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Tmall unveils beverage sales report for 2020 CNY celebration

Beverage sales in China are always at their peak before the celebration of each lunar new year and China’s e-commerce giant Tmall recently announced a detailed report on the exponential surge of beverage sales driven by the preparation for new year. According to the report, since the beginning of January 2020, the sales of beverage products in Tmall has experienced a growth of 198%. Sales of baijiu in particular have grown enormously, up 237% on the same period last year, followed by beer at 158%, wine at 156%, other spirits at 62% and the Chinese rice liquor huangjiu also at 62%. This...

WBWE Asia announces second edition in China

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Following the success of its first edition, the World Bulk Wine Exhibition (WBWE) Asia will host the event again in Yantai, China, on 29-30 May 2020. Yantai is known as China’s most important bulk wine city, with more than 80% of the bulk wine that enters China each year doing so via the port of Yantai. Backed by the Chinese government, WBWE Asia places a strong emphasis on opening up the global market for Chinese wineries, as well as providing a platform for industry professionals around the world to meet and mingle. On the press conference of the second edition of WBWE Asia, Zhao Xinzhi,...

Bonhams’ latest online whisky sale targets at budding collectors

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From 15 to 22 February, Bonhams is offering 180 lots of Japanese and Scotch whiskies as part of an online sale with an aim to attract young, budding collectors with estimated prices starting from as low as HK$3,000 (US$390) to just over HK$300,000 (US$38,600). The whiskies on offer comprise some of the most sought-after distilleries including Yamazaki, Karuizawa and Bowmore. In this sale, Bonhams says that, “many of the estimates are lower than the current market price”. Daniel Lam, Bonhams’ director of Wine & Spirits, Asia, commented: “Whisky collecting has become...

Babe Wine Could be “A Big Problem” for Big Wine

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Dear Client: Babe Wine was the subject of a lot of talk during both our BBD and WSD Summits. Indeed, Kevin O’Brien, Principal, Zepponi & Company, which handles bev alc M&A, told the Wine & Spirits Daily Summit that A-B’s big canned wine play is definitely something that could disrupt the established wine players. Babe’s … Continue reading “Babe Wine Could be “A Big Problem” for Big Wine” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

Giant Distribs Sound Off on Alignment, Amazon, Seltzer and More

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Dear Client: Some takeaways from some heavy-hitting wholesalers on stage at the Beer Summit: Some beer wholesalers are looking at doubling their hard seltzer business. CDL drivers constitute some of their biggest headwinds. Yes, distributor alignment matters. You gotta play ball with Amazon. And it’s worth taking on wine and spirits. For more detail, read … Continue reading “Giant Distribs Sound Off on Alignment, Amazon, Seltzer and More” You are unauthorized to view this page. Read the full article

Diageo launches first ad campaign for non-alcoholic ‘spirit’ brand Seedlip

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Drinks giant Diageo is preparing to unveil its first advertising campaign for non-alcoholic ‘spirit’ brand Seedlip. It’s the first time Diageo has set up a campaign for Seedlip, after upping its investment in the business to a ‘significant’ majority stake in August 2019. The campaign, which will launch on 13 January in London and Manchester, will appear across rail, underground, buses, billboards and digital. Developed by Seedlip’s EU marketing director Ben Thomson alongside Creative agency And Rising, the campaign features the strapline ‘Drink to...

Top 10 food and drink trends for 2020

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Zero waste restaurants Silo in Hackney claims to be the world’s first zero waste restaurant Last year saw the rise of the closed-loop cocktail, with bartenders like Duck & Waffle’s Rich Woods and Dandelyan’s Ryan Chetiyawardana making use of ingredients most chefs and bartenders would throw away, from avocado stones and burnt toast to lemon husks. Cub champions closed-loop cocktails This year chefs will be following their zero waste lead in a movement pioneered in the UK by Doug McMaster, head chef of Silo in Hackney, which markets itself as the world’s first zero...

12 London restaurant openings to watch in 2020

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Oklava Bakery + Wine Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie are turning their Turkish Cypriot restaurant Kyseri in Fitzrovia into a bakery by day and wine bar by night, which is set to open in January. Located on Grafton Way in Fitzrovia, Oklava Bakery + Wine will feature the kitchen and bakery at the front of the venue, alongside a shop and takeaway kiosk. Open from breakfast until dinner, the site will serve quality coffee and a plethora of pastries with a Turkish-Cypriot twist. Among the yeasty treats on offer will be simit – a bagel topped with sesame seeds; börek pastries with a variety...

The week in pictures

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In New Year’s Eve Parties to end them all, Nikki Beach on the Caribbean island of St Barth hosted its annual New Year’s Eve celebration, this time inspired by chateau chic meets punk rock. This year’s theme –“Rocking The Palace” –saw guests dancing away to a Queen-influenced show from Visionair, masterminded by DJ Kygo, who holds the record as the fastest artist to reach one billion streams on Spotify, and has worked with major artists including Rita Ora, Selena Gomez, John Legend and, posthumously, Whitney Houston for the chart-breaking hit remix of...

Vinexpo CEO: ‘If we don’t do anything then in five years’ time we are dead’

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Facing competition from the likes of ProWein, Vinexpo has to battle to keep its premium position in the world of wine fairs. But new CEO Rodolphe Lameyse is relishing the challenge of revamping the brand, he tells Patrick Schmitt MW. Even seemingly timeless labels must adapt to survive. If you are not convinced, then consider historic motoring marque Volkswagen’s current reinvention as Volts-wagen in response to Tesla taking the electric car mainstream; or toy-making leviathan Lego’s move into movies to enhance its appeal to a new generation of children. These brands may appear...

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