid test
This long-standing option is one of Iceland’s products to have recently had palm oil removed