Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Master of Malt turns focus on trade sales

Published: 04 February, 2020

Online spirits retailer Master of Malt is looking to increase trade sales as a primary area of growth for the business in 2020.

Henry Boyes to leave Mitchells & Butlers

Published: 23 January, 2020

Mitchells & Butlers’ group wine buyer and inaugural Harpers Hot 100 on-trade list topper Henry Boyes is moving on from his buying role.

Mangrove appoints on-trade sales director

Published: 20 December, 2019

Mangrove UK has promoted its current South sales manager Chris Pollard to on-trade sales director.

An ever lengthening festive period bodes well for on-trade

Published: 17 December, 2019

A bumper Christmas could be on the on-trade horizon driven by the festive period now extending across three weeks compared to the ‘historic’ two, according to CGA.

On-trade optimism flies in face of uncertainties

Published: 16 December, 2019

Optimism among leaders in the on-trade has risen to its highest point for 18 months despite political and economic uncertainty. But senior executives remain wary of squeezed spending and rising costs, according to the latest Business Confidence Survey from CGA and Fourth.

Indian bulk first to meet on-trade thirst

Published: 06 December, 2019

Kingsland Drinks and Soul Tree wine brand have entered a joint venture to bring the first ever shipments of bulk from India to the UK, Harpers can reveal.

Q&A: Jose Balado, beverage manager, Arros QD

Published: 12 November, 2019

Andrew Catchpole talks wine, paella and Mediterranean fusion at Michelin three-star chef Quique Dacosta’s London outpost

Tom Aikens' new Muse

Published: 07 November, 2019

MUSE

Bottles brings Italian style to Chelsea

Published: 05 November, 2019

BOTTLES

Chakana heads to Birmingham

Published: 31 October, 2019

CHAKANA

On-trade set for Halloween sales hike

Published: 31 October, 2019

Restaurants, bars and pubs are poised to see sales significantly boosted by Halloween as the fright-night continues to gain traction as a ‘big night out’ for adults.

Jascots signs distribution deal with Château de Pommard

Published: 09 October, 2019

Jascots has signed a deal with Château de Pommard as its privileged on-trade distributor across the UK.

Official industry ‘tipping’ body is formed

Published: 01 October, 2019

An official industry body for best practice around 'tipping' and service charges in the hospitality industry has been created.

Joe Fattorini: Price perception

Published: 01 October, 2019

Joe Fattorini, head of London sales at Fields, Morris & Verdin

Harvest Festival with a difference at Vagabond

Published: 26 September, 2019

London’s Vagabond Wines is offering wine drinkers a twist on the school autumn-term staple, the Harvest Festival.

Q&A: Nick Bethell, Snobby's

Published: 24 September, 2019

Andrew Catchpole noses around Snobby’s, Bristol’s new gastronomic oasis offering a distinctly unsnobbish mix of great wine and cracking pizza

On-trade sector confidence dips to two-year low

Published: 23 September, 2019

Business confidence among the leaders of Britain’s pub and restaurant groups has taken a hit amid fears about the long-term impact of Brexit, pushing market optimism to its lowest ebb for two years, according to the latest quarterly Business Confidence Survey from CGA.