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Copestick joins Nicholson as head of sales January 6, 2025. Freddie Copestick has left Freixenet Copestick to join spirits producer Nicholson. Copestick told Drinks Retailing that he will be responsible for the sales of Nicholson’s range of spirits and pre-mixed cocktails in the UK, as well as “unlocking growth in new markets”.
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Drinks industry events round-up 2025 December 20, 2024. A round-up of upcoming trade events: Scotland’s Speciality Food and Drinks Show 19-21 January SEC, Glasgow Scotland’s Speciality Food and Drinks show is coming to Glasgow in January.
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Ageing wine and the future consumer – Jason Millar – Opinion December 19, 2024 “Let’s have a look in the cellar, shall we?” I suspect most wine collectors in the world got into it for the pleasure of uttering that sentence in the company of a fellow wine lover.
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The latest beer review December 24, 2024. By Jeff Evans, chair of The International Beer Challenge. Thornbridge The Union, 7%Dismay at the removal of the historic union fermentation sets from the Marston’s brewery has been offset a little with the installation of part of the equipment at Thornbridge – and the Derbyshire brewery has wasted no time in making the most of its new asset.
Drinks Retailing Trends Report 2024 – NIQ bestsellers
Mar 27, 2024 · Which are the top supermarket brands across beer, cider, spirits and wine? In the latest Drinks Retailing Trends Report, NIQ shares key data from the grocery multiples BEER In good news for beer, four out of 10 brands experienced a rise in sales value, compared to only two brands in last year’s Trends Report. AB
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Top trends for Christmas 2024 November 5, 2024. 2024 has been an interesting year for drinks thus far. RTDs have thrived, wellness has reigned supreme and the low/no drinks sector has continued to succeed.
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Naked Wines sees half-year losses narrow December 10, 2024. Naked Wines CEO Rodrigo Maza has said the company is in a “better position, both financially and strategically” as the latest results show narrowing losses.
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Balfour Winery announces new executive board December 16, 2024. Balfour Winery has lined up a new executive board for 2025. Under the chairpersonship of owner Leslie Balfour-Lynn, the new team will include Lee Hart as group operations director, Fergus Elias as director of wine, Adam Williams as commercial director, and Rose Jones as finance director.
Alcohol tax rise is “kick in the teeth” - Drinks Retailing
Oct 30, 2024 · The UK drinks industry has expressed disappointment and anger after chancellor Rachel Reeves announced alcohol duty will increase. In her statement to the House of Commons today, Reeves said that alcohol duty on non-draught products will increase in line with the Retail Price Index from February 2025. Spokesperson for the UK Spirits Alliance,
Drinks Retailing Trends Report 2024 – Indie trends
Mar 28, 2024 · As part of our annual Drinks Retailing Trends Report, we polled around 35 independent retailers from across the UK to capture key movements for the trade across beer, wine, spirits and low/no. Despite the ongoing financial pressures facing the industry, around 60% of the retailers we surveyed said their business performed better in 2023 than in 2022, with a further 30% reporting that their ...