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“We lack a crystal ball to show us what 2020 will bring” we wrote in our report last January, reading now like a quaint comment from a more innocent age when small movements in demand or prices were the talking points of the marketplace, not global pandemics and record-breaking wildfires. In light...

San Jose, California, May 13, 2024—LibDib, an innovative web-based distribution platform, is proud to announce its integration and collaboration with Diverse Powered Brands™, the premier centralized B2B global digital catalog for diverse suppliers in the beverage alcohol industry. The...

The Value of Experience by Steve Fredricks Over the past five decades, we have experienced and recorded numerous market cycles, enabling us to guide our clients in navigating fluctuating conditions with effective strategies. With today's challenging marketplace, the value of our experience is...

Last January’s California Report stated: “Probably the biggest question mark over the wine industry in 2022 is: How high will inflation go and if/when will it have an impact on consumer confidence?” The fact that, 12 months on, there are still no definitive answers to these questions highlights...

This year, more than normal, August and the start of September felt like a holding period while the Northern Hemisphere harvests commenced and their likely respective sizes are assessed. The slowness of the bulk market in many countries – persisting for 2-3 months, brought about by the inflationary...

As I wrote in our last WIN newsletter entry, we’ve received many wonderfully affirming comments from designers with whom I, and my team at Global Package, have worked over the years. This time I’d like to feature Tina Carpenter, founder and principal of Carpenter Creative. Here are some of Tina’s...

The bulk market globally can be characterised as slow, even for what is a traditionally slow time of year when the Northern Hemisphere summer holidays are is in full swing. As well as there being few buyers, some already-acquired wine is being put back on the market by those who no longer need it;...