On-Trade - Wine Intelligence

January 27, 2020

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Wine list as bottleneck

Does the way a restaurant sells wine need a makeover? Wine Intelligence’s eminence grise of the on-premise, Brian Howard, believes so. How does a restaurant grow its wine sales? Some grumbling diners might answer: “stop charging so much”.…

November 26, 2019

US on-premise rises to the occasion

Compared with five years ago, premium wine consumers in the US are spending significantly more on wine in the on-premise. What are the reasons for this, and what can the off-premise learn? The growing trend of premiumisation in the US is well…

May 9, 2018

A perfect storm in the UK on-trade

Wine is struggling for attention in a UK restaurant sector experiencing a ‘perfect storm’ of adverse trading conditions There is no longer a simple decision regarding how to get food: go out or cook. Now, we have multiple other alternatives…

April 20, 2018

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Press release: Wine is struggling for attention in a UK restaurant sector experiencing a “perfect storm” of adverse trading conditions

For Immediate Release: Friday 20 April 2018 Wine is struggling for attention in a UK restaurant sector experiencing a “perfect storm” of adverse trading conditions, according to a new UK On-trade Trends report by Wine Intelligence According…

January 24, 2017

Hard times in the London restaurant scene?

A “perfect storm” of rising costs are threatening the economics of the UK capital’s vibrant restaurant industry Two unrelated activities in recent weeks have prompted me to re-evaluate my thinking about the challenges confronting…