In less than two months, wine communication has moved 100% online. For an industry that’s supposed to move at a glacial pace, our collective embrace of this…
In less than two months, wine communication has moved 100% online. For an industry that’s supposed to move at a glacial pace, our collective embrace of this…
By John Perry, managing director of leading supply chain and logistics consultancy SCALA While it is very difficult to predict exactly how life will look once normality has resumed, it is inevitable that neither business nor society as a whole will return to exactly how it was prior to the coronavirus pandemic. But where is the supply chain likely to see change? …
By Nick Gillett, managing director, Mangrove Global Things are pretty grim in hospitality right now. We’re all aware of that. Fast approaching is the unappetising prospect of it getting a whole lot worse. And whilst the immediate impacts of this are being felt most strongly in the on-trade, ultimately the effects will be also felt by retailers and consumers. Drinks retailers need…
By Steve Young, sales director, Asahi UK These are unprecedented times, a humanitarian issue first and foremost, with developments daily, we are all having to evolve and adapt at a rapid pace – not just as businesses, but as people. Licensees and suppliers of all sizes and specialisms are experiencing the unknown. Stockpiling and panic-buying news stories have been dominating…
By Nick Gillett, managing director, Mangrove Global As a business owner I’m rapidly running out of cash: wages to pay, including for furloughed staff (they’ve got to eat!), suppliers clamouring for cash, and a customer base who can’t pay. So, I’m pretty much done with complex application procedures and procrastination. I’m reading first-hand about how different countries are responding to the…
By Elaine Hindal, chief executive, Drinkaware Over the past few months, Drinkaware has conducted several pieces of research into UK consumers’ drinking habits. The more insights we collect about why, when, where and how people drink, the better equipped we become to help them build a healthier relationship with alcohol and remove harmful drinking from our society. The latest surveys…
By Zoey Henderson, #nolo category expert and hospitality consultant, founder of CleanSlateLondon Dr Aiysha Malik, technical officer at WHO Europe’s mental health and substance abuse department, recently stated that “using substances such as alcohol to pass the time or alleviate stress during lockdown can make things worse”. She followed on to say that drinking excess alcohol during the crisis is an unhelpful coping strategy. …
By John Timothy, chief executive, The Portman Group As the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol producers of all sizes are playing their part in making donations to aid frontline healthcare workers and support those in the industry and local communities impacted by ongoing closures to contain the virus. We applaud the efforts of all producers and groups across the industry…