Champ Private Equity managing director and Accolade Project Director, John Haddock, said John Ratcliffe brought a history of innovation, entrepreneurship, a successful record of executive…
Champ Private Equity managing director and Accolade Project Director, John Haddock, said John Ratcliffe brought a history of innovation, entrepreneurship, a successful record of executive…
Julie Campos told Drinks International that over the last ten years UK consumers have become “accustomed” to “deeper and deeper promotions” in supermarkets and Champagne houses just need to decide to be “in or out”. She said: “If you want to be a serious partner to any retailer you have to understand their mandate, which is to offer effective promotions for the consumer. [On discounts]…
Speaking to the international wine trade at Wine Vision in London, Simon McMurtrie, group CEO of Direct Wines, said “If you think doing business in China is hard, you’ve had it easy compared to India. But the wine business in India is not about the future, it is about now.” Rajeev Samant, founder and CEO of leading Indian wine producer Sula Vineyards, said: “Indians have…
Speaking at Wine Vision, the London conference that took place 18-20 November, Chen Xuguang, CEO of Xiamen C&D International Wines & Spirits Group, said: “To understand the Chinese market you need to understand why people drink wine in China.” “To apply the way wine is drunk in Europe to China is extremely difficult. For most Chinese people wine is not something that is used to complement a…
Speaking at Wine Vision, the London-based conference for the global wine industry, Tim Rands, MD of Vinimark Trading, said South Africa has “huge potential” if the country’s black population adopts a wine culture. “The challenge is to get black people to drink wine,” he said. “If you can penetrate that market you can have huge success – we would not produce enough wine domestically to…
The company also received a special mention as the ‘Leader in Carbon Footprint measurement’. South America’s preminent wine maker’s placement in the gold category, says this cements its position as a world leader in climate change management. Concha y Toro CEO Eduardo Guilisasti, said; ‘Viña Concha y Toro is thrilled to have received this award and special mention. With 130 years’ of experience in wine…
California Wines’ Annual Tasting on Monday March 17 at Westminster’s QEII Conference Centre in London will include the wines of Washington State and Oregon, whose own tasting has previously taken place in January. Wine Institute of California’s UK director, John McLaren, said: “We felt that the synergy between the three US West Coast regions made the decision to exhibit together really a ‘no-brainer’. Pressure on…
Accolade said the brands cover the major styles of Waipara Valley, Malborough and Central Otago and offer the group ”the opportunity to grow in significant markets such as Europe, North America and Asia”. The value of the deal had not been disclosed at time of publishing, and its completion is subject to the New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office’s approval, which is expected to…
