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08 March 2021 By db staff
Over 31 million bottles of I Heart Wines were sold last year, with the wine brand doubling its international sales and increasing its UK presence.
The brand, which is owned by Freixenet Copestic, sold over 23m bottles in the UK last year, with a retail sales value surpassing £100m. Having launched in the market in 2011, the brand is now worth some £116m and is growing at a rate of 22% year-on-year.
The portfolio comprises the I Heart Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc – Marlborough, Chardonnay, Riesling, Rosé, Mediterranean Rosé, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Malbec – Argentina and Rioja as well as sparkling wines I Heart Prosecco, Prosecco Rosé, Italian Sparkling Rosé, Cava, Asti and Champagne. The range also includes an I Heart Gin and an I Heart Pink Gin.
The Drinks Business
08 March 2021 By Arabella Mileham
Wetherspoons and three other pub and bar groups have joined the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), the trade association that represents brewers and pubs.
The BBPA said the four new members – Wetherspoon, Loungers, The Oakman Group and Drake & Morgan – were resentative of “a shift in the beer and pub sector to a modern, innovative and forward-looking industry which the trade association champions”.
Together, the four operators comprise nearly 1100 venues across the UK. The largest, pub company Wetherspoons, was founded in 1979 by Tim Martin and now operates around 900 outlets across the UK. Cafe/bar Loungers operates 146 sites in England and Wales under its Lounge and Cosy Club brands, while Oakman Group has around 27 ‘modern public house’ primarily based in historic buildings. Meanwhile Drake and Morgan comprises 23 cocktail bars and restaurants across London, Manchester and Edinburgh.