UK. Premium pubs and hotels operator Fuller, Smith & Turner is to open its second location at London Heathrow Terminal 2 – The Queen’s Terminal. The landside outlet, called The Queen’s Arms, will begin trading in early August. It is the second Fuller’s pub in the terminal; the first is located airside. The Queen’s Arms […]
Category: Food & Drink
UK. In a world-first airport activation, Diageo Global Travel has officially unveiled an immersive luxury brand experience and pop-up store from the world’s number-one travel retail Scotch whisky brand, Johnnie Walker. Johnnie Walker Blue Label (1 litre, retailing at £180/US$226) is the hero product of the activation. Diageo Global Travel worked with Dufry’s World Duty Free, […]
INDIA. Dobbé Cognac has partnered with Cochin Duty Free – a joint venture between Kreol Travel Retail and Dufry – to enter the Indian travel retail market. Dobbé Cognac General Manager Travel Retail Nicolas Stearns said: “We are proud to be stepping into the region. We have chosen Cochin Duty Free as our launchpad to […]
Chocolaterie Guylian has named Sven Adriaenssens as Senior Channel Manager Travel Retail & Duty Free. Adriaenssens joins the Belgian chocolatier after more than ten years with Diageo, most recently as Head of Route-to-Market. His newly created role supports the company’s strategic plan to relaunch the Guylian brand – famed as the original Belgian chocolate seashells […]
CHINA. Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD) has partnered with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) to launch the oldest Glengoyne Highland single malt whisky, a travel retail-exclusive. The Glengoyne 53 Year Old is priced at US$33,000 and presented in a hand-blown decanter, with only 100 pieces available worldwide. It features with CDFG this month prior to its […]
Bacardi Global Travel Retail (GTR) has underlined the resurgence in South Korea’s travel retail market through major partnerships with Jeju Tourism Organization (JTO) Duty Free and Lotte Duty Free. As COVID-19 case numbers plummet in the Republic, international borders reopen and the quarantine requirements for vaccinated travellers to South Korea are lifted, Bacardi GTR is […]
Ian McLeod Distillers has secured its first listing with easyJet, as its Edinburgh Gin Orange & Basil features in the European airline’s 2022 Spring/Summer Eat.Drink.Shop inflight offer. The listing is exclusive in global travel retail for seven months and includes 1-litre and 5cl bottles of Edinburgh Gin Orange & Basil. easyJet In-flight Retail Manager Michelle […]
Love Cocoa by James Cadbury – the confectionery brand with a ‘Climate Positive Chocolate’ tagline – has secured its first listings in travel retail with Dufry. The premium brand, which is available on domestic markets in the UK and other selected countries, recently teamed up with JES Travel Retail to target global expansion. “Due to […]
Irish whiskey brand Molly Malone has launched Molly Malone Small Batch. According to the Molly Malone Whiskey Company, travel retail is a key channel for promoting and selling the Small Batch 70cl. The brand has secured its first listing – with Aer Rianta International (ARI) at Dublin Airport – and has appointed Gerry Maxwell of […]
In celebration of the Holy Month, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has teamed up with Emirati Chef Khaled Alsaadi to offer a specially curated inflight menu for the month of Ramadan. The Abu Dhabi-based Chef has put his signature twist on authentic Emirati recipes, fusing contemporary cooking techniques and local ingredients to […]
Walsh Whiskey – part of the Amber Beverage Group – has released the 2022 vintage Writers’ Tears Cask Strength, a super-premium expression. This year’s vintage is limited to 7,920 bottles, with 2,100 bottles destined for the USA. It is available in selected markets, including travel retail, with a recommended retail price of US$150. The 12th […]
Diageo has announced the acquisition of 21Seeds, a super-premium flavoured tequila infused with the juice of real fruits. The brand is available in three varieties: Valencia Orange, Grapefruit Hibiscus and Cucumber Jalapeño. 21Seeds was founded in 2019 by three female entrepreneurs – Kat Hantas, Nicole Emanuel and Sarika Singh – whose vision was to create […]
Whyte & Mackay, the fastest growing global malt supplier in 2020 according to IWSR, is pleased to reveal its new Jura annual limited edition collection of whiskies designed to recruit new malt drinkers and appeal to conscious millennials. Exclusive to Global Travel Retail, Islanders’ Expressions takes its inspiration from the creative and artistic members of […]
Bowmore Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky today unveiled the first in a range of Designed by Aston Martin limited-edition collections, exclusively in global travel retail (GTR). The launch signifies the coming together of Bowmore’s GTR whiskies with the design team at Aston Martin to create a striking bottle and pack design, giving the existing range […]
Paul John XO – the 100% Indian grape brandy from Bangalore-based John Distilleries – has been rated Gold at the 2021 World Brandy Awards, hosted by Paragraph Publishing in the UK. The expression claimed the award in the Wine Brandy (World) category. The XO is the distillery’s first venture into the premium brandy segment. Dubbed […]
UK. Airport Retail Enterprises (ARE) has partnered with independent UK brewery Big Smoke Brew Co to open Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen at London Heathrow Terminal 2 later this month. It will be Australian F&B specialist ARE’s second UK location after Grain Store at London Gatwick Airport. The new “craft beer and food destination” features […]
French winemaker Barton & Guestier (B&G) has introduced a new look for its travel retail exclusive French Tom Bordeaux. The red wine is presented in a redesigned bottle, with standout red cap and the B&G letters in gold. B&G has also used red for the French Tom name and B&G signature on the label. The […]
Nestlé International Travel Retail (NITR) is the latest leading brand owner to confirm its participation at the China International Consumer Product Expo, to be held at the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, Haikou, from 7-10 May. As part of the Nestlé stand at the Expo, NITR will have a dedicated area to highlight key […]
Bacardi Limited-owned Bombay Sapphire gin is on track to have all of its ten botanical ingredients certified sustainable in 2021. With the suppliers of eight botanicals already certified according to the Ecocert For Life standard, the brand’s goal is for the remaining two producers – for grains of paradise from Ghana and liquorice from China […]
Ian Macleod Distillers and World Duty Free have introduced ‘Wonder Wall’ Edinburgh Gin displays at Edinburgh and Stansted airports. The permanent units highlight the brand’s point-of-difference as a pioneer of the flavoured gin category. Edinburgh Gin was the first to bring the Rhubarb & Ginger flavour to the market in 2014 and created another first […]
Whyte & Mackay will take a leading role in travel retail’s recovery with its high-performing portfolio of pedigree single malt brands driving growth across the category. Malt is set to be a vital and vibrant part of the travel retail market’s recovery following the crisis of recent months. It is the third largest spirits category, […]
Richard Paterson today celebrates a 50-year career with Whyte and Mackay, having joined the Glasgow whisky makers on 14th September 1970. Over the last five decades, Richard has produced landmark whiskies that have established his reputation as one of the greatest whisky makers of his generation. Richard has chosen this moment after 50 years to […]
Mast-Jägermeister SE, the family-owned company and maker of the world’s most successful herbal liqueur, is rolling out a four-month airport campaign from September to celebrate the launch of new product, Jägermeister Cold Brew Coffee. Jägermeister Cold Brew Coffee (33% ABV) made its debut in global travel retail exclusively with Gebr. Heinemann in January 2020, following […]
Accolade Wines has named Martin MacKinnon as General Manager, Global Travel Retail. He will lead the business in “driving availability, visibility and sales in travel retail channels across the globe,” said the company. MacKinnon joins Accolade having most recently been Sales Director for the UK and Ireland at Royal Caribbean International, the world’s largest cruise […]
Scotch Whisky Producers of the Year, Whyte & Mackay Ltd are raising a glass to toast the success of its whisky portfolio today after winning a grand total of 53 Double Gold and Gold awards at this year’s International Spirits Challenge (ISC). Whyte & Mackay’s collection of Single Malt Whiskies – The Dalmore, Fettercairn, Tamnavulin […]
