Australian wine exports drop to 22-year low
Australian wine exports have fallen to their lowest level in more than two decades as a worldwide decline in wine consumption weighs on demand, according to a new industry report…
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Domaine Lafage steps in to rescue majority of Banyuls and Collioure production
Domaine Lafage has acquired the struggling Collioure Banyuls Winegrowers' Group (GICB), securing the future of around 60% of production across the two historic Roussillon…
Budweiser owner AB InBev beats forecasts as World Cup boosts demand
Budweiser owner AB InBev has reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter sales and profits, boosted by demand across the Americas and its sponsorship of the Fifa World Cup. The…
UK Food And Drink Exports Plummet As Trade Deficit Widens – FDF
UK food and drink manufacturers are losing ground both at home and abroad, as exports dropped to near-decade lows in Q2 2026.
RTD cocktails, seltzers prove to be prominent
The ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail and seltzer category remains popular with consumers for factors such as convenience and flavor, experts share.
Coca-Cola unveils ‘Counter Cultures’ marketing campaign
Coca-Cola has launched a major marketing campaign, Counter Cultures, which highlights the families behind Britain’s community-owned businesses. This move builds on last year’s The…
Why Whitbread’s Beefeater site closures are a forewarning for the sector
Whitbread confirmed this week that all 106 of its Beefeater restaurants will take place on 10 September. With the group’s Brewers Fayre restaurants also due to close and thousands…
Caffè Borghetti reignites Espresso Martini Challenge
Fratelli Branca’s liqueur brand Caffè Borghetti has called on bartenders to reinvent Britain’s ‘favourite’ modern cocktail, the Espresso Martini The post Caffè Borghetti reignites…
Battle of the Brands: Primark hits out at Skims with mobile billboard stunt
Primark’s latest stunt has played into a technique used by many brands, most predominately by Pepsi and Coca Cola. The two beverage firms are famous for snipping at each other and…
Ron Matusalem creates exclusive rum for Caribbean resort
Family-owned Ron Matusalem has created a limited edition rum exclusively for St Regis Cap Cana Resort in the Dominican Republic The post Ron Matusalem creates exclusive rum for…
High-risk drinking falls among Korean men, but climbs for women
The past decade has seen high-risk drinking rates fall among Korean men of all age groups, while women over the age of 30 are actually drinking more, according to new data…
Wente Family Estates officially appoints new CEO
Following a "brief but productive" tenure as Wente's interim CEO since January, Peter Yeung will become the permanent chief exec of the Californian winery, thought to be the…