Nathan Ward, business unit director at Kantar

Julia is joined by Nathan Ward, business unit director at Kantar. As head of the Usage Foods service at Kantar, Nathan is laser-focused on understanding the ‘why’ behind shopper trends. He talks to Julia about which lockdown trends are proving sticky, how the ‘big return to work’ is affecting shopping and eating habits and what to expect from Christmas at a time when shoppers are more polarised economically than they’ve been in a long time.

Plus, they discuss what’s been driving the rise of plant-based, how ‘less but better’ is playing out in the meat category and how food price inflation is set to shape the power dynamics in the UK grocery retail sector.

Articles discussed by Nathan and Julia:

Britons cut meat-eating by 17%, but must double that to hit target | The Guardian

Frozen turkeys in high demand as Christmas shopping starts early | The Guardian

Kraft Heinz says people must get used to higher food prices | BBC News

Links to the big food and grocery retail stories this week:

PM appoints former Tesco boss Dave Lewis as supply chain adviser | City AM

Felixstowe port congestion slows down supermarket imports | The Grocer

Brexit: Most NI checks on British goods to be scrapped | BBC News

Britain's chicken king says the 20-year binge on cheap food is over | Reuters

Aldi knocks 30% off prices for ‘packaging imperfections’ in food waste bid | The Grocer

Just Eat Takeaway.com breaks through one billion orders mark | The Times

Shoppers make fewer supermarket trips to save petrol amid fuel crisis | The Independent

Soil Association Certification joins Amazon climate initiative | The Grocer

Gary Barlow launches organic wine range from Spain | The Drinks Business

 

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