Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Scotch contributes £7bn to UK economy

Published: 16 January, 2024

The Scotch Whisky industry contributes more than £7bn to the UK economy, a report has found.

Food and drink industry gives cautious welcome to Tory victory

Published: 13 December, 2019

The food and drink industry has given a cautious welcome to the Conservative party’s general election win last night, which saw the Tories claim 364 seats, securing a majority parliament compared to rival Labour’s 203.

Jerry Lockspeiser: How should the wine trade vote on 12 December?

Published: 22 November, 2019

Running west along London’s Southbank on the section after the London Eye, with the Houses of Parliament to the right across the River Thames and just before Lambeth bridge, I came across a red van selling hot drinks. The side of the van was emblazoned with the words SINGLE ORIGIN HOT CHOCOLATE.

BrewDog predicts ‘beer-fueled’ victory for Jeremy Corbyn

Published: 08 June, 2017

BrewDog has predicted victory for Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour party in today’s General Election, based on the UK’s first ever poll of the British electorate powered by… beer.

Daniel Lambert: Outing Brexit's looming costs

Published: 20 May, 2017

Daniel Lambert of Daniel Lambert Wines calls for clarity on the likely levels of trade tariffs after 1 April 2019 and argues that the public should be told

WSTA outlines industry requirements in General Election manifesto

Published: 08 May, 2017

The Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) this morning laid out its five key asks of the next government ahead of the upcoming General Election on 8^th June.