Asda's sustainable store trial, lab-grown meat & the rise of Twitch

It’s a rare solo episode for Laura and Julia this week. They chat about lab-grown meat and how soon it’s likely to be commercially viable, restrictions on supermarkets in Wales and Asda’s sustainable store trial.

Plus, they discuss the rise of Twitch as a marketing platform for brands and the latest food trend predictions for 2021.

Articles discussed in this episode: 

‘Lab-grown meat is scaling like the internet’ | The Spoon

‘Grocers in Wales have “discretion” over ban on selling non-essential items’ | Retail Gazette

‘Are ‘kidfluencers’ making our kids fat?’ | The New York Times

‘How significant is Asda’s sustainable store trial in Middleton?’ | The Grocer

‘Twitch emerges as rising platform for beauty brands’ | Glossy

‘Top five global trends that will shape the food industry in 2021’ | Businesswire

 

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