London sweeps the board in Tatler restaurant awards
01 Feb 2007
London’s restaurants took every prize at the Tatler/Champagne Louis Roederer restaurant awards last week, with The Wolseley named restaurant of the year. ...

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Pernod Ricard reports ‘excellent’ results
01 Feb 2007
France’s Pernod Ricard has increased its full-year sales target after exceeding both its own and analysts’ forecasts in the half-year to the end of December, in which its organic sales rose 9.7%, sending the shares to a record level in Paris....

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Plans for UK generic rum campaign
01 Feb 2007
A group of rum producers are planning to front a generic campaign in the UK – with every bottle bearing the stamp ‘Authentic Caribbean Rum’. ...

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Every little helps?
01 Feb 2007
Small retailers under pressure from supermarket competition should not rely on the Competition Commission to protect them unless there is evidence of unfair practice. Peter Freeman, the chairman of the commission, said last week: ‘We are not here to punish success.’...

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Winemakers reject Bordeaux reforms
01 Feb 2007
Government proposals to introduce a new category within the AOC system have been rejected unequivocally by winemakers in Bordeaux. ...

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Volunteers collect world wines for charity
01 Feb 2007
The Vinos Sin Fronteras (wine without borders) project has sent two volunteers to more than 15 countries to collect donations in the form of bottles of wine in aid of charity. ...

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How to increase wine list gross profit by 20%
01 Feb 2007
Will Duke, director of on-trade sales at HBJ Wines, told his business clinic session that nothing in his presentation was ‘rocket science’, but whatever you do in business, it is about making customers happy. ...

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Beefeater keen to shed ‘cheap’ look
01 Feb 2007
A new marketing campaign and bottle design highlighting Beefeater gin’s London roots has been launched by Chivas Brothers, at a cost believed to be in excess of £10 million. ...

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Are you being served?
01 Feb 2007
Forty-two per cent of wines on restaurant wine lists are priced at more than £50 a bottle, according to research unveiled by Wine Intelligence (WI) at the inaugural Wine+ exhibition two weeks ago. ...

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Packaging complaints upheld
01 Feb 2007
A total of eight complaints were made about drinks packaging in the UK in 2006, according to responsible drinking organisation The Portman Group, with gift packs like the one pictured right making up the majority. ...

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