All articles by Charles Wright – Page 9
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Range PreviewHot cross buns meet panettone in Waitrose’s Easter range 2024
Waitrose is kicking off the Easter season early this year, launching an innovative range of affordable luxury treats for adults
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Honestly Tasty’s Michael Moore on cheese, pirates and carbon emissions
’If I could change one thing in grocery, I would make carbon emissions labelling mandatory’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Stuart Cant, meat hygiene inspector, Food Standards Scotland
Meat hygiene inspector Stuart mythbusts abattoir work and advises new starters to go for roles with training opportunities
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Range PreviewTesco takes on Old El Paso with new Tex Mex range
Tesco is helping shoppers fight inflation with a new own-label Tex Mex Feast range
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Lucky Saint’s Sarah Walley on beer, data and Ginger Spice
Lucky Saint’s Sarah Walley wants ’more affordable access to the wealth of shopper data retailers hold, to help smaller brands inform their retailer strategies’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Alvagh Johnson, NPD manager, Pollen & Grace
’My signed copy of Nigella’s How to be a Domestic Goddess is still one of my most prized possessions’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Müller’s Jonathan Piper on Wolves, Weimaraners and yoghurt
’There are so many inspiring people within Müller and our industry and I get real energy from their different backgrounds’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Joe Farrar, senior brand manager, Oggs
‘Every 50ml of our egg alternatives we sell removes the need for a chicken egg’ says plant-based brand manager Joe
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Better Nature Tempeh’s Chris Kong on Indonesia, meat and corgis
‘It’s grossly unfair that retailers often charge 10%-15% margins on meat compared to 35%-40% on plant-based protein’
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Range PreviewNew products hitting British supermarkets for Veganuary 2024
Household names and challenger brands alike are gearing up to capitalise on Veganuary
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Georgie Cella, partnerships manager, Fairtrade
Partnership manager Georgie gives insight on her role connecting brands with Fairtrade and her past working to fight food waste
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer NPD Wrapped: 23 most-liked Instagram posts of 2023
NPD flew off the shelves this year from controversial flavours to nostalgic relaunches. Check out the top NPD for 2023
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Itsu’s Aidan Tyers on chopsticks, dumplings and Five
‘Chopstick skills are pretty important when working at Itsu’ says head dumpling Aidan Tyers
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Josh Horner, automation engineer, HelloFresh
’Automation is the future for food’ says Josh, but he argues ‘there will be a need for many people in more expert roles’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Pizza Express’ Chris Holmes on lions, vinyl and spaghetti hoops
International and channel director Chris ‘would love to see a touch more warmth and hospitality in the UK grocery scene’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Dominic McCourt, Northfield Farm at Borough Market
‘I always wanted to be a rockstar, until I found out I have no rhythm and the sheep on the farm have a better singing voice than me’
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Range PreviewAt-home recipe box Christmas ranges new for 2023
From festive brunch hampers to all-out big day spreads, check out what’s new this December in the world of DTC
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Co-op’s Christopher Byrne on Kylie, Mel B and Muriel’s Wedding
Co-op’s head of brand, creative and in-store marketing wants Victoria Beckham and Miriam Margolyes to eat crisp sandwiches together
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Helen Clegg, senior account manager, Flavor Sampling
For online job applications, Helen says ‘skip the typical job application processes and head straight to the hiring manager’s inbox!’
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Range PreviewBrand-new Advent calendars hitting retail for 2023
All the brand-new Advent calendars this year for lovers of peanut butter and hot chocolate to candles and even dog treats