Tradeshow Look Ahead: Jeff Lenard, NACS Show 2025
Gama spoke to Jeff Lenard, Vice President of NACS Media & Strategic Communications, ahead of the latest edition of the NACS Show. What are your expectations for the NACS Show 2025? We always focus on what attendees say they most want at the event. They tell us they like the format of the NACS […]
Australia: Treasury Wine Estates opens $9.8 million ‘low and no’ winemaking facility
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), the Australian wine giant, has announced that it has opened a new A$15 million ($9.8 million) facility in South Australia’s Barossa Valley to produce low- and no-alcohol wines. This new site combines dealcoholisation technology with patent-pending innovations designed to treat the wine’s aroma components. The facility will produce low- and no-alcohol wines […]
Mexico: Heineken unveils $2.75 billion investment
The Mexico division of brewing giant Heineken has announced a $2.75 billion investment, including a new brewery in Kanasin, Yucatan. In a statement, the company said the investment would enable it to continue driving sustainability efforts under its global “Delivering a Better World” strategy, with its new factory expected to to generate over 2,500 jobs […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Nicola Woods, Speciality & Fine Food Fair 2025
Gama spoke to Nicola Woods, Event Manager, ahead of the latest edition of Speciality & Fine Food Fair. What are your expectations for the 2025 edition of Speciality & Fine Food Fair? The 2025 edition of Speciality & Fine Food Fair is gearing up to be one of our most exciting yet, with a […]
Australia: Australian Vintage acquires MadFish wine brand in global markets
Australian winery Australian Vintage has announced that the company entered a strategic partnership with Burch Family Wines to acquire international ownership of the brand MadFish, a wine brand from Western Australia. In a press release, the company said it would become the exclusive distributor of Howard Park Wines in the UK, Ireland, Europe and Canada, whilst […]
Tradeshow Insight: London Wine Fair 2025
The 2025 edition of London Wine Fair (LWF) reinforced the show’s position as a cornerstone event for global wine and spirits professionals, welcoming some 442 exhibitors and more than 10,000 visitors for three days of networking, tasting and deal-making at the the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London. Held from 19th to 21st May, LWF showcased […]
France: Pernod Ricard completes divestment of wine brands
Pernod Ricard, the wine and spirits major, has announces the successful divestment of strategic international wine brands to Australian Wine Holdco Limited (AWL), a consortium of global institutional investors and the owner of Accolade Wines. The divestment paves the way for the creation of a new global wine company under the name Vinarchy, and will also allows Pernod […]
‘Ultraprocessed’ fears driving shift in food & drink claims
Insight by Gama Compass MANCHESTER – 29th April 2025: Growing consumer aversion to ‘processed’ and ‘artificial’ foods is driving an uptick in launches touting claims such as “no additives” and “no artificial ingredients”, the latest Insight By Gama Compass discovers. An analysis of trends in global food and drink launches since 2013 reveals that consumer preference is instead […]
Tradeshow Insight: UK Food & Drink Shows 2025
The 2025 UK Food & Drink Shows (Food & Drink Expo), held from 7th to 9th April at Birmingham’s NEC, once again offered industry professionals across the food, drink, hospitality, retail, and manufacturing sectors valuable insights into trends and innovations shaping the UK consumer goods sector. In a bid to cater to the evolving needs […]
USA: Diageo announces joint venture with Main Street Advisors
Alcoholic drinks giant Diageo has announced that the company has entered a strategic joint venture with investment and advisory firm Main Street Advisors involving the brands Ciroc Ultra-Premium Vodka and Lobos 1707 Tequila. In a press release, Diageo said it had exchanged majority ownership of Ciroc Ultra-Premium Vodka brand rights in North America for a […]