Parte joins the brand from its partnering company Pernod Ricard France where she served as brand director across portfolios including Ricard, Ballantine’s, Jameson, Lillet and Suze. “My goal is to establish the brand in new and existing territories via best-in-class marketing initiatives, whilst also focusing on premiumisation, to enable Havana Club to write the story of its next decade,” said Parte. “I look forward to…
It’s the second round of investment that the UK-based cocktail brand has invited after raising more than £800,000 last year. “Since our last Seedrs round in 2023, where we raised over £820,000 from 575 incredible investors, we’ve made tremendous strides,” said Ben Iravani, co-founder of Whitebox Cocktails. “Our revenue has increased by 84%, we’ve launched three new cocktails, expanded our production capacity to 6.5 million…
The completion of the deal ends a process that began in 2017 when Maison Ferrand acquired a 60% stake in Identity Drinks. “Acquiring Identity Drinks is a significant step for Maison Ferrand,” said Matthieu Gouze, the newly appointed managing director of Maison Ferrand UK. “Our priority is to invest in our brand’s growth, our distribution brand portfolio, and our people. This development reinforces our commitment…
Having opened a little over a year ago, it’s the first time that a new opening has collected the top honours in any 50 Best Bars announcement. Lorenzo Antinori’s bar dethroned Hong Kong’s Coa which dropped to fourth place having taken the top spot for the previous three years. Zest from Seoul, whose co-founder Demie Kim also collected the Bartenders’ Bartender Award ahead of…
In 2021, London Cocktail Week was acquired by Pernod Ricard as part of its purchase of The Whisky Exchange, this year marks the first festival in more than a decade without the involvement of Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh, and co-founders Siobhan Payne and Hannah Sharman-Cox were faced with the question of how to shape the future of LCW. “We’ve been given an opportunity to shape…
The formation of North American Distillers aligns the company’s American whiskey portfolio with operating structures of Pernod’s Irish and Scotch whisky entities, Irish Distillers and Chivas Brothers. Richard Black, a Pernod Ricard executive who most recently held the position of global managing director of Martell, has joined NADL as chief executive. Black said, in a statement: “American whiskey is a dynamic spirits category, and our…
The accreditation marks a milestone for the Parisian bar, which is currently number 38 in the World’s 50 Best bars, for its Community Plan, a sustainability initiative launched by the team in 2023. “We started our journey to B Corp 18 months ago and we are so pleased to be a part of the global community of businesses leading the movement in sustainability,” said…
BCB London will join a global portfolio of trade shows that includes events in Berlin, Brooklyn, Sao Paulo and Singapore. “As a vibrant metropolis, London is the perfect location to expand the BCB family. For the international industry, the market offers very good conditions for business,” said Petra Lassahn, event director of BCB. The news arrives on the opening day of Imbibe Live 2024 which…
Suntory India Private Limited will “cover corporate functions required to build a firm business foundation” for its spirits business while establishing “opportunities for soft drinks as well as health and wellness businesses in the Indian market” the company has said. “We are delighted to unveil a new base of Suntory Holdings in India, a country with a large population and a rapidly growing economy,” said…
On 1 July, the bar team will showcase Viajante87’s menu at Salmon Guru in Madrid, Rita in Milan, and Passing Fancies in Birmingham. “This takeover is so exciting for me, and for the team, as it represents us well: we travel, discover new places and flavours, showcase what we do and collaborate with these amazing bar teams, and we come back enriched as humans and…
