The Dutch distiller has reported an expected revenue € 57.3 million, with a gross margin of around 52.5%. Normally, more than half of Lucas Bols’ sales are in the on-trade and with this channel heavily impacted by the pandemic, sales by distributors decreased by 16% year-on-year. Recent on-trade re-openings have provided hope, resulted in growth in revenue in March, driven by key markets in the…
The Japanese beer will be available in all stadiums and tournament venues across France throughout the competition and served to fans through curated activations. “Rugby World Cup 2023 France and Asahi Super Dry share a declared passion for creating memorable and moving occasions,” said chief marketing officer at Asahi Europe & International, Grant McKenzie. “Through this partnership, Japan’s number 1 beer, Asahi Super Dry, will…
The new bottle format will be rolled out across the Fentimans range including tonic water, ginger beer and rose lemonade. “As more and more consumers continue to enjoy longer serves, and experiment with a range of mixers to pair with their personal spirit repertoires, it’s important that Fentimans creates a serve size that meets the needs of our consumers, whilst providing the best drinking experience,”…
Beefeater Botanics, which was launched as a pilot test in Canada in March 2021, is made with no added sugar and no artificial flavours or sweeteners. “Beefeater Botanics is crafted by distilling the Beefeater London Dry base, with our nine famous botanicals, before natural flavours of lemon and ginger are added,” said Desmond Payne, master distiller at Beefeater. “The refreshingly balanced taste of fruit…
The frost has hit 80 per cent of French vineyards across most of France’s winegrowing regions, including the Rhône Valley, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Loire. The French government has declared an ‘agricultural disaster’. “We already know that some sectors have been affected in their entirety. We will not be able to measure the real impact of this frost episode until the next 24 to…
The great gin and tonic revival of the previous decade birthed a stable of high-quality, premium tonic brands, resulting in surging sales as increasingly astute G&T drinkers sought quality mixers. It’s a category that has really flourished in the on-trade, and despite bar closures and widespread disruption throughout 2020, has remained in the ascension. According to Euromonitor, global tonic…
The blend is a collaboration between the brand’s three female winemakers, Elena Suarez, Irene Perez and Elena Adell. Speaking to Drinks International, chief winemaker of Campo Viejo, Elena Adell explained: “the concept for this wine is to transmit some of the main winemaking areas in Spain, as well as some of the most classic Spanish varieties.” The main point is that when you sip on…
Tequila is a category in the ascension internationally, enjoying record levels of production and exports last year. What does 2021 look like for tequila? Globally, demand for tequila over the past four or five years has shown a shift towards brands that epitomise craft and bring serious quality credentials to the market. The word ‘craft’ is banded around and used interchangeably with the likes of…
The partnership sees four unique sherry cask whiskies from Holyrood Distillery’s Made by Edinburgh range, added to Caskshare’s online portfolio. Caskshare was launched in February 2021 by the creator of the Craft Whisky Club subscription, David Nicol. The platform provides an affordable avenue for consumers to purchase single cask whiskies by investing in single-bottle shares of a whole maturing cask. The Made by Edinburgh Range…
The loss of beer sales on Ireland’s national holiday will amount to a £54 million blow to the industry. In the current roadmap to lockdown easing, UK pubs will remain closed and unable to sell takeaway beer until the 12th April. Pubs are planned to fully reopen throughout the UK on 21st June. “A pint in the pub on St Patrick’s Day is always a…
