2007/08 interim net sales hit 3,713 million (2,775m).
Chairman and ceo of the group aims for 2007/08 growth in operating profit from ordinary activities, on a like-for-like basis, of about +12%.
Broadland Wineries is to launch a light-weighted bottle for its Perry Sparkling wine in the UK.
The UK's number 3 French brand, French Connection, which sold almost 350,000 cases in 2007 is set to expand its range of wines beyond the Languedoc.
The harvest in Australian region Rutherglen, has got underway, and initial reports have been positive.
Read more...Online retailing continues to boom with 15 pence of every pound now spent on the internet, new figures show.
Read more...Morrisons has fared well in its Christmas trading with like-for-like sales increasing by 9.5%, excluding fuel.
Read more...British convenience store chain Somerfield has put itself up for sale and could change hands for as much as 2.5 billion in an auction being run by Citigroup.
The ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) has reacted strongly to news that Somerfield has been made available for sale.
Retailer Spar will adopt a "Challenge 25" policy from March 1 to tackle underage drinking.
The South Australian Government has announced wine labelling rules in a bid to increase exports.
Further changes have been made to the regulations covering controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs).
Diageo has been forced to apologise after being caught voting multiple times for its own brands in consumer awards for Scotch whisky.
AUSTRALIA: A Hunter Valley wine dynasty has been devastated by a massive explosion that tore through their operation, killing owner and chief winemaker Trevor Drayton and another man, and leaving a third man fighting for his life.
World Duty Free is to open a Connoisseur Bar at Heathrow Airport's new Terminal Five, which opens in March.
Read more...Regent Inns has received what it described as a "number of preliminary approaches" with a view to buying the company.
London's central business district will see a splash of green this summer with the introduction of its very own urban vineyard.
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The supermarket giant has missed revenue forecasts for the Christmas period with like-for-like sales rising by just 3.1%
Scotch single malt Benromach is the official whisky partner of a round-the-world yacht race.
Read more...Orbital Wines' portfolio of brands will be picked up by a new company on Friday, Harpers understands.
Read more...Steve Bellini, president and chief executive at Future Brands, has retired.
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