According to the most recent figures from Coffer Peach Business Tracker the resilience of consumer spending in causal on-trade outlets seems to be mixed across the UK.
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From the same team behind the London Wine Fair, The Epicurean, the first direct to consumer event for the group, has appointed three drinks ambassadors as part of the larger event set to be hosted at the end of October.
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Inverarity Morton has appointed former chief executive officer of Tennent Caledonian Breweries, Brian Calder, to its board.
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The Languedoc was the most recent region to suffer at the hands of extreme weather, when a severe hailstorm hit last week.
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The new moderate drinking guidelines which created a stir at the beginning of the year are still set to move forward, but the messaging the government is taking may be more diluted than what the chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies recommended earlier in the year.
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While rum is making gains in the bar and club scene providing appealing highs for party-loving millennials, its image as a hip party drink needs to be balanced with its credibility as a quality spirit if it wants to surpass expectations.
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Sales of gin at Waitrose are up 17% on last year thanks to a new wave of millennials discovering gin-based cocktails.
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Facing fierce competition is a daily reality of selling fine wine in and around London.
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Japan's first artisan gin producer, The Kyoto Distillery, has been granted a production licence, to begin producing its inaugural release KI NO BI Dry Gin.
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Bodega Argento is looking to strengthen its position in the minds of "culture seeking Londoners" with its continued sponsorship of the Argentine Film Festival.
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In case you missed some of the headlines this week on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Net profits are up 131% at Australian winemaker Treasury Wine Estates.
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Booze-free wine alternative, Eisberg, have signed a three-year partnership to become the official wine partner for the UK's biggest professional cycle race.
Read more...Despite the recent success of California wines in the UK, The Wine Institute of California UK announced today it will be closing its doors.
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Danish brewer Carlsberg posted its half-year 2016 results to June 30, reporting net revenue of 31.2bn Danish krones (DKK) and a 4% rise in organic growth.
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In an increasingly tough economic landscape, some have speculated that rum's rise in popularity could be down to something as simple as its ability to give consumers a taste profile allied to its appealing sugar cane origins
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The Office of National Statistics most recent figures released yesterday, saw inflation rise to its highest level in nearly two years to 0.6%.
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Berry Bros. & Rudd has appointed Nick Morton to the role of director of private clients.
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A new tourist attraction for artisanal gin lovers is hoping to put Scotland on the gin map.
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English wine has come fourth in a consumer poll for producing the best quality wine in the eyes of the public.
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