Campari Group has reported a double-digit organic sales increase in the UK, for the three months to March 31. The Aperol owner said today that sales were up 21.5% to the UK market, driven largely by Aperol, Magnum Tonic and Jamaican rum Wray & Nephew, which were all “up strong double-digits”. The UK forms part of Campari’s North, Central and Eastern Europe reporting region, which…

The Bollinger Group, which owns Champagnes Bollinger and Ayala as well as several wineries, has purchased Château d’Etroyes – a 50-hectare estate in the Mercurey and Rully terroirs in Burgundy. The company said the acquisition will expand its footprint in Burgundy and complement the wine offering of Domaine Chanson, which it acquired in 1999. Vincent Avenel, managing director of Chanson, said: “Acquiring Château d’Etroyes represents…

Industry watchdog the Portman Group has issued a Retailer Alert Bulletin (RAB) to request retailers stop placing orders for Bearded Brewery’s Unshaven Maiden cider. The move comes after the product was found to have an “indirect association with sexual activity and causing widespread offence”. The Portman Group said a RAB is only issued following an upheld complaint by its panel and when the producer chooses…

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has agreed a deal that sees Carlsberg Group acquire the UK rights for the Kronenbourg beer brand from Heineken UK. The transfer of the licence will be effective from June 1, 2023. Carlsberg Group will acquire all rights to produce and distribute Kronenbourg 1664 in the UK, via CMBC. The Kronenbourg 1664 brand is owned globally by Carlsberg Group. Under…

In October 2022, Australian wine company Brown Family Wine Group announced the return of Brown Brothers to the UK market, after a four-year absence. The producer was at this year’s Prowein and Lucy Britner caught up with Brown Family Wine group chief executive Dean Carroll and chief marketing officer Ellie Vince to hear about their plans for the UK market. Drinks Retailing:…

Sicily’s Duca di Salaparuta partnered with Drinks Retailing to take a group of buyers to its historical Marsala cellars as well as its facilities in Aspra and Casteldaccia near Palermo. The group discovered myriad styles of Marsala, as well as the breadth of Duca di Salaparuta’s wine range – offering everything from supermarket sips to top drops Sicily was once the jewel of the…

Campari Group has reported double-digit organic sales growth in the UK, driven by its popular aperitif brand. The company said the UK grew by +13.7%, despite a tough comparison base (+39.1% in FY21), mainly driven by “continued positive momentum of core Aperol and Magnum Tonic, despite product availability constraints of the latter”. Aperol saw a +20.9% organic sales increase in the UK, while the market…