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Published: 01 November, 2014
Wine bloggers and communicators need to raise their game and become more professional or risk becoming "dinosaurs" and out of touch not only with the wine trade but with the consumers they are trying to talk to.
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Published: 31 October, 2014
To create something genuinely different in any market you need to try and satisfy an "unmet need" that "makes people's lives better" in that sector, according to Greg Lambrecht, founder and inventor of the Coravin wine preservation system.
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Published: 31 October, 2014
In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, financial news for the drinks trade, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Published: 31 October, 2014
Italian aperitif brand Aperol is gaining a strong foothold in the UK market, as sales of the drink shot up 800% at Waitrose in the last year.
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Published: 31 October, 2014
Wines of South Africa is stepping up its marketing efforts in Asia with the opening of a dedicated office in Hong Kong.
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Published: 31 October, 2014
The drinks industry faces renewed calls for calorie labelling on drinks, following research which shows strong public backing for the measure and a lack of consumer awareness on how calorific drinks can be.
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Published: 31 October, 2014
Jancis Robinson MW leads an international line up of leading wine figures that have descended on Montreux, on the bank of Lake Geneva, for this year's Digital Wine Communications Conference.
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Published: 31 October, 2014
The Wine and Spirits Trade Association has recognised a select group of MPs, Michael Saunders of the newly formed Bibendum PLB Group and Denis O'Flynn of Pernod Ricard UK for their outstanding contributions to the success of the 'Call Time On Duty' campaign.
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Published: 30 October, 2014
There really can only be one stand out personality in the wine and spirits world this week. Yes, Michael Saunders the new chief of the combined Bibendum PLB group following the former's takeover of the latter earlier this week.
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Published: 30 October, 2014
Rival suppliers and potential customers of the new Bibendum PLB group have been unsurprised by the news of the merger, given tough market conditions, with most saying further consolidation in the supply chain is on the cards.
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Published: 30 October, 2014
Majestic has asked some of its suppliers to contribute a 4p per bottle retrospective payment to help fund its new warehouse in Hemel Hempstead, Harpers understands.
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Published: 29 October, 2014
French brandy Armagnac is setting its sights on China with the launch of its Armagnac Acadamies there later this month.
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Published: 29 October, 2014
The Serious Fraud Office has launched a criminal investigation into Tesco's accounting irregularities after the retailer confimed it had mis-stated profits by £263 million.
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Published: 29 October, 2014
Rebecca Asseline has been appointed the global brand ambassador for Courvoisier.
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Published: 29 October, 2014
Glen Grant, the Scotch whisky brand owned by Gruppo Campari, is releasing an "exceptionally rare" 50-year-old expression in a tribute to craftsmanship.
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Published: 29 October, 2014
Bibendum, one of the UK's largest wine and spirits distributors has acquired major rival, PLB, for an undisclosed sum and is merging both businesses, as of today, October 29, into the Bibendum PLB Group, Harpers.co.uk can reveal.
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Published: 29 October, 2014
Bibendum's acquisition of UK drinks rival PLB and the merger of both businesses has created a supergroup, complete with five divisions, catering to the on and off-trades, independents, specialist beer and spirits and events sectors.
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Published: 29 October, 2014
Treasury Wine Estates has identified a $1 billion opportunity to grow wine sales in the global travel retail sector and has strengthened its travel retail sales team to capitalise on the potential growth.
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Published: 29 October, 2014
Austria has introduced new quality standards for its sparkling wines, which it claims puts it on a par with Champagne and Franciacorta.
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Published: 28 October, 2014
Tia Maria has teamed up with beauty brand Babyliss as part of its multi-million pound campaign to boost brand awareness.
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