Give me a call on 07810 523410 or send me an email at ann@storrcupboard.com: let’s get talking

I’m a London based food writer and PR who specialises in tackling domestic food waste. We all know that food waste is a major environmental and societal problem. No-one intends to waste food, but between a lack of education, sophisticated supermarket selling and busy lives, every household wastes around £470 in food every year. We all need to do better.

My nuanced storytelling in writing, PR, comms, events, teaching and social media strategy brings campaigns to life and brings new business, increases brand visibility and makes sure that the right people hear your message.

Alexandra Rose Charity has a unique mission: it increases people’s access to their own choice of fruit and veg. ARC sees that choice is empowering: families know what to feed their children, but lack the ability to afford their own fruit and veg. ARC changes this.

HelloFresh offered ARC a leaflet drop in their 45,000 boxes. From this generous offer, I spearheaded a campaign to increase ARC’s reach and engagement; using a case study I had collected previously, I devised a campaign that increased reach, engagement through social media, added to ARC’s fundraising and made inroads with big hitters including Bee Wilson and Nigella Lawson.

If you need someone who dreams big and delivers, send me an email and let’s have a chat.

I’m not your average foodie.  Food is central to our needs and our lives, but that doesn’t mean everyone wants  – or needs – to obsess about buying the best quality pasta or the finest sourdough bread.

Food waste is one of the outrages of our times and contributes to global emissions, soil degradation, modern slavery and the story that we need to grow more.  We don’t; we need to eat the food that is grown. StorrCupboard is the end result of a lifetime of cooking, making ends meet, gluttony and thriftines.

StorrCupboard has been featured in the Evening Standard, Psychologies and The Organised Mum Method.  With plans with national charities and waste-management firms, StorrCupboard is changing how people view the food in their fridges and counters away from being a potentially dangerous burden, to being an exciting first step in tomorrow’s supper.

If you want to talk about content for your site, CSR schemes, staff training or events, send me an email and let’s get talking.

E-Risk is a twin design longitudinal research study examining gene X environment interactions; interviewing the same twins every few years to see what’s the same, what’s different and why. The ‘why’ could be because of stuff that’s happened to them (environmental) or changes in their DNA (gene). Or, more likely, a combination of both.

Maintaining the support and enthusiasm of study participants over a number of years maintained the integrity of the study. Careful explanation of difficult messages was essential as activities included collecting intravenous blood samples and asking very personal questions around mental health, abuse and income. My work kept the study participants informed and relaxed.

With no background in psychology or science I wrote scientific presentations for academic and peer audiences, managed journalists and worked with academic publishers, in addition to running the business needs (<£4M in budgets across the UK and US). Complex stories need a skilled storyteller to bring them to life.  I digest your story quickly, I listen to find the core story at the heart of your campaign. 

Teaching the public whilst rotating a knife to demonstrate technique and simultaneously chatting about the wonders of beetroot?

Running around a full to capacity pub with giant pans of brown rice and still selling the brand and acquiring new customers?

Riverford don’t make life easy. Teaching hundreds of people new cooking skills on the floor of the then flagship Riverford pub was hot, busy and fun.

How about talking to 400 children about the essential role of poo and worms in mainting our food supply? Prancing around a stage and keeping those children entertained, delivering a brand message so that the staff are comfortable with a business talking to youg minds?

I’ve since devised tailor made classes for new clients concentrating on food waste but if you want a bespoke class, drop me an email and we can chat.

The Impact Hub network prides itself on reflecting the needs of its community.  I decided to install a three-pillared strategy to ensure that my storytelling content reflected communities of Brixton and Lambeth, Hub member’s success stories and member’s business needs.

From walking around Brixton and asking local business owners their stories, to interviewing visiting experts and Hub members, and learning about business techniques, I created stories that engaged.

I was approached to write and research the copywriting for stages one and two of the Brixton Pillars website. The lead, Binki Taylor, knew that I had the skill to communicate the delicate message that ‘change is constant’.

The redevelopment of the site was contentious; when interviewing traders, I needed to capture their entrepreneurial spirit, their tenacity and their hopes.

Not every client has the time to create a brief; the work piles up, the deadline is looming. Passion projects mean we all find the work stacking up.

An experienced copywriter should take the time to listen to what’s needed and then work out how to create copy quickly and effectively. I listen to my clients to discover what you need, who you need to talk to and what you need them to hear.