Sales of sparkling set yet another benchmark in the run up to Christmas, with sparkler-hungry Brits quaffing 10% more than usual in the off-trade and 37% in the on-trade.
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The convenience channel has posted a near 20% leap in sales in an overall flat UK category.
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Top Chilean label Viña Santa Rita has paired up with London's National Gallery for a three-year partnership linking wine and art.
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Asda bosses said there is still a "lot of work to do" after the most recent sales figures showed some recovery for the ailing supermarket.
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Prosecco has long been regarded the low-price equivalent of Champagne for those looking for bubbles on a budget.
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On the international stage, the big news this week has been dominated by an increasingly maddening number of acronyms and portmanteaus - CETA, Brexit, TTIP - as the top echelon of global businesses and governments on both sides of the Atlantic make decisions which will impact the immediate future of the trade.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Sky-high sales of Prosecco helped Dry January to get off to a damp start in 2017.
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Many will have fond memories of Davy's wine bars, which throughout the 1970s and 1980s was at the forefront of the emerging wine bar craze
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Aldi is moving up in the world.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Upmarket grocer Waitrose has announced a major re-structure of its stores and management teams in a move to "flexible branch team working".
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As a middle-aged, middle-class man, my weekly highlight is Saturday morning, illuminated by a warm croissant (180ºC for eight minutes, served with passion fruit curd), a Nespresso coffee (medium froth, Ristretto pod) plus the weekend papers - and here's the most indulgent part - delivered to the door.
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It was more a case of Try January rather than Dry January at multiples last month as shoppers stocked up on alcohol despite the trend moving towards healthier shopping habits.
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Regional grocer Booths has seen sales of its own label grow following a re-development.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have put together a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Ocado, the online grocer often seen squeezing down the back roads of middle class England has reported a rise in annual profits.
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Tesco is set to merge with Britain's biggest food wholesaler Booker in a £3.7bn deal to create "the UK's leading food business".
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Virgin Holidays has partnered with IBM and global rum ambassador Ian Burrell to create a rum "scientifically manufactured" to evoke the feeling of a Caribbean holiday.
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Armit Wines has announced the release of the 2007 Gran Reserva 904 from La Rioja Alta, which will be available from 25 January.
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