Looking back, 2015 was not a bad year for the trade, but it was a challenging one. But what does the future hold? We conducted a survey to find out the general feeling throughout the trade as we approach a new year.
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Rum, old world reds and craft beers all present big opportunities for 2016, according to the insight team at Bibendum PLB in its end-of-year predictions.
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Angela Mount reports on the retail trends that will have the greatest impact on the multiple and convenience sector in 2016
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New research from Bibendum PLB's insights team has defined eight distinct consumer categories in the UK drinks market.
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Chile's Valdivieso winery, together with its distributor Bibendum PLB, have appointed Jonas Tofterup as brand ambassador and export manager for the UK and Europe.
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Britain's multiple and discount retailers have taken home a total of 222 awards from Tranche One of the 2016 International Wine Challenge, including 21 gold medals.
Read more...Slovenian family-owned winery Puklavec & Friends has won nationwide listings for two of its wines in Waitrose.
Read more...Award-winning high-street retailer Oddbins has launched a campaign highlighting the growing opposition to Black Friday in the UK.
Read more...London-based specialist wine distributor Bancroft Wines has announced a range of senior and sales appointments as part of its ambitious expansion plans.
Read more...Core Diageo whisky brand Johnnie Walker has revealed a festive drive in London's on- and off-trade for its premium Blue expression.
Read more...UK wine drinkers should explore a wider variety of Australian wines, the winner of the 2015 winner of the Daniel Pontifex Scholarship has said.
Read more...Roberson Wine is to delist the major Champagnes brands from its website.
Read more...The drinks sector is still in growth at the UK's major multiples, against a background of both declining overall sales and significant price deflation, according to figures released this week.
Read more...Cotswolds Dry Gin has expanded its distribution through listings in selected Oddbins stores.
Read more...New Generation Wines and McKinley Vintners are to merge from January 1, 2016, Harpers has learned.
Read more...New Government legislation to end alcohol tax fraud could lead to thousands of job losses, a leading insolvency lawyer has warned.
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Aldi and Lidl's combined UK marketshare have hit 10% for the the first time after attracting an additional one million shoppers according to Kantar Worldpanel figures for the 12 weeks ending 8 November 2015.
Read more...Majestic plc's first-half results show that profits dropped by 50% for the 26 weeks to September 28, 2015, with profits before tax sliding to £4.3m, down from £8.5m for the same period the year before.
Read more...Oddbins, the award-winning high-street drinks chain, has launched its Christmas campaign.
Read more...OMG, don't LOL, its tru, a g8 new service has launched where u can order wine by txt. An innovative new service where customers can order wine by a simple text message has been launched. Jo Bruce put it to the test.
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