Julia and Laura are joined by Tessa Stuart, a self-proclaimed ‘shopper stalker’ who interviews hundreds of food shoppers a year, right there as they are buying in supermarkets.  

They discuss Amazon Fresh’s aggressive expansion plans for the UK (including that eye-catching move to offer free grocery delivery), why violence against shop workers has got worse during the pandemic and why so many fmcg giants – including Heinz and PepsiCo – are now selling direct to consumers.

Plus, they chat about a heartrending account of how coronavirus has devastated winemakers in the Alsace region of France – and why the German city of Cologne plans to become an ‘edible city’.

To learn more about Julia’s ‘open office hours’ in August and book a 30-minute chat, go here.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

‘Amazon plans big expansion of UK online grocery service’ | The Guardian

‘Of wine, hand sanitiser and heartbreak’ | New York Times

‘Is violence against UK shopworkers getting worse in the pandemic?’ | The Grocer

‘The world’s leading brands jump on the direct-selling bandwagon’ | The Economist

‘Cologne’s edible city plan is a roadmap for cultivating local food ecologies’ | Mold

‘Sausage maker shifts to compostable packaging’ | Food Manufacture

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