29th April, 2021 by Nicola Carruthers Edinburgh’s Old Curiosity Distillery will change its name to The Secret Garden Distillery to emphasise the company’s ‘rooted in nature’ values. Old Curiosity Distillery will become The Secret Garden Distillery Effective from 3 May 2021, the distillery will also rename its products ‘Secret Garden Gin’. The move will accentuate
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27th April, 2021 by Melita Kiely Independent company Bacardi has promoted Kerry Carr to its global leadership team as senior vice president global performance management. Kerry Carr has been promoted to Bacardi’s global leadership team Carr’s responsibilities will be extended to include revenue growth management and Bacardi enterprise services, in addition to her existing responsibilities
22nd April, 2021 by Owen Bellwood Third-party producer Next Century Spirits has appointed Rob Mason as chief operating officer and Jenny Gates as chief strategy officer. Third-party producer Next Century Spirits boosted its management team North Carolina-based Next Century Spirits expanded its senior management team to oversee its sales growth and expansion plans. Mason will
Amber Beverage Group-owned distributor Cellar Trends has appointed Douglas Cunningham as CEO. Cellar Trends has named Douglas Cunningham as its new CEO Cunningham succeeds Simon Thomas who left the firm to pursue an opportunity outside the group. Cunningham steps into the role of CEO while also maintaining his position of managing director at Indie Brands,
20th April, 2021 by Nicola Carruthers The owner of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has appointed Mark Hunter to the role of chair as the firm considers launching an initial public offering (IPO). Mark Hunter has joined Artisanal Spirits Company as chair Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) owns SMWS, a membership organisation which bottles and