But this isn't the full picture is it Rishi Sunak?

Alcohol inflation is double the headline rate 📈 which is why we are calling on HM Treasury to cut alcohol duty & costly red tape & do more to support the UK drinks industry 🇬🇧

#WSTA #WineAndSpirits #CutDrinksDuty #WineEasement

Tomorrow is the first meeting of the EDI Programme Board at Vintners’ Hall 🥂

WSTA, The Drinks Trust & WSETglobal are co-ordinating a drinks industry-wide EDI programme, ‘to create an inclusive and equitable UK drinks industry where everyone feels welcome, safe and supported’.

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Businesses need to ‘act swiftly’ with EPR, reports WSTA letsrecycle.com/news/wsta-epr-…

Join us for 'Borders: Navigating the future of border controls and trade' where we will discuss where we are now and what to expect over the next few years with border controls.

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The WSTA warns businesses to fill out package recycling forms before end of May deadline.

'It is important that everyone puts this firmly on their to do list for before the 31st May deadline to avoid being penalised.” Miles Beale

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#WSTA #EPR

This sounds fun! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

WSTA issues package recycling paperwork warning...

Hundreds of UK companies who qualify are yet to complete Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) paperwork, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WTSA) has warned.

Read more here: thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/04/wsta-i…

Miles Beale

Celebrate packaging excellence with #LondonPackagingWeek ’s #Innovation Awards!

The awards aim to single out the best packaging in the UK over the past year. Enter for your chance to win and get recognised as the best in your industry.

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Miles Beale, chief executive of the WSTA, called on drinks producers to complete the necessary paperwork ahead of this deadline: “It is important that everyone puts this firmly on their to do list before the May 31 deadline to avoid being penalised.”

#WSTA #WineAndSpirits #EPR

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The The Drinks Trust, WSET UK Team and #WSTA , are co-ordinating a drinks industry wide Equity Diversity & Inclusion programme with the stated aim ‘to create an inclusive and equitable UK drinks industry where everyone feels welcome, safe and supported.’

#EDI
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The 2024 editions of the RASG Responsible Retail Guides now include a chapter on selling low and no alcohol beverages.

Download the guides at the link below.

#RASG #WSTA #RetailGuides
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We are excited to announce our continued partnership with WSTA.

🗓️Mark your calendars for April 11th at 3 pm.
We invite you to an exclusive webinar, where you can let us know which drinks industry issues you would like the WSTA to address at #LWF24 .

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We are thrilled to announce our continued partnership with London Wine Fair!

Join us on April 11th at 3:00 PM! We invite you to our webinar where we will open up the conversation to you, to let us know what you would like to see at #LondonWineFair 2024.

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Just read the comments. Does anyone other than the woeful Rishi Sunak think this is a good idea. The Labour Party needs to bin this stupid policy once it’s elected.

Britain’s Brexit wine duty regime is ‘unworkable’, industry warns on.ft.com/3TUg88m

Our latest Market Report is out now! Available for WSTA Members only.

Become a member today, please contact [email protected].

#WSTA #MarketReport #WineAndSpirits

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Together with The Drinks Trust and WSTA, we're hosting a consultative open meeting on 16 Apr at Vintners’ Hall in London from 1pm to 4pm, with the first aim being to tackle safeguarding in the UK hospitality trade. For more details or to RSVP, click here: bit.ly/3xm13np

Sadly, has to be read to be believed.. A simply ridiculous idea that will add more time and cost to every bottle of wine in the uk next year.. again.🤦🏻‍♂️

Britain’s Brexit wine duty regime is ‘unworkable’, industry warns ft.com/content/92fb86… via @ft #wine Andrew Griffith MP