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Published: 16 August, 2012
The Olympics has brought a mixed set of results for drinks businesses - on-trade firms near Games venues saw uplifts in sales while other sites went quiet, while the off-trade saw sales of sparkling wines grow as customers celebrated Team GB medal wins.
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Published: 15 August, 2012
The Co-operative's long-standing wine development manager Paul Bastard is to leave the business on Friday, August 17.
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Published: 15 August, 2012
The Office of Fair Trading has expressed "reservations" about the "unintended consequences" of a minimum price for alcohol.
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Published: 15 August, 2012
Champagne and sparkling wine is set to double its market share in the UK and overseas, according to data from TNS.
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Published: 15 August, 2012
On-trade like-for-like sales dipped 0.2% in July compared to last year thanks to poor weather and a lull before the Olympics, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Published: 15 August, 2012
Two social media experts will be taking the keynote speaker slots at this year's Digital Wine Communications Conference.
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Published: 14 August, 2012
Mount Gay rum sponsors a host of sailing events and Gemma McKenna blogs on how and why such deals can work.
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Published: 14 August, 2012
A Morrisons' wine buyer is set to open a new upmarket wine bar in Leeds later this week, alongside her technology entrepreneur business partner.
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Published: 14 August, 2012
Wine from India is going to be the next big thing in the on-trade, according to a new Midland Indian wine importing business.
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Published: 14 August, 2012
Bibendum is flying the flag for British drinks at the British Business Embassy as part of the Olympic & Paralympic Games international business legacy programme.
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Published: 14 August, 2012
London bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan is opening two new sites in 2013 which will bring its estate to seven.
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Published: 13 August, 2012
The official selection of the 2010 Crus Bourgeois du Médoc will be unveiled to the UK wine trade in September at a new London venue.
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Published: 13 August, 2012
An old music hall on Islington's Upper Street is opening its doors to host what it claims is the UK's first-ever permanent series of monthly pop-up chef residencies.
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Published: 13 August, 2012
More than 150 Croatian wines from 30 producers will be on taste at the Vina Croatia annual tasting next month.
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Published: 10 August, 2012
Independent wine merchants running a tight ship can find getting holiday cover sorted a major hassle.
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Published: 10 August, 2012
Sterling had a fairly positive week and performed strongly against the euro and the New Zealand dollar, according to currency exchange specialist, Smart Currency.
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Published: 10 August, 2012
Toorank Distilleries, the Netherlands-based company behind Sloane's Dry Gin, has launched the Rebellion Rum range into the on-trade.
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Published: 10 August, 2012
Codorníu, has added two new wines to its range Codorníu Brut and Codorníu Rosado Brut which are set to become the brand's flagship wines.
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Published: 10 August, 2012
Stefano Giovanazzi is capitalising on the recent craze sweeping Milan with the opening of Glasgow's Prosecco bar Fantinel.
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Published: 10 August, 2012
UK wine consumers are more likely than ever before to pay over £7 for a bottle of wine, according to Wine Intelligence.
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