The Festival of Words: From Gyles Brandreth to Anthony Scaramucci – all you need to know about the Fleet Street Quarter festival
Hallgarten and Novum Wines gearing up for hiring spree following buyout September 3, 2024 Hallgarten and Novum Wines is gearing up for a hiring spree after the family that owned the business for more than 50 years sold up to the fine wine trader Coterie. The Luton-headquartered wine importer, which had been owned by the Pieroth family since 1972, said it would launch a recruitment drive later this year [...]
Naked Wines boss ‘excited about the future’ as the company goes ‘back to basics’ August 30, 2024 Over the last year, Naked Wines has undergone a painful restructuring process, with measures to reduce costs, stock, and advertising spending in what it called a “pivot to profit.” In December 2023, the company warned that it might not be able to pay its debts if it didn’t manage to make a turnaround work. Now, [...]
From Wimbledon to Glastonbury and Glyndebourne, the wine to drink to celebrate summer August 28, 2024 Summer, and all its events, is coming to a close, but what does your favourite celebration say about you and what you should be drinking, from Wimbledon to Glastonbury and Glyndebourne? WIMBLEDON: There is something so quintessentially English about Wimbledon with its green tennis courts, crisp white outfits and bowls of strawberries and cream. Champagne [...]
Square Mile and Me: Berry Bros CEO Emma Fox on retail, her career and wine July 25, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Berry Bros CEO Emma Fox, who is also executive director at The City Pub Group and formerly held senior roles at Halfords and Walmart Canada, takes us through her sparkling career What was your first job? Potato picker over the [...]
Sir Tim Martin: Wetherspoon boss on Brexit, his successor and how he lost £100m July 16, 2024 Wetherspoon boss Sir Tim Martin reveals the toll being a prominent Brexit campaigner had on him, succession plans and how he once lost £100m.
Chapel Down brings in Rothschild & Co to conduct strategic review as firm considers sale June 25, 2024 In an announcement to the markets this morning, Britain's biggest winemaker said it was the right time to review long-term funding options to support its growth strategy.
English winemakers raise a glass to start of vintage summer June 19, 2024 The English wine industry is toasting the start of what it hopes will be a bumper summer for homegrown vintages.
Chapel Down: Record harvest helps UK’s biggest winemaker fizz to the top April 16, 2024 Chapel Down has reported record company sales for the year ended 31st December following a strong harvest.
How a wine bottle made out of paper is winning over UK supermarkets March 31, 2024 City A.M speaks to Malcolm Waugh, chief executive of British packaging manufacturer Frugalpac about the importance of sustainability in the wine industry