As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Online sales soared in November to record the highest growth of the year boosted by a stellar performance from the beer, wine and spirits (BWS) category.
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Packaging giant Ardagh Group has expanded its green agenda with the establishment of a Global Sustainability Action Group (GSAG) and a dedicated chief sustainability officer.
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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.
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Wines of Hungary UK has announced it will be bringing Furmint February back to the UK next year, expanding the tasting with an additional nine wineries.
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Plumpton College has taken the final step in its journey to switch its sparkling rosé from clear glass into green bottles.
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There is still time for UK-based sommeliers to send in their application for The Gerard Basset Travel Scholarship created in honour and memory of the late Gerard Basset OBE, MS, MW, MSc (OIV).
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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.
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Provence wine marketing council CIVP has approved a multi-million action plan involving over 15 markets.
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The food and drink industry has given a cautious welcome to the Conservative party’s general election win last night, which saw the Tories claim 364 seats, securing a majority parliament compared to rival Labour’s 203.
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The Vintners’ Company has launched a video designed to explore the “familiar, but often little understood, institution”.
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Mirabeau has appointed Tesco buyer Rob Dixon as head of retail UK and Ireland.
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As we prepare for the new decade, Harpers will be taking the month of December to look back over 2019 and ahead to what the coming year will bring – hopefully full of revived optimism for both politics and the trade.
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Port producer Churchill's has appointed Zoe Graham – daughter of founder Johnny Graham - as its new sales & marketing director.
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Majestic this morning confirmed that it will keep all of its 190 stores, as it completed its £95m sale to US investment group Fortress.
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Dan Jago has joined London gun maker James Purdey & Sons as its new CEO and chairman.
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Sales of UK spirits to China are up 35.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2019, a new report from the Food and Drink Federation has revealed.
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Wetherspoon has announced it is to invest more than £200 million on its pub estate over the next four years.
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Accolade Wines has appointed Caroline Thompson-Hill to the role of European marketing director.
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