Daniel Selwood

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Special Projects Editor at The Grocer

Special projects editor at @TheGrocer; purveyor of energy oils; [email protected]; he/him

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Impulse body mist launches first major ad campaign in more than 10 years

3 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

Body mist brand Impulse has unveiled its first major ad campaign in more than 10 years. Fronted by Manchester United and England midfielder Ella Toone, ‘Trust Your Impulse’ revives the Impulse butterfly – a brand asset from the 1990s and 2000s. It had been “brought vividly to life as a character to inject new distinctiveness and fluency into the brand’s storytelling”, Impulse said.
Rascals unveils giant music box in London as part of summer push

3 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

Infant care challenger Rascals has kicked off the summer phase of its ‘We Get It’ push, unveiling a gigantic music box on London’s South Bank. Installed on Friday (30 May), the Rascals Music Box – created by brand experience agency Backlash – appeared as teal-wrapped mystery box that ‘unwrapped’ to reveal a music box about the height of a double decker bus.
Media Bites 2 June: vape clampdown, M&S food sales, Tesco opening hours

3 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

A UK ban on the sale of single-use vapes that came into force on Sunday (1 June) will be inadequate to prevent young people vaping or to significantly reduce the dangerous waste created by the devices, experts have warned (Financial Times). Marks & Spencer is winning the battle for middle-class grocery shoppers despite falling prey to a crippling cyber attack. Food sales at the retailer grew at almost twice the rate of the wider market in the first month after the hack (Mail).
Hawaiian Tropic adds two suncare lines in skin protection push

3 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

Hawaiian Tropic has expanded its portfolio with two lines, in an effort to encourage more Brits to protect their skin from the sun this summer. The Edgewell Personal Care brand has rolled out Glowing Protection Face Cream SPF 50 (rsp: £13.59) and Hydrating After Sun Skin Nourishing Oil (rsp: £14) – to “nourish and enhance the skin”. The face cream ensured “gentle care while offering high UVA/UVB protection against sun-induced skin ageing”, Hawaiian Tropic said.
Symprove adds Pineapple to probiotic shots lineup

1 month ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

Gut health brand Symprove has expanded its lineup of probiotic shots with Pineapple. Packed in a 500ml dosing bottle (rsp: £19.99), the new variant promises billions of friendly live bacteria in every 70ml shot. It came “in response to rising consumer demand for gut health solutions that are both effective and enjoyable”, said Symprove. It would “help retailers meet the growing appetite for variety and flavour-led formats in the fast-growing gut health category”.
Unilever invests £80m in fragrance innovation and new Merseyside facility

1 month ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

Unilever UK is to splash out £80m on boosting its in-house fragrance innovation, including the building of a dedicated facility in Port Sunlight, Merseyside. Plans for the “state of the art” site marked “a significant step in Unilever’s global investment to build world-class in-house fragrance capabilities, accelerating growth and productivity through fragrance design and ingredient buying, whilst continuing to work closely with key global fragrance house partners”, the supplier said.
Focus On Sauces & Condiments: 21 June

1 month ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

Source: Photo by Dennis Klein on Unsplash Competition is hotting up in the sauces and condiments category as the big brands become increasingly reliant on promotions to shift their products. Two of the biggest brands have both lost value in the past year as they’ve sought to shift more units (a feat they’ve achieved). So how important are price and promotions in driving growth in this market? And what about flavour and format innovation?
Haleon earns GenM's MTick menopause certification for Centrum and Voltarol lines

1 month ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

Consumer health giant Haleon has been given a thumbs-up from GenM, earning the menopause awareness company’s MTick certification for a selection of Centrum and Voltarol products. Centrum supplements Women 50+, Advance 50+, Women 30s and Women 60s have all received GenM approval for their compliance with European Food Safety Authority-approved health claims, functional ingredients and alignment with the nutritional needs of menopausal and perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
Bulldog Skincare boosts suncare offer with SPF 50 moisturiser

1 month ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

Source: Edgewell Personal Care Bulldog Skincare has upped its suncare game, adding an SPF 50 moisturiser and revamping its SPF 30 line. The new Anytime Daily UV Moisturiser SPF 50 was “designed for outdoor activity and everyday wear”, said Bulldog. It offered “high-performance sun protection in a lightweight, non-greasy formula to protect skin and leave it feeling moisturised all day”.
Media Bites 2 May: UK exports, Amazon results, Harrods cyber attack

1 month ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Daniel Selwood

Global demand for British goods has suffered its biggest downturn since the height of the pandemic as Donald Trump’s trade war takes its toll. The UK’s beleaguered manufacturing sector has now been shrinking for seven months in a row (Daily Mail). Foreign demand for British manufactured goods fell in the US, Europe and China, S&P Global said on Thursday. The pace of decline for exports was the fastest since May 2020 (Reuters).