Shaping the UK drinks trade
001 Cover May 2016 FINAL.indd 1
Vol. 01 No. 02
Brexit Call | 4 Ben Nicholl | 8 Windsor Forum | 10
MAY 2016
@drinkswholesale
17 | Talking Fizz 28 | Bibendum Deal 30 | Hills Prospect 38 | Gastropub View
18/05/2016 12:53
CONTENTS & COMMENT MAY 2016 ISSUE 2 REGIONAL FOCUS ON SOUTH EAST 22
INSIDE THE NEWS 4 Battling Brexit: a resounding ‘remain’, says the trade
5 After snapping up Bibendum, Conviviality’s appetite remains unabated
Beer: the best of British and what to list this summer, by Nigel Huddleston
25 Wine: Chile v Argentina – pitting these contrasting but complementary countries against each other
SPOTLIGHT
6 Craft by name, craft by nature? Looking at the appeal of the ‘C’ word
7 The DW Roadshow: next stop Edinburgh
28 Bibendum: Michael Saunders talks to Angela Mount about life after the Conviviality deal
PUBS ON TAP
PEOPLE 8 Interview: Majestic’s Ben Nicholl gives the Commercial view
REGIONAL FOCUS
EDINBURGH
10
BEN NICHOLL
Windsor Forum: a right royal relationship as DW debates perfect supply partnerships
DOING BUSINESS
14
32
Regional Heroes: round up of the best wholesalers in the south east
Erin Smith examines the ways in which wholesalers market their services
FEATURES
ON-TRADE INSIGHTS
17
HILLS PROSPECT
Fizz: Christopher Cooper connects the dots between Prosecco and Champagne
30
20 Gin: Tristan Stephenson on balancing this botanically boisterous category
2 The DRINKSWHOLESALER
002-003 Contents May 2016.indd 2
FIZZ
DW profiles the dynamic and growing Hills Prospect, third largest composite wholesaler in the UK
38 Word from the front line: gastro and quality pubs on the drinks trends sweeping their sector
40 Prospectors’ Corner: newbies and willbies on the UK restaurant and bar scene
| May 2016 18/05/2016 16:18