The Bartender Knowledge Exchange, a programme of peer-to-peer learning opportunities for bartenders, has returned to London Cocktail Week for a third year.

On 6-8 October Bar Convent Berlin will return to Exhibition Centre Berlin with new formats and targeted networking.

The OurWhisky Foundation has introduced the OurWhisky Foundation Community, a digital platform and app designed to connect whisky industry professionals around the world.

Women in Beer, the Scottish ‘Women Who Beer’ community, has announced dates for its third Festival in Edinburgh.

The Ada Coleman Project, a dedicated digital space for women, has launched with the aim to foster gender equality and diversity within the industry.

Kingfisher has launched a 6x33cl can format in time for the festive trading period as it bids to ramp up off-trade sales.

A new online resource is dedicated to shining a light on “wine talent in the black, Asian and minority ethnic communities”.

Les Compagnons du Cognac, a social enterprise designed to support and protect small and independent producers of VSOP and XO cognac, is about to be launched.