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Andy Morton

Biography

Andy Morton started out in journalism in Glasgow, where he wrestled in mashed potato and wrote about Highland cows.

Tiring of the high-brow, he travelled the world working as an itinerant sub-editor in cities including Taipei, Sydney and Shanghai. While in Hanoi, he brought to the world's attention the Scottish-Vietnamese fusion dish dog haggis.

After four years in Chengdu, China, Andy returned to the UK and joined just-drinks in 2012. Three years later, he was promoted to news & insights editor, before becoming deputy editor in May 2019.

Articles by Andy Morton

"We're working seven days a week on sanitiser" - British Honey Co banks on coronavirus strategy shift - CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL 3 April 2020

Honey spirits maker British Honey Co has rapidly turned alcohol sanitiser into a new long-term revenue generator to help soften the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak.

Henkell Freixenet's Freixenet Italian still wines - Product Launch 3 April 2020

Henkell Freixenet has launched a range of still wines under its Freixenet sparkling wine brand.

Coronavirus takes shine off hard seltzer's moment in the sun - comment 2 April 2020

It was supposed to be the summer of seltzer. But the coronavirus outbreak in the US has put paid to what analyst estimated would be a 270% increase in sales this year for one of the hottest categories in alcoholic drinks.

Remy Cointreau warns of bigger sales slump as Q4 set for 26% drop 2 April 2020

Sales for Remy Cointreau's most recent quarter are expected to drop by 26%, with the group warning that declines in the current quarter will be even sharper.

Drinks firms go virtual to target home-bound consumers 2 April 2020

Alcohol companies are launching at-home marketing activations as consumers face lockdown measures in Europe and North America.

Pernod Ricard warns of volumes hit from Martell production safety measures 1 April 2020

Pernod Ricard's Cognac unit, Martell, will have to rely on existing stocks as coronavirus safety measures impact production.

Diageo's East African Breweries to boost Serengeti Breweries control 1 April 2020

Diageo's Kenyan beer unit, East African Breweries Ltd, is to increase its stake in Serengeti Breweries by 30%.

Asahi Group nears US$11.3bn Carlton & United Breweries buy with competition approval 1 April 2020

Competition watchdogs in Australia have given the green light to the pending Asahi Group purchase of Anheuser-Busch InBev's Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) unit in the country.

Lakes Distillery to triple spirits production capacity 1 April 2020