Glass company Encirc has appointed Richard Lloyd to the position of managing director of its Encirc Beverages business unit, as the company continues to integrate…
Glass company Encirc has appointed Richard Lloyd to the position of managing director of its Encirc Beverages business unit, as the company continues to integrate…
In 2020, Accolade Wines renamed its Accolade Park production site to The Park, as it looked beyond its own business to package bulk wine for third parties. Today, Richard Lloyd, general manager, European operations and supply chain, tells Lucy Britner that the facility fills 25% of the UK’s wine, with around 30% of its business now coming from outside…
Ecommerce is expected to account for 38% of all UK chain retail sales by 2026, according to a new report. Data and insights specialist Edge by Ascential said shoppers will continue to buy online post-pandemic. In the UK in 2019, ecommerce share of chain retail sales stood at about a fifth (21%), the company’s Future Retail Disruption Report for 2021-2022 said. By the end of…
The chief executive of Diageo has said off-trade sales remain strong in Europe. Ivan Menezes, who was quoted in a statement today ahead of the company’s AGM, said the business in Europe is recovering ahead of company expectations. “Off-trade demand has remained robust and there is good momentum in the on-trade,” he said. Of the overall business he said: “We have made a strong start…
Sainsbury’s has reported it could close stores if the £500 million cost of the pandemic grows any bigger. The supermarket chain said today that its sales had grown in the weeks before lockdown but since that date the costs of ensuring safe social distancing measures and a drop in demand for non-food had hit the overall profits for the business. It said it expects this…
The recently-announced support package for small businesses is welcome but “the government could have gone further”, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association. Miles Beale, the WSTA’s chief executive, said: “This new support announced yesterday by the government, whereby small businesses can apply for 100% government-backed loans amounting to 25% of turnover up to £50,000 is welcome, and may support the continued survival of…
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? …
Beer Hawk Fresh has announced it will now distribute Fix8 Kombucha, giving retailers the chance to offer freshly-fermented kombucha in both bottle and keg. The three-flavour Fix8 range will be available same-day to London customers and for next-day delivery across the UK. Andrew Morgan, head of Beer Hawk Fresh, said: “The Fix8 range complements the expanding choice of brewery-fresh beers we distribute, and further demonstrates…
