Making sustainability come to life, preparing for Christmas & the retail job of the future - with guest Sophie Throup of Morrisons

Laura and Julia are joined by Sophie Throup, head of agriculture, fisheries and sustainable sourcing at Morrisons.

They chat about how supermarkets are preparing for this year’s Christmas trading period, why ‘online associate’ could be the retail job of the future and an innovative ‘wet farming’ trial that aims to protect peat and produce some nice gin in the process.

Plus, they talk about the rise of influencer culture in food and grocery and why more and more Brits are developing a serious taste for takeaways – including at breakfast.

Articles discussed in this episode:

‘Planting under way on ‘wet farming’ trial to protect peat in climate fight’ | Express and Star

‘Online associate is the retail job of the future’ | Bloomberg

‘Jingling tills won’t solve a tricky midwinter for supermarkets’ | The Sunday Times

‘Takeaways surge during pandemic’ | The Times

‘Innova identifies top 10 food and beverage trends to accelerate innovation in 2021’ | PR Newswire

‘Does naming a thing help you understand it?’ | The Economist

‘I’m sick of influencers asking for free cake’ | BBC

 

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