La Martiniquaise-owned Porto Cruz has launched a travel retail-exclusive edition, Cruz Heritage, to mark the brand’s 130th anniversary. Cruz Heritage, priced at €130, is available now at Porto and Lisbon airports. According to the brand, the old tawny port is the result of a subtle and balanced blend of the best Cruz port wines from […]
Category: Food & Drink
Italian winery and distillery Bottega and Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli Duty Free have joined forces in a cross-category collaboration targeting the premium gifting market. The companies have launched an exclusive gift-set combining their bestselling products in travel retail – a 75cl bottle of Bottega Gold and Lindt Swiss Masterpieces Pralines – in an effort to […]
Walsh Whiskey Distillery released its 2017 vintage of The Irishman Cask Strength at the TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes. The limited release of 3,510 bottles will be available in select global markets and travel retail. Each bottle is numbered and signed by Walsh Whiskey founder Bernard Walsh. The Irishman Cask Strength 2017 is a vatting […]
USA. OTG has partnered with Juice Press for the launch of the organic food & beverage retailer’s new travel line. Catering to health-conscious travellers, Juice Press’s travel line offers grab-and go options for consumers “looking for an energy boost while on the move”. It will be available at OTG’s restaurant and retail locations at New […]
Walsh Whiskey Distillery has appointed John Kelly to the newly created role of Commercial Director. The company produces The Irishman and Writers’ Tears premium whiskeys. Kelly will lead Walsh Whiskey Distillery’s sales & marketing function, and the company said it had created the position in preparation for “significant growth in the coming years”. As well […]
Bushmills Irish Whiskey has announced the launch of the Bourbon #3 Char Cask Reserve – the third and latest edition in The Steamship Collection – a range of Bushmills Irish Whiskeys inspired by the the steamship SS Bushmills, which voyaged in 1890 to deliver the whiskey to America. The new global travel retail exclusive will be available from early […]
Lindt & Sprüngli will launch a selection of travel retail-exclusive products at this year’s TFWA World Exhibition The Lindt Travel Souvenir Collection comprises two travel souvenirs: the Lindt Tin Suitcase (360g) and the Lindt Chocolate Trolleys (600g). Both feature assorted Napolitains in six flavours: Milk, Milk Hazelnut, Lindor Surfin, Cresta Mil and Cresta White. […]
Irish confectioner Butlers Chocolates is launching a new chocolate range, developed in collaboration with Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, at the upcoming TFWA World Exhibition & Conference (Green Village L56). The gin-enhanced collection includes milk chocolate truffles, a 200g milk chocolate-filled truffle bar and a 100g milk chocolate bar. For the new collection, the company said its […]
Macduff International is set to launch miniature 5cl bottles of the original Lauder’s Scotch whisky and its different variants. The company said the mini versions allow customers to try the products before investing in a larger version. Macduff International Managing Director David Sloan commented: “The pinch-shaped bottle is the same that has been used for […]
Belgian chocolatier Guylian is marking its 50th anniversary with a duty free-exclusive Master’s Selection of pralines. The new line, in premium red and gold packaging, will be presented at the TFWA Exhibition and Conference (Mediterranean Village P13). Master’s Selection: Celebrating Guylian’s 50th anniversary The gift packs are available in two sizes – 240g with 36 mini […]
Premium wine & spirits producer González Byass is expanding its tax free division to increase its global reach. The company will introduce travel retail exclusive packaging on some of its key brands, and has appointed Violaine Creuzé as Global Tax Free Manager. She has spent the past seven years working in Torres’s travel retail arm. […]
Swiss B2B chocolate and cocoa manufacturer Barry Callebaut has launched a ruby-coloured chocolate, which it claims is the first new natural chocolate colour since the white variety was introduced 80 years ago. At an exclusive event in Shanghai earlier this week, the company said the ‘fourth’ chocolate – after milk, dark and white – is […]
Illva Saronno is to introduce the first Disaronno cocktail in a can at the upcoming TFWA World Exhibition (Bay village 19). The Disaronno Sour Ready Cocktail (6%abv) comes in a 250ml can and can be drunk cold out of the can or poured into a glass over ice. According to magazine Drinks International, Disaranno Sour […]
Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail and Heinemann Duty Free have teamed up to celebrate the summer with a striking, corporately responsible Cointreau activation at Frankfurt Airport for Cointreau Original and Cointreau Blood Orange. The promotion, in Heinemann’s Terminal 1 Z non-Schengen shop, centered on Cointreau’s signature summer cocktail, Cointreau Fizz. It educated customers how to […]
PACIFIC. Lagardère Travel Retail has concluded what it describes as one of the largest duty free promotional campaigns it has run within the Pacific region: The World Whisky Tour. The promotion involved an innovative collaboration between suppliers, airports, customers and Lagardère Travel Retail. It offered one customer the chance to win A$100,000 (US$793,000), with A$1,000 […]
UK. “We’re totally upping the game in airport food.” That is British chef Jamie Oliver’s goal as he unveiled his new flagship restaurant at London Gatwick Airport. The Diner is intended as a homage to great American comfort food and features three distinct areas. The diner restaurant is notable for serving home-cooked style food on […]
Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail is bringing St Hugo’s new home in South Australia’s Barossa Valley to Sydney Airport with an immersive ‘cellar door’ experience. St Hugo’s new home in the Barossa Valley is a restored building where visitors can taste the collection of St Hugo Australian red wines in a lounge, private underground tasting […]
Pernod Ricard Travel Retail has launched limited-edition Ballantine’s 30yo Cask Edition exclusively in Korea travel retail. The expression, created by Master Distiller Sandy Hyslop, offers flavours of poached pear, honey and vanilla. Hyslop hand-selected some of Ballantine’s rarest whiskies and blended and prepared them in small batches at cask strength. Each bottle has a unique […]
Diageo Global Travel has extended its Ciroc flavoured vodka collection with French Vanilla. The new flavour will be available in global travel retail in 1-litre bottles from October. The new variant is described as “the perfect foundation” for a celebratory cocktail occasion and is being launched with a Ciroc-Star Martini serve. Ciroc Global Brand Director Natalie […]
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has partnered with Lagardère Travel Retail to launch prominent new product displays for its wine portfolio at Auckland International Airport, New Zealand’s main gateway. Best-selling TWE wines and duty free exclusives from Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Matua will feature in the displays, after the companies signed a seven-year partnership. The displays […]
USA. Locally-headquartered coffee roaster and retailer La Colombe has opened an outlet at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). The unit is located in Concourse A-East. MarketPlace PHL and La Colombe will conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony on 15 August to celebrate the opening. La Colombe has five cafés throughout the city, as well as locations in […]
SINGAPORE. DFS Group has partnered with Hennessy Cognac and Changi Airport Group for an exclusive pre-launch of Hennessy XXO. Described as a “bold and modern recreation of one of the house’s most storied blends”, Hennessy XXO is available exclusively through DFS at Singapore Changi Airport from 1 to 31 August. From September, Hennessy XXO will […]
Bacardi Global Travel Retail partnered with Dufry Group in July to take over the retailer’s new generation store at Melbourne Airport with a Grey Goose campaign. Grey Goose, the first drinks brand to utilise the new in-store space and digital screens, installed a copper-plate fronted geometric bar which served Grey Goose Le Grand Fizz and the dark twist […]
UK. SSP has embarked on a £2.5 million (US$3.3 million) expansion project at Belfast International Airport. The majority of the work will involve its existing airside food & beverage outlets [SSP operates all but one food & beverage unit at the airport]. The Lagan Bar has already been extended at the front and rear, creating […]
USA. Fraport USA has introduced several new brands to the dining and retail offerings at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. They include Maryland restaurants Flying Dog Tap House and Phillips Seafood. In addition, new speciality retailers include Diva By Cindy, @ease, La Boutique and NYS Collection, plus there are two DefensePac pre-security kiosks. “Fraport USA is committed to […]
