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Kingsland Drinks announces Senior Leadership Team appointment

Kingsland Drinks has announced today the appointment of Andy Henderson as Operations Director. In a new role created following the firm’s move to employee-owned status and building on continued investment in infrastructure and capabilities, Henderson takes on responsibility for Kingsland Drinks’s factory operations, technical and supply chain functions. Read More

Kingsland Drinks Group & Manchester Still create craft spirit facility

Full-service drinks firm and science-led artisan spirits company unite to put Greater Manchester on the map for distillation Employee-owned Kingsland Drinks Group has partnered with Manchester Still, a company of distillers with an innovative and scientific approach to their craft, to create and install a new fermentation and distillation facility… Read More

Kingsland Drinks Group Makes Move Towards Being Employee Owned

Leading independent drinks firm Kingsland Drinks Group, including Kingsland Drinks, and newly established Ten Locks, has made a move to being partially employee owned. Current director shareholders, Andy Sagar, Karen Wilson, Michael Forde, and Mark Dixon have successfully managed the business for 17 years, investing significantly in capability and capacity… Read More

Meet the Producer // McManis Family Vineyards

McManis Family Vineyards has been making superb wines in California for five generations. We speak to the team at MFV to find out more about their winery, vineyards, sustainable practices and hopes for the future. Tell us about your vineyards at McManis. What grapes do you grow, and how does the climate and… Read More

Meet the Producer // Domäne Baumgartner

This month, we talk to the wonderful family winery Domäne Baumgartner, based in Austria. Tell us about your vineyard / winery: Family winery Domäne Baumgartner, located in Untermarkersdorf in the Weinviertel, Austria, is the largest Austrian winery with 200 hectares of vineyards. Using three century-old traditions, our wines meet the highest quality standards and have a distinctive style. The motto of… Read More

Denis O’Flynn joins Kingsland Drinks Group board of directors

Kingsland Drinks has appointed Denis O’Flynn, previously managing director at Pernod Ricard UK and chairman of the WSTA, as a non-executive director on the board of Kingsland Drinks Group. O’Flynn joins Kingsland to assist in its growth and development following a series of significant investment projects which have reinforced… Read More