Ocado’s City Food Lecture, shareholder pressure over obesity crisis & that viral Weetabix baked beans post - with guest Lowri Tan of Little Tummy

Laura and Julia are joined by Lowri Tan, CEO of Little Tummy. They talk about the key takeaways from Mel Smith’s City Food Lecture, including how data-driven tech can help with meal planning, shareholder pressure on Tesco over the obesity crisis and the race to offer 10-minute grocery delivery.

Plus, they chat about fermentation in the context of alternative proteins and that infamous Weetabix tweet featuring Heinz baked beans.

 

Articles discussed in this episode: 

‘Tesco under fire for lack of action on obesity crisis’ | Financial Times

‘Groceries in 10 minutes: the next delivery battleground’ | The Times

‘Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle’ | BBC News

‘Food shoppers ‘unlikely to revert to pre-crisis shopping habits’, says Ocado | Food Navigator

‘This cream cheese doesn’t have any milk—just lots of Fusarium strain flavolapis’ | Fast Company

‘Weetabix sales surge following baked beans social media post’ | The Grocer

 

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