New MD for Weavers of Nottingham
Published: 29 January, 2020
Midlands-based wine merchants Weavers of Nottingham has appointed Philip Trease as its new MD.
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Feel Good Grapes: All you need to know about the new online retailer
Published: 23 January, 2020
UK-based wine businessman and writer Mike Turner has added a new string to his bow for 2020. As well as running Please Bring Me My Wine, a wine industry focused digital media consultancy, and co-owning Primrose Hill restaurant La Ferme, where he oversees the wine list and wine training, he has launched a new online wine merchant.
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Festive sales boost British on-trade
Published: 15 January, 2020
The festive season brought cheer for Brtiain’s on-trade, with like-for-like sales up 2.5% on the same six-week period in 2018, according to data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Hallgarten launches apprentice programme
Published: 14 January, 2020
Hallgarten & Novum Wines has today announced the launch of its Head Start apprenticeship programme with its first recruit.
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Click to head sales at Ste Michelle
Published: 06 January, 2020
Wine entrepreneur Peter Click has joined Washington State winery Ste Michelle Wine Estates as vice president of international sales.
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Indie gateway: the wholesaling survey
Published: 02 January, 2020
Independent merchants play an increasingly important role in local and regional wholesale, as our exclusive survey results reveal (link below).
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Spotlight on 2020: Mark Roberts, Lanchester Wines
Published: 16 December, 2019
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.
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Spotlight on 2020: Damian Clarke, Freixenet Copestick
Published: 16 December, 2019
As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers looks back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Spotlight on 2020: Michael Saunders, Bibendum Wine
Published: 04 December, 2019
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.
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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.
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Jerry Lockspeiser: Why would anyone invest in a start up?
Published: 21 October, 2019
I recently received an invitation to invest in the BIB Wine Company. They are crowdfunding on the Seedrs platform, one of the UK’s major players in this market. BIB summarise their pitch as:
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Wholesale: the last piece of the indie jigsaw
Published: 21 October, 2019
Indie wholesale is on the rise, tapping into a retail ethos of knowledge, service and quality product, writes Andrew Catchpole
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Berkmann hedges against Brexit Christmas chaos
Published: 14 October, 2019
UK distributor Berkmann Wine Cellars has invested £5m in increased stocks and storage capacity at bond in the run-up to Christmas.
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Majestic Wine announces first post-sale tasting
Published: 25 September, 2019
Majestic Wine has revealed details of its first tasting event since its acquisition by US private equity firm Fortress for £95 million early last month.
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The Wine Society's new groove
Published: 13 August, 2019
With a new chief executive at the helm, Andrew Catchpole visits The Wine Society to discover what’s up at this venerable members’ merchant
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Modest growth for on-trade in July
Published: 12 August, 2019
Like-for-like sales for pubs and restaurants were up 1.2% year on year in July, according the the latest data from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Double digit growth for Diageo brands as “Nation’s love of gin continues"
Published: 25 July, 2019
Sales of gin continue to boost spirits sales at Diageo, as Tanqueray and Gordon’s clock yet another year of double digit growth.
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Buckingham Schenk expands sales team with Tim Calcroft hire
Published: 16 July, 2019
Buckingham Schenk has hired Tim Calcroft as on trade regional sales manager for the north.
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Rémy Cointreau loses top boss
Published: 11 July, 2019
Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet, chief executive at Rémy Cointreau, has announced she will be leaving the company at the end of the year, citing personal reasons.
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UK overtakes Spain as biggest market for Brockmans Gin
Published: 05 July, 2019
Gin continues to boom for Brockmans here in the UK, which is now the brand’s top market thanks to a recent push into the supermarkets.
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