Online sales tax, Waitrose animal welfare app and meat by mail – with guest Tom Richardson of Warrendale Wagyu

Julia and Laura are joined by Tom Richardson, a former supermarket category director and now commercial director of Warrendale Wagyu.

They chat about key shopper trends for 2021, post-Brexit import struggles and a new ‘meat by mail’ service launched by a former HelloFresh exec.

Plus, they discuss calls for an online sales tax and a new animal welfare app trialled by Waitrose.

A big thank-you to Shopper Intelligence for sponsoring this week’s episode.

 

Articles discussed in this episode:

‘Three key trends that will influence grocery shopping habits in 2021’ | The Grocer

‘UK importers brace for 'disaster' as new Brexit customs checks loom’ | The Guardian

‘Tesco calls for Amazon and online rivals to be hit by 1% sales tax’ | The Independent

‘DNA samples to be used to ensure cattle traceability’ | Farmers Weekly

‘HelloFresh co-founder launches Well Seasoned, a new meat-by-mail service’ | The Spoon

‘UK food retailer Waitrose unveils new mobile animal welfare app’ | The Pig Site

 

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