Friday Read: What’s going to drive us to drink after the pandemic?

Rowena Curlewis, CEO of drinks design specialist Denomination, looks at the impact that the lockdown will have on our future drinks choices

Two out of the UK’s top five alcohol brands are wine

Wine has taken two of the top spots as the most purchased alcohol brands in the UK off-trade, with Hardys and McGuigan in second and fourth place respectively.

Five key ways to adjust wine marketing during and after Covid-19

In its latest series of market insights, Wine Intelligence has highlighted five focus areas for wine marketeers to consider as companies battle through the extreme challenges thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic and the developing recession.

Distell reverses course on premium division

South African drinks giant Distell has shuttered its premium wine division Libertas Vineyards and Estates after little more than a year.

Profile: Lift off for Buckingham Schenk

With help from the Schenk Group mothership, Buckingham Schenk is evolving from a predominantly retail-led own-label proposition to becoming a multichannel player with a stall of agency and exclusive brands. Last month, Jo Gilbert spoke to MD Craig Durham about the company's latest reinvention 

Yellow Tail and Casillero del Diablo continue dominance of global power list

Australia and Chile have once again topped Wine Intelligence’s list of the world’s power brands, with Yellow Tail and Casillero del Diablo holding onto their spots in first and second place for the third year in a row.

Rum sales leap 7% in the on-trade

Sales of rum in the UK on-trade rose 7% year-on-year in 2019, according to the latest data from food-and-drink research analysts CGA.

Quintessential adds two to senior team

International spirits producer Quintessential Brands has strengthened its management team with two senior hires.

Villa Maria hires Matt Deller

Leading Kiwi wine producer Villa Maria has picked Matt Deller MW as its new chief global sales and marketing officer.

Former Blue Peter presenter jumps ship to head up Mangrove marketing

Spotlight on 2020: Simon Doyle, Concha y Toro UK

As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.

Accolade appoints new European marketing director

Accolade Wines has appointed Caroline Thompson-Hill to the role of European marketing director.

Friday Read: Is this the end of no/low premium?

Stephanie Kiens, business development director at London based design agency Lewis Moberly, gives us her perspective on the future of low and no

Shoppers prize green values over brand loyalty, research shows

Over three-quarters of UK grocery buyers have made buying decisions based on a brand’s environmental policies in the last year, new research from data insights consultancy Kantar has revealed.

Speciality Brands signs distribution deal for Beluga

Speciality Brands has signed a deal as the exclusive UK distributor for vodka brand Beluga.

Glen Moray forges ahead with new head of whisky creation role

Dr Kirstie McCallum is joining top Speyside distillery, Glen Moray, in a new role which puts creation and innovation at the top of the agenda.

Aperol drives global growth for Gruppo Campari

Gruppo Campari has reported strong organic sales growth of 6.9% for the nine months to 30 September.

On nailing the Christmas trade-up

Upselling has always been the name of the game at Christmas. But is there more the on- and off-trade can do? James Lawrence reports

Looking ahead: Robin Copestick, MD, Freixenet Copestick Limited

As the first half of 2019 draws to a close, Harpers asked key trade figures to highlight the current challenges, ongoing trends and opportunities

Double digit growth for Diageo brands as “Nation’s love of gin continues"

Sales of gin continue to boost spirits sales at Diageo, as Tanqueray and Gordon’s clock yet another year of double digit growth.