Diageo sees a strong future for direct-to-consumer sales

Published: 29 July, 2021

Diageo expects direct-to-consumer sales to grow rapidly and emerge as an important part of the business in the years ahead.

Diageo reports 16% organic net sales growth

Published: 29 July, 2021

Diageo has outperformed analysts’ expectations by reporting organic net sales growth of 16% for the year to June 30.

AB InBev surpasses pre-pandemic sales

Published: 29 July, 2021

AB InBev increased volume sales by 20.8% in Q2 as bars around the world started to welcome thirsty customers back into the fold.

US wine tariffs threaten UK market shape

Published: 28 July, 2021

The UK’s most popular wines could disappear from supermarket shelves and pubs after the government proposed a 25% tariff on all wine imports from the US.

Campari Group reports 37.1% sales increase

Published: 27 July, 2021

Campari Group has reported that organic sales increased 37.1% year-on-year during the first half of 2021.

Hayman's collaborates with Singapore Airlines

Published: 27 July, 2021

Hayman’s Distillery has created a special gin to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the first Singapore Airlines flight to London.

Glenfiddich launches 'closed loop' biogas trucks

Published: 27 July, 2021

Glenfiddich has launched a ‘closed loop’ sustainable transport initiative that will run its delivery fleet on green biogas made from the residues of its own distilling process.

White Claw lays out international expansion plans

Published: 27 July, 2021

It’s been a sobering quarter for hard seltzer. Sales of the canned RTD that disrupted the US alcohol market when it burst onto the scene in 2016, have for the first time, stalled.

Functional cocktails: Industry's next big thing

Published: 27 July, 2021

In late 2020 the US Food & Drug Administration sent out a warning letter to Red Moon Herbs in Asheville, North Carolina, after it claimed its adaptogenic products were intended to mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose or cure Covid-19.

Barbados GI: Heritage matters

Published: 27 July, 2021

Geographical Indicators (GIs) are a hot topic in the global spirits industry, particularly in the Caribbean. Shay Waterworth investigates.

Prosecco steps up sustainable practice

Published: 27 July, 2021

The volatile symptoms of climate change are looming larger over the wine world, Oli Dodd investigates.

Ripples 2.0 printer is making waves

Published: 26 July, 2021

Israeli firm Ripples has launched a next-generation hardware device that prints selfies and logos on the tops of cocktails, beers and coffees.

Hacha leads by example

Published: 27 July, 2021

Back in 2002 celebrity chef Jamie Oliver launched Fifteen, a restaurant made up of a team of trainee chefs from underprivileged backgrounds.

Simone Caporale: Life in the fast lane

Published: 26 July, 2021

Simone Caporale is one of the most decorated bartenders on the planet, yet one of the most personable.

The Most Influential Guest Shift

Published: 26 July, 2021