Rémy Cointreau sales drop / Vaccine will help GTR recover / Alternative agave spirits

Rémy Cointreau sales drop 16.4% in H1 French drinks group Rémy Cointreau saw sales fall 16.4% during the first half of its fiscal year due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on duty free and on-trade sales. Read more...   Covid-19 vaccine could see travel recover in six months Once a Covid-19 vaccine is widely available, international travel could rebound in six months but business travel will remain suppressed, Mohit Lal, chair and CEO of Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, has said. Read more...   Can alternative agave spirits go mainstream? Tequila and mezcal are some of the hottest spirits around right now. SB finds out if the likes of sotol, raicilla, bacanora and avila can follow suit and become equally appealing to drinkers. Read more...     Hospo Demo protest urges UK government to ‘save hospitality' Hundreds of hospitality workers gathered in Parliament Square, London, yesterday to protest the UK government’s restrictions on the sector, as the industry warns thousands of jobs are at risk. Read more...   Zamora forecasts sales decline after strong 2019 results Licor 43 owner Zamora Company reported a 6.3% increase in turnover in 2019, but expects a 23% drop in sales for 2020 because of Covid-19.  Read more...   Welsh bars to close for two weeks Hospitality businesses in Wales will be forced to close from Friday as part of a two-week 'firebreak' lockdown to tackle the spread of coronavirus. Read more...     Glasgow Whisky releases 30YO Macallan Scotland’s Glasgow Whisky has bottled a 30-year-old Macallan single malt as part of its Munros collection, the first in a new series of super-premium whiskies in the range. Read more...   Declan McGurk joins Boatyard Distillery Former director of bars at The Savoy hotel Declan McGurk has joined Northern Ireland's The Boatyard Distillery as commercial director. Read more...   In other news... Restrictions to stem the spread of Covid-19 in England are 'strangulating' bars.  Whisky Hammer is auctioning a 78-year-old Scotch whisky from The Macallan. Roust and William Grant & Sons have ended a five-year distribution partnership.   Top 10 most popular stories   1. Bowmore unveils 30-year-old single malt whisky   2. William Grant & Sons buys Tequila distillery   3. Pierce Brosnan joins Don Ramón Tequila   4. Espolòn Tequila creator dies   5. Plans unveiled for £15m Wolfcraig whisky distillery   6. ‘Largest’ American whiskey collection heads to auction   7. Moomins and Kyrö create charity whisky   8. Brown-Forman to buy RTD brand Part Time Rangers   9. Former Pernod execs create Brixton Distillery Company 10. Tariffs cause 41% fall in American whiskey exports   Latest spirits industry vacancies Commercial Manager Walsh Whiskey Carlow, Ireland International Sales Manager Elixir Distillers London, UK Customer Services Administrator The Whisky Exchange London, UK Master Distiller/Distillery Manager Killarney Brewing & Distilling Company Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland Distiller Glenrinnes Distillery UK Customer Services Administrator - Fixed Term Contract The Whisky Exchange London, UK Post a job now and get your vacancy seen by over 600,000 potential candidates on the world's leading spirits industry site. For more information call +44 (0)20 7803 2427 or email lewis@unionpress.co.uk.

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