The UK remains the world’s second biggest importer of still and sparkling wine, analysts have confirmed - despite the era of high volume wine sales being “over for good”.
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Scottish-based Inverarity Morton is using its second ever outing at London Wine Fair (LWF) to advance its focus on supplying the English trade, with a round of new agencies in its portfolio.
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South American producer Santa Rita Estates (SRE) says it doesn’t regret ploughing $25 million USD into sustainability initiatives over the past five years, despite sustainable and organic cues having less sway with consumers.
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Restaurant groups saw sales plummet by nearly 20% this Easter, according to figures from the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Published: 25 April, 2019
Head of London sales at Fields, Morris & Verdin
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Published: 10 April, 2019
Tesco is celebrating the biggest leap in profits since it was shaken by an accounting scandal five years ago, having seen annual pre-tax profits jump 28.8% to £1.67 billion.
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Published: 09 April, 2019
Lanchester Wines has bolstered its growing sales team with two new hires in the north and south west.
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Published: 09 April, 2019
US wine exports to the UK have seen a slip in value but a rise in volume, thanks largely to a growth in buyer interest in a previously difficult-to-source section of the market.
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Published: 04 April, 2019
Global Brands has reported a 19.5% sales increase, taking turnover to over £50 million to 30 September 2018.
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Published: 18 March, 2019
Total turnover for Champagne reached a new high of €4.9 billion in 2018, up 0.3% on 2017, although volumes fell by 0.8% to 301.9 million bottles.
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Published: 18 March, 2019
Head of London sales at Fields, Morris & Verdin
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Published: 05 March, 2019
The demand for Italian aperitifs is still going strong, after sales of Aperol jumped 56% in the UK last year.
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Published: 21 February, 2019
Education and tourism were the key factors behind Portugal’s double-digit value growth in the UK last year, according to Sonia Vieira, marketing director of ViniPortugal.
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Published: 19 February, 2019
JOE FATTORINI
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Published: 18 February, 2019
Strong Christmas trading gave way to a slump in January for UK pubs and restaurants, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Published: 15 February, 2019
If we have heard it once we have heard it a thousand times: Business needs clarity to plan.
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Published: 28 January, 2019
The UK market continues to be the shop window for the world of wine, with the on-trade driving premium sales.
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Published: 25 January, 2019
JOE FATTORINI IS HEAD OF LONDON SALES AT FIELDS, MORRIS & VERDIN
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Published: 02 January, 2019
Joe Fattorini contemplates the Hedwig von Restorff effect and how contextual isolation can become a money-spinner
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Published: 29 December, 2018
Once again we are catching up with the trade over the next few weeks to find out how businesses are making the most of the all-important Christmas trading period, while also looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities 2019 will bring.
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