Tortuga, which is taken from the Spanish word for turtle, is said to to have been established by an experienced team, including managing director Gary Hazell and…
Tortuga, which is taken from the Spanish word for turtle, is said to to have been established by an experienced team, including managing director Gary Hazell and…
_____________________________________________ IMAGINE YOU PRODUCE a spirit that has been in long-term decline. Your loyalists are mostly domestic and at the latter stages of life. When they’re not around anymore, your company won’t be far behind. This is where genever producers found themselves 10 years ago. Genever, with around half a millennium of rich history, seemed like it was entering its final…
When gin exploded, it was a fast fuse to tonic. Fentiman’s and Fever-Tree spotted the mixer boom first. Indeed, Fever-Tree was created for that exact reason, all the while market leader Schweppes was sleeping on its huge account base. Fast forward to the age of premium tonic and interest in the category is so febrile, just one tonic isn’t enough for a bar. Indeed, while…
WE’RE IN AN AGE WHEN consumers like their food and drink to tell them a story. They demand authenticity and want to know exactly where it came from, and how it was reared and/or grown. Such information has been commonplace with products such as steak and wine for some time, but it’s now more prevalent with mixers. At Franklin & Sons, for example,…
It is expected that 12,000 people will attend this years’ BCB Berlin and event co-founder Helmut Adam believes the extension will relieve pressure on tickets and the venue. Every year since it was founded in 2007, BCB Berlin has grown in size and popularity and it is now in its third venue within the capital and it is still growing. “It means we will be…
The move earned the brewery considerable media coverage, much of it ridiculing brewery owner Humphrey Smith for such a draconian and Victorian-like edict. But the staff weren’t laughing. Humphrey’s not the sort of guy you mess with – it’s said he visits pubs in disguise and is uncompromising if he does not find service exactly as he wants it. There are two branches to the…
The 250ml cans will feature Rose Lemonade, Curiosity Cola, Wild English Elderflower, Sparkling Lime and Jasmine and Cherry Cola from £1.30 and will be available in a variety of travel hub retailers across London and both on and off-trade outlets. “Fentimans has evolved as a company,” said Andrew Jackson, marketing director at Fentimans. “Creating cans will make our drinks accessible in areas where glass is…
The Gentlemen’s Soda is the latest member of the Three Cents portfolio of soft drinks, which launched in Greece less than two years ago. Three Cents is the leading Greek premium mixer and in June 2016, the company signed a distribution agreement with AMVYX S.A. for the Greek region aiming for a 250% growth for the following year. In the same period of time, Three…
