Big brewers and brands are taking cues from their smaller counterparts to add appealing riffs on lager styles. Nigel Huddleston reports Britain loves…
Big brewers and brands are taking cues from their smaller counterparts to add appealing riffs on lager styles. Nigel Huddleston reports Britain loves…
The Graft Wine Company has appointed two new salespeople operating in London and the south-east, while also reopening a London office to capitalise on increasing new business opportunities in the capital. Like many companies since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Graft had been operating remotely for several months. The company will now be headquartered on Denman Street in Soho. Meanwhile, Chloe Luff and Leonardo…
Treasury Wine Estates has appointed Tom King as managing director for Europe after Dan Townsend sadly passed away. King joined the business in 2013 as commercial director for travel retail and has held several senior leadership positions at TWE over the past four years. He previously worked at Bacardi, Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen and has been in the trade for a decade. TWE…
Diageo has delayed plans to expand production capacity for Scotch whisky after the world’s thirst for the drink started to drop this year. Scotch exports dropped 11% in the first half of 2014 as the Scotch Whisky Association blamed “economic headwinds and uncertainty” for hampered growth in several markets. Diageo, the world’s leading producer, announced in 2012 it would invest more than £1 billion over…
Sales of organic products are on the up — they grew 2.8{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47} in the year to March 2014, reversing several years of decline, according to UK certifying body the Soil Association. But it’s a different story for wine. Organic alcohol sales in supermarkets fell 9.7{7c69fd72f8e2bab9ee87ef5a2685d86c0107c79a8a610a3574925e3ec9a3ba47} last year according to Nielsen, dragged down by declines in organic wine. In the same period organic spirits and RTDs…
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail has confirmed it is in talks to buy several Rhythm & Booze off-licences from rival Bibby Retail Services. Since floating last year Conviviality has already taken over Wine Rack for £1.6 million and is now interested in snapping up around 20 Rhythm and Booze stores. “Conviviality notes recent media speculation in the trade press in relation to the acquisition of…
