Multiples: Delivering options
Published: 15 February, 2023
With reliance on delivery services continuing to rise, James Bayley looks at how Ocado is capitalising on the trend.
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Analysis: Tougher ad guidelines
Published: 13 February, 2023
For a long time, alcohol’s advertising regulations have been clear. Led by the CAP and BCAP codes for broadcast and non-broadcast media, ASA rulings and the Portman Group’s Code of Conduct, advertising of licensed and age-restricted products in the UK should not incite people to adopt styles of drinking that are unwise, target under 18s or encourage excessive drinking. Ads cannot be portrayed as mood boosting or therapeutic, either – something Brewdog discovered when it tried to market its hard seltzer cans with a wink and a nod to industry watchdogs.
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Scotland’s tidal wave of challenges
Published: 10 February, 2023
From the Deposit Return Scheme to a new consultation paper on restricting alcohol advertising, the Scottish drinks industry faces a barrage of problems. James Bayley reports.
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Australia’s trendsetters
Published: 08 February, 2023
James Lawrence looks at the likely shapers of Australia’s wine industry into 2023.
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Low & no and the big shift in drinking
Published: 06 February, 2023
With moderate drinking trends hitting all sorts of milestones and headlines in 2022, Jo Gilbert asks, was that the year low & no went mainstream?
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Rum: A global spirit
Published: 03 February, 2023
From the Indian Ocean to the UK, via Denmark, Canada and Japan, growing pockets of quality production outside the Caribbean are turning rum into a truly global affair, writes Jo Gilbert.
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South Africa: Cape reset
Published: 01 February, 2023
South Africa’s industry has had a roller-coaster ride, but it may just come out stronger, as Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Exclusive: Bordeaux WineCap insights
Published: 30 January, 2023
While global stock and bond markets had a turbulent 2022, the fine wine sector has continued to perform strongly. Thanks to its low correlation with mainstream asset classes and defensive characteristics, fine wine is attracting a wider investor audience.
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Multiples: Keeping wine accessible
Published: 27 January, 2023
Co-op and Asda BWS buyers tell James Bayley how they are attempting to ensure their consumers can continue to enjoy value-for-money wines in the bleak economic landscape.
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Tech and Innovation: Looking to the future
Published: 25 January, 2023
Following a strong year in 2022 in terms of technological advances and innovation, Jo Gilbert asked the trade’s key crystal ball-gazers to share their predictions for 2023.
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Chianti Classico: A landscape of change
Published: 23 January, 2023
Chianti Classico is ramping up focus on its diversity as its new UGA Gran Selezione wines reach the market. Andrew Catchpole reports.
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Ups and downs of Christmas trading
Published: 20 January, 2023
Celebrating the return of a ‘normal Christmas’ offered up much-needed sales for indies towards the back end of 2022, though overall performance was impacted by the spread of late sales and location. Jo Gilbert reports.
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Lebanon: Rebirth and renewal
Published: 16 January, 2023
In a Harpers exclusive, Lebanese expert Michael Karam shares his new, in-depth report on his native Lebanon’s wine industry, with a scene-setting introduction here and the full content published online at Harpers.co.uk
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Chris Losh: Hospitality sector reels from strikes
Published: 16 January, 2023
In the middle of December an interview between Richard Madeley of Good Morning Britain and Mick Lynch, head of the RMT union, went viral. Stick with it –
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Inflation survey: squeezed in the middle
Published: 13 January, 2023
With inflationary pressures bearing down and the cost of living crisis biting, Harpers invited indies to respond to our Dealing with Price Inflation survey, to build a picture of how merchants are coping and what increases are being introduced. Andrew Catchpole rounds up the feedback.
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The business of bartending
Published: 11 January, 2023
The evolution of the bartender during Covid and beyond continues to define a role that calls not only for impeccable drinks and cocktail-making skills, but commercial savvy, too. Clinton Cawood reports
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The tipping point for sustainable packaging
Published: 09 January, 2023
James Lawrence charts the onward creep of sustainable packaging solutions into the mainstream.
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Nigel Huddleston: Whisky business
Published: 04 January, 2023
Nigel Huddleston looks at how the spirit’s global evolution is ‘loosening the chains of tradition’.
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Chianti Classico: Respect for tradition, terroir and the planet
Published: 23 December, 2022
James Lawrence looks at how Chianti Classico has evolved to build sustainable winemaking practices and rigorous tasting processes into its traditions to premiumise its wines.
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Tech: Year in review
Published: 21 December, 2022
This year had its struggles, but the overwhelming response from businesses looking to meet those struggles head-on proves there has never been a more exciting time to work in the wine and spirits trade. Jo Gilbert looks back at 2022’s top technological and digital innovations.
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