Diageo has launched a new “partnership lab” as the global drinks company looks to identify the next generation of digital products intended to elevate consumer…
Diageo has launched a new “partnership lab” as the global drinks company looks to identify the next generation of digital products intended to elevate consumer…
American whiskey distillery Buffalo Trace is to open a brand home and shop in Covent Garden, called Buffalo Trace Distillery London. As well as its namesake bourbon, the distillery also produces Eagle Rare, Sazerac Rye, WL Weller, and Pappy Van Winkle. The London store is the company’s first brand home outside of Kentucky. The 2,000 sq ft space features tasting experiences in two bars as…
The latest issue of Drinks Retailing is out now and available to read on our website. As the drinks industry prepares for Christmas, we’ve rounded up tips from the trade on how retailers can make this festive season a success (pages 20 – 27). Elsewhere, NIQ’s Rob Hallworth outlines what the off-trade can expect this Christmas in light of inflation and duty changes (11).
Established in 2021 in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, The Filling Station is a craft beer retailer that combines the freshness of draught with the convenience of a take-home format, all while working to support local breweries. After being crowned Independent Beer & Cider Retailer of the Year at the Drinks Retailing Awards 2023, shop founder Matt Kelly tells Rachel Badham what the retailer has…
Earlier this month, Drinks Retailing took a trip to Spanish gin brand Puerto de Indias’ home just outside Seville. The gin, which is known for its strawberry flavour, has big plans for the UK market. Here, Lucy Britner talks to global consumer director Laura Noguera and global innovation and international markets director Isabela Lluch about the potential for a Spanish gin brand in the UK. There’s…
Argentine wine brand, Viñalba is to become the “first ever official wine partner” of Premiership rugby club Bath Rugby. As part of an initial two-year sponsorship agreement, which starts in July, Viñalba will be available at the home of Bath Rugby ‘the Rec’ on all home matchdays as well other Bath Rugby official events. Viñalba will also feature at the back of all first team…
New data from IRI suggests the low and no alcohol category now accounts for 1% of total beer, wine and spirits sales in the UK off-trade. Sales of zero and low alcohol products in the UK saw 3.7% growth in volume sales to 5 million litres in 2022, versus a year prior. This is a 15% decline in units as shoppers bought larger, more expensive…
Initial insights into off-trade spending point to more consumers watching the men’s World Cup at home with a beer. NielsenIQ off-trade data, seen by Drinks Retailing, suggests that beer volume sales doubled in the two weeks leading up to the start of the World Cup, compared to year-to-date growth. Beer volume sales lifted 8.4% in the two weeks to November 19 and just over 4%…
