Waitrose & Partners

OUR FOOD & DRINK REPORT 2024-25! ?? ?? ?? 2024 was the year of crookies, hash browns, chocolate butter, cucumbers, instant noodles, pistachio croissants, pimped up pantry staples, posh peanut butter, pickle juice, chocolate muffins, hot honey, TimTams and Ottolenghi! ??We’ve been scratch cooking with shortcuts and recreating restaurant and bar experiences at home with feta brine martinis. ?? It was the year we ditched the recipe, tried pickling and making bread from scratch to avoid UPFs, started counting plants, not calories and embraced zebra striping and boxed wine. Intrigued to find out more? Read this year’s Waitrose Food & Drink report now: https://lnkd.in/eQXc53Sf

Caught red velvet handed! ???♂? You've watched part one, considered the clues and discarded any red herrings - but who was the mastermind behind this delicious crime? Join Detective David as he cracks the case in part two of Sweet Suspicion: A Waitrose Mystery. When you make Christmas this good, you deserve a little bit of bad... #WaitroseMystery #ChristmasAtWaitrose #WaitroseChristmasAd

Today marks one year since the launch of The Coronation Food Project, a visionary initiative working to tackle food waste across the UK ? Inspired by His Majesty The King and coordinated by the King Charles III Charitable Fund, the project bridges the gap between surplus food and those in need, benefiting both people and the planet. As a supporter, Waitrose is proud to announce a significant donation. Working with our supplier, Daybreak Foods, FareShare UK and The Felix Project, we will divert approximately 130 tonnes of surplus pasta - enough to create up to 350,000 meals annually. This initiative ensures good, nutritious food reaches families in need and community caterers nationwide ?? Read all about it, here: lnkd.in/eWrg3HCa #CoronationFoodProject #DrivenByPurpose

Waitrose has once again topped the ranking of PAN?(Pesticide Action Network UK) UK's 2024?survey ?? At Waitrose, we’ve always shown respect for nature, animals and the people who make and supply our products. We're incredibly pleased that we've been able to demonstrate our commitment with an excellent?overall score and make progress in protecting the health of consumers, agricultural workers and the environment from pesticides.??? Take a look at the full results here: https://lnkd.in/guqXkJW

WAITROSE CHRISTMAS ADVERT IS PREMIERED TO PARTNERS ?? We invited 70 Partners down to a cinema in Covent Garden for an early preview of the Waitrose Christmas advert recently, as well as an opportunity to meet our advertising agency, Saatchi & Saatchi, taste great food and join in with the campaign.?? Have you seen the Waitrose & Partners Christmas advert yet? If not, click the link below to watch now: https://lnkd.in/e8nn75D5 #Waitrose #WaitroseChristmasAdvert2024

The latest design collaboration from Waitrose and Lulu Guinness is live! And this time, it's a Christmas gifting collection ?? The first product is out now; a new tote bag in Lulu's signature lip motif, instore and online at Waitrose and John Lewis & Partners: jland.partners/4fAR8Lr ?? Did you know the summer checkerboard tote was bought once every 4 minutes? Designed once again with durability in mind, the tote is made from recycled plastic bottles, and is sturdy but stylish ?? Two matching products are arriving soon; the reusable coffee cup and drinks bottle. If the key to never forgetting your reusables again is for them to be a chic matching set - it's in the bag ?? #LuluGuinness #RecycledPlastic #Reuse

A family Christmas takes an unexpected turn in this tale of mystery, intrigue... and pudding. The No.1 Red Velvet Bauble Dessert is so good, it’s gone. Someone’s taken it, but who? They’ve all got good alibis, but someone’s not telling the truth.??? Swap your Santa hats for sleuthing caps and help us crack the case…??? #WaitroseMystery #ChristmasAtWaitrose #WaitroseChristmasAd

Congratulations to our Leckford Fruit Farm Manager, Colin, for completing this year's fruit harvest! ?? ?? ?? It started with our apples back in mid-September and finished with the last of our grapes picked on Wednesday evening ? Thanks to all who have helped in the process, including all the Partners who provided their 'helping hands' to pick our apples, pears and grapes at our farm - the Leckford Estate in Hampshire. ??

Wishing a Happy Diwali to all who are celebrating this week! ?? The festival of lights is a time for joy, celebration and spending time with your loved ones ?? Food plays a central role in this joyous occasion, symbolising prosperity, and we’re mesmerised by the delights that Nutritionist Sophie Gastman RNutr and her mum are cooking up with our No.1 product range ?? You can cook along using their butter chicken recipe, which she's shared over on her Instagram ??bit.ly/HappyDiwali24 Let us know your favourite Diwali dishes below! #Diwali2024 #FoodToFeelGoodAbout

Congratulations to our Partners at Kings Cross, whose efforts have helped us secure our 15th The Grocer 33 win of the year! ?? Duty Manager Paul commented on the store’s unique shopping experience: “It’s in a Grade II listed building, so there’s a real visual appeal. A lot of our customers comment that they feel like they can shop freely, it’s bright and there’s a lot of space. We’re also uniquely hospitality-focused. We have a café, but also the Waitrose wine bar and the only in-store Waitrose cookery school.” The store was the only one of the five we visited this week to claim full marks for shop floor service. In fact our shopper said this was “the first store I have been to in a long time where the staff were pleasant and very helpful”. Everyone she approached made an extra effort to help locate products and our Partners were also credited for providing a “positive checkout experience.” We want to thank all of our Partners who have helped to make this win possible. ?? https://lnkd.in/dYXTJvRW #Waitrose #AwardWin