As retailers gear up for an influx of consumers in search of gifts, Rachel Badham explores how the drinks industry is giving gifting a refresh…
As retailers gear up for an influx of consumers in search of gifts, Rachel Badham explores how the drinks industry is giving gifting a refresh…
The Whisky Exchange is showcasing Calvados as the guest spirit for its annual Cognac Show, following increased interest and sales for the apple-based spirit. Head buyer, Dawn Davies MW, told DRN: “Naturally we could have gone with Armagnac as a guest spirit to accompany Cognac at the show but we have seen a real interest in Calvados, not just from consumers. We are really seeing…
It’s now easy to find soft drinks that command higher prices and boast more natural ingredients than many alcoholic beverages, and it seems consumers are crying out for even more choice. For years the premium soft drinks category has been in a process of change but it’s taken some time for producers to understand the needs of the UK consumer while navigating legislation changes around…
As I write, there’s a ragu simmering on the stove. It began with the unhurried dicing of onions, carrots and celery, followed by the browning of the mince, and the addition of wine and tomato. It’s the first of the year, and like the returning blast of the central heating or the wearing of jumpers, it’s a sign that autumn is here, and with…
Connoisseur Estates is buoyant about the future of the UK independent trade after sensing a serious willingness to find quality among buyers at the London Wine Fair. The supplier had a number of winemakers from across the world pouring new releases from its portfolio, which includes brands from France, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, South Africa and England. Director Andrew Steel told DRN: “The…
Perpetual motion machines are scientifically impossible, but that doesn’t stop people believing in them. As usual, the internet provides a happy home for such nut-jobs, for whom scientific impossibility is just another government conspiracy, man. Hence the abundance of blogs purporting to prove that perpetual motion machines are, like, totally real, and that the Large Hadron Collider is actually a stargate to a new…
On the surface, life seems generally predictable and familiar. Alarms wake us at the same time every day, insurance premiums go up every year, pubs sell Pinot Grigio by the glass. Yet surprises spring up far more frequently than we might imagine. Who could have predicted that the Conservative party would win a Commons majority? Or that loom bands would become a global craze? Or that Rowan Gormley…
The cider supplier’s Pure Gold from Somerset campaign will appear on ITV during primetime programmes such as The Jonathan Ross Show, Champions League football matches and the news. The campaign runs from December 5-22. Managing director Martin Thatcher said: “Thatchers Gold is the number one cider in the south west, so it seems appropriate to keep the brand top of mind in the run up…
