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Shortlist for The Drinks Business Awards 2008


We are delighted to announce
the shortlist for the marketing
and business categories of
the drinks business
Awards 2008

MARKETING AWARDS

Shortlist for BEST LAUNCH 
The Black Grouse
The McGuigan 9.5 range
Cuvée R. Lalou 1998
Glenmorangie
Russian Standard Vodka
Jacob’s Creek Three Vines

Shortlist for BEST TRADE CAMPAIGN
  Bibendum Wine
SITT 08
Wines from Spain
Stolichnaya: Rise up and Join the Party
Berkmann: Tour of Britain

Shortlist for BEST CONSUMER CAMPAIGN
  Fetzer Vineyards: Summer Sustainable Gardening
Gallo & Walkers: They’re better together
Glenfiddich: Every Year Counts
Diageo: Guinness Tipping Point
Absolut: Disco

Shortlist for BEST DESIGN & PACKAGING
  Tesco Wine Range
Croft Pink
BrewDog
Fever-Tree
Glenfiddich Range
Gallo: The Handbag  

COMPANY AWARDS

Shortlist for DRINKS COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Chalié Richards & Co
Hatch Mansfield
Foster’s EMEA
Bibendum Wine

Shortlist for BEST LOGISTICS COMPANY
EHD London No.1 Bond
KN Drinks Logistics
Waverley TBS
JF Hillebrand

Shortlist for BEST RESPONSIBLE DRINKING MESSAGE

WSTA / St. Neot’s: Cambridgeshire Alcohol Project
Home Office & Department of Health: Alcohol Know Your Limits
Diageo: The Choice is Yours
The Thresher Group
WSTA Toolkit: Social Responsibility

Shortlist for INDEPENDENT RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Berry Bros & Rudd
Roberson Wine Merchant
Stone, Vine & Sun
SA Wines Online
Taurus Wines

Shortlist for RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Tesco
Sainsbury’s
Majestic Wine Warehouses
Wine Rack
Waitrose


PERSONALITY AWARDS
• Man of the Year
• Woman of the Year
• Young Achiever of the Year
• On-trade Business Person of the Year

… will only be announced on the day of the awards ceremony

All winners will be announced on Wednesday 21 May 2008 at The London International Wine Fair at ExCel

Attendance at the ceremony is by invitation only. If you have any queries please contact sheila.crisp@thedrinksbusiness.com

the drinks business would like to extend a special thank you to all the candidates who entered the awards. Every single entry helped to ensure that this year was the best ever in terms of quality. We fully appreciate the time and effort required to submit an entry and hope that all the candidates will be prepared to take part again next year. Good luck to all shortlisted candidates.


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