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“It’s about market development, not product development” – Babich Wines CEO David Babich on New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, sustainability and vintage ‘23

“If you want to mitigate the risk of developed markets saying: ‘Anything but Sauvignon,’ develop Asia. Go to India.”

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“If you look at existing energy drinks, they’re all pretty hyper-masculine” – PerfectTed founder Marisa Poster on how the UK matcha-based brand can compete

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“When we started this venture, I had never even heard of an RTD” – The Long Drink Co. co-founder Ere Partanen

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“It’s a bit like the Premier League” – Don Papa strategy director Chris Rigby on how multinational moves will help grow ‘premium’ rum

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Women in whisk(e)y: founders and blenders speak to Just Drinks about their successes

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“I would love it if that happens” Campari’s Ugo Fiorenzo on US spirits trends, Wilderness Trail and the prospect of more blockbuster deals

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“You have to pull every lever” – Diageo supply-chain chief Ewan Andrew on balancing efficiency and environmental needs

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“Strong brands are built over decades” – Global Brands CEO Steve Perez on reviving Molson Coors’ RTDs, DRS in Scotland and the on-premise outlook

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“Now volatility is part of the new system” – Absolut’s VP of operations Anna Schreil talks sustainability and market surges

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Belfast Distillery Company CEO John Kelly on trading with South Korea, its first Irish whiskey distillery and how Diageo set him up for leadership

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“Dwayne is in this for the long haul” – Teremana Tequila CEO Richard Black on setting The Rock’s Tequila brand up for future success

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“These products are not a back-up option” – Pernod Ricard’s Solene Marchand on the opportunities for expanding low- and no-alcohol spirits

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2023 outlook – the non-alcoholic beverages industry C-suite has its say

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“A lot of great people were giving us good advice not to go into this category” – Athletic Brewing Co. CEO Bill Shufelt on the rise of the non-alc beer brand

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2023 outlook – the wine industry C-suite has its say

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2023 outlook – the beer industry C-suite has its say

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2023 outlook – the spirits industry C-suite has its say

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“I want us to truly take on big soda” – Poppi co-founder Allison Ellsworth sets out stall after US prebiotic drinks brand announces fresh funding

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“You’ll fail to create an amazing brand if you’re building to exit” – Lucky Saint’s Luke Boase on staying independent and creating an “iconic” alcohol-free beer brand

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“We have a clear growth ambition in alcohol” – Refresco CEO Hans Roelofs talks the opportunities in alcoholic drinks

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Crémant, no-alcohol wine and international ambitions: Les Grands Chais de France’s Mark Kears on the wine group’s plans

Jessica Broadbent

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Danone’s digital operations push: Giovanni Pacini talks implementing automation and robotics

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“If we do everything else right, the pricing sets itself” – William Grant & Sons’ Paul Basford on taking advantage of US spirits trends

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“Craft is not necessarily about scale or quality, but about storytelling” – Starward Whisky founder Dave Vitale on the global opportunities for Australian single malt

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“We’re going to stay in that attack mindset” – Q Mixers CEO Bob Arnold talks US firm’s strategy in “unique” trading environment

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“We’ve been trying to showcase the diversity and versatility of rum as a category” – Havana Club global marketing director Anne Martin

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“The next three to four months will be critical” – Asahi’s Paolo Lanzarotti on inflation, consumers and A&P priorities

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“Retailers cannot afford to sell wine at low prices forever” – Concha y Toro on weaning UK wine drinkers off promotions

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“I don’t want to lose the momentum on the brand” – Stephen Davies on leading growing Welsh whisky distiller Penderyn through choppy trading conditions

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“Reactions will be extremely diverse and volatile” – Pernod Ricard’s Jean-Etienne Gourgues on the outlook for the consumer

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“It is a good balance and a wonderful model” – self-regulatory body The Portman Group on overseeing UK alcohol marketing

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“Now is the right time” – Vivir Tequila’s Paul Hayes talks the UK brand’s push into the US

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“We haven’t really found the edge of this brand yet”– Olipop co-founder David Lester on the opportunities for the fledgling, better-for-you soda maker

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“We are in uncharted water… the scale of inflation is so big” – Britvic UK managing director Paul Graham

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“I go into bars asking ‘have you got anything from Africa?’ A fair few times, the answer’s no” – Spearhead Spirits on ambitions to take African spirits worldwide

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“Right now, success is about outperforming the market” – Craig Johnson, head of the American Whiskey Collective at Pernod Ricard

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“There’s a lot of guesswork going on at drinks brands” – James Stocker, marketing director at Halewood Artisanal Spirits

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“All the old fetishes about age and colour need to fall away” – East London Liquor Co. founder Alex Wolpert