Stone, Vine & Sun appoints new MD
Published: 29 November, 2024
Industry veteran Gareth Groves has been appointed MD at Hampshire-based importer Stone, Vine & Sun.
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Jerry Lockspeiser: Does pay equal worth?
Published: 21 May, 2024
Every Monday an email newsletter entitled “Ten things you didn’t know last week” drops into my inbox. It comes from leadership development consultancy TEN led by William Montgomery, a former naval officer and head of strategic change at Lloyds TSB. The newsletter reveals pertinent facts reported in the media about recent societal trends, providing bite sized topical insights into the world in which we do business.
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Naked Wines UK appoints new MD
Published: 30 October, 2023
Online wine retailer, Naked Wines, has appointed Rodrigo Maza as MD of the UK business (pictured), as it continues to grapple with the ongoing challenge of new customer acquisition post-Covid.
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Liberty welcomes record number of visitors to familiar turf
Published: 20 January, 2023
Liberty Wines is celebrating a bumper tasting at its usual Oval hunting ground on Tuesday (17 February), where a record number of visitors made the pilgrimage to its annual portfolio event.
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Inflation pilfers December gains for hospitality
Published: 18 January, 2023
Britain’s leading managed pub, bar and restaurant groups enjoyed their best December trading in three years, the latest data from CGA has revealed. However, thanks to double digit inflation, sales remain well below pre-Covid levels in real terms, demonstrating the double pronged impact of the cost-of-living crisis and Covid recovery on UK businesses.
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OWC hails biggest ever Christmas
Published: 04 January, 2023
The year 2022 certainly had its challenges, with businesses struggling to make ends meet amid a soaring cost-of-living – and trading – crisis. However, one business is celebrating a bumper festive period, with last month offering up the best December in the company’s 30-year history.
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Viticulture in focus: What are the major trends?
Published: 24 November, 2022
Jo Gilbert catches up with some of the UK’s top agents, distributors and producers taking the lead on sustainability issues.
One in nine hospitality jobs still vacant despite pay rises
Published: 22 November, 2022
The staffing crisis is very much still underway heading into Christmas, data from CGA has revealed, with one in nine jobs in hospitality still vacant despite improvements in recruitment.
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Soapbox: Battling the behemoths
Published: 17 November, 2022
Nick Gillett, MD of Mangrove UK, on the uphill battle smaller brands face with ever more powerful players dominating the industry.
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WoodWinters takes the path less travelled for portfolio refresh
Published: 23 August, 2022
‘Wines and whiskies’ supplier WoodWinters has taken on six new producers as part of a push to broaden its focus on indigenous varietals, Harpers can reveal.
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All change for Yalumba
Published: 18 August, 2022
Andrew Catchpole caught up with outgoing Yalumba MD Nick Waterman and his successor-to-be Karl Martin.
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Red alert for hospitality as the cost of living heats up
Published: 08 August, 2022
Hospitality businesses are facing a case of ‘out the frying pan, into the fire’ this autumn as the UK teeters on the verge of a recession and a crippling cost of living crisis, leading members of the trade have said.
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Looking ahead: Andrew Bewes, Hallgarten & Novum Wines
Published: 03 August, 2022
With the first half of 2022 already history, Harpers asked key trade figures to highlight the current challenges, ongoing trends and opportunities.
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Journey’s End teams up with Ingham to launch sustainable ‘punk’ wine brand
Published: 01 August, 2022
Wine trade veteran buyer Andrew Ingham is to launch an innovative new range in collaboration with Cape winery Journey’s End this autumn.
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Liberty celebrates 25 years with greatest hits tasting
Published: 21 June, 2022
Liberty Wines celebrated its 25th anniversary yesterday at its usual spot at the Oval Cricket Ground, where the event took a greatest hits approach to celebrate a quarter of a century in business.
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Inflation dampens hospitality growth
Published: 22 April, 2022
Hospitality’s recovery from Covid remains “fragile”, new data has shown, as solid growth for Britain’s managed restaurant, pub and bar groups in March was dampened by high inflation.
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Champagne has cause to celebrate
Published: 21 April, 2022
With sales exceeding all expectations, the drink for good times is back on top form, finds James Bayley.
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Labour costs pushed ever upwards as hospitality battles to retain staff
Published: 19 April, 2022
Staffing issues continue to set back hospitality’s recovery from Covid-19, according to a new survey, which has found that nearly four out of five hospitality leaders have offered higher wages to try to retain staff.
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Profile: Fells – driven to succeed
Published: 12 April, 2022
Having emerged from the pandemic in good shape, Fells has ambitions for the future. Andrew Catchpole catches up with MD Steve Moody to find out more.
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Vinitaly Academy launches Buyer Program in the UK
Published: 15 March, 2022
Vinitaly International Academy, the educational arm of the Verona show which aims to showcase the breath and diversity of the Italian peninsula, is launching a brand new focus in the UK.
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