Vinexposium – the organiser of Wine Paris – has announced the key focuses and changes for the 2027 edition of the trade fair, giving potential attendees a glimpse of what’s in store for next year’s event.
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In his inaugural Budget, Chancellor John Healey revealed that the threshold for paying business rates has increased from a rateable value (RV) of £12,000 to £18,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.
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Trade body the WSTA (Wine & Spirit Trade Association) has called on the government to quash anticipated plans to raise alcohol tax in the Autumn Budget. Duty on alcohol is expected to increase in line with a RPI inflation figure of 2.9%.
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Supermarket giant Tesco has been revealed as a bidder participating in an auction of Majestic Wine Group, according to reports from Sky News.
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This piece is about what business can learn from elite sport. But it’s also about how we can apply those learnings to our individual lives. The lessons of human endeavour often transfer from one context to another.
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C&C Group has unveiled that it has purchased wholesaler Nectar Imports from Asahi UK, with the newly acquired business set to be folded into the Matthew Clark Bibendum (MCB) operation.
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Trade body the Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) has urged the government to rethink the anticipated February 2027 increase of alcohol duty in line with RPI (predicted to be 2.9%), ahead of the Autumn Budget.
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In one sense, the unusually high levels of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the drinks trade right now are a worrying sign. The number of deals occurring is a direct reflection of the often-mentioned pressures currently bearing down on the industry as it faces one of the most challenging periods in its history. For companies, as Steve Nemeth, director of consumer M&A at investment bank Cavendish, puts it: “Growth, consumer behaviour and the economics of operating a drinks business are uniquely all changing simultaneously.”
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If, like me, you read about personal development, leadership and management issues, or how to be successful in business, you will have come across the saying that we learn more from our failures than our successes.
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Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has released its fiscal report for FY26, describing a loss of around AU$1 billion (£523 million) on its net profit after tax (NPAT) this year.
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Some of the world’s biggest companies are family run – from Walmart to Comcast, Dyson to Aldi – but what makes such businesses so appealing to consumers and how do they plan for succession to retain their credentials? In terms of the latter it’s not as simple as just assuming or hoping that the next generation will step up to take over the reins when the time comes, or even that such an option remains viable since the changes in inheritance tax introduced in the 2024 Budget, even though they were more favourably amended at the end of last year.
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Netflix’s share price took a tumble recently when its forecast for the following quarter’s revenue was below market expectation. This got me thinking about how we value what we do in business, and especially in the wine trade.
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DOCa Rioja has revealed that it received 1.16 million wine tourism visitors in 2025. This figure represents a 5% uplift compared to 2024.
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Pricing and wine discovery database Wine-Searcher has been acquired by GLX. The New York-based company is a subsidiary of Platin Sàrl, the Goudet family’s investment firm.
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A new international wine fair is launching this May in Madrid. The Spanish capital will play host to ‘WINEMAD’ which seeks to “become one of the new global meeting points for the industry”.
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Independent merchant The Oxford Wine Company has announced that it is splitting the retail and wholesale sides of its business into separate companies.
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“This is not about UK vs EU vs US – it is industry vs government.” So said the typically measured Miles Beale, chief executive of the UK’s Wine & Spirit Trade Association, speaking on a panel entitled Tariffs: The Spirits Industry Under Pressure at Wine Paris.
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Italian drinks company Campari Group has unveiled its 2025 financial results (year ending 31 December). The 2.4% organic sales growth seen during the year contrasts to other drinks giants which have struggled in recent times.
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Sparkling wine giant Henkell Freixenet has unveiled it now has full ownership of Freixenet SA, becoming its sole shareholder.
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Majestic-owned wine importer Enotria is set to put the roles of 50 employees into consultation. This represents around one-in-five of the Park Royal-headquartered firm’s workforce.
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