Headline Sponsors of the Drinks Retailing Awards

Global leader in infinitely recyclable aluminium beverage packaging @ballcorporation is the proud headline sponsor of the @drinksretailingawards. Time to crack open a cold one and celebrate your successes. Good luck and cheers to all the finalists!

Beluga Vodka is a distinguished brand in the super- and ultra-premium segments, with an impressive global presence. Made from 100% Nordic grain and pure spring water sourced in Montenegro, the spirit undergoes a meticulous six-part distillation process at the brand's distillery in Latvia to give the vodka a smooth and refined texture. Best consumed with caviar, Beluga Vodka offers a refined experience for those who appreciate the finest things in life.

Buckingham-Schenk is a family-owned wine producer and importer established in 1974. Working with every part of the UK market, from the major supermarkets and national chains, to on-trade wholesalers, restaurant groups and independent retailers, we thrive on establishing strong relationships between our customers and wineries, bringing a unique and exciting portfolio from across the world to the UK market. We are part of the Schenk Group which was founded in Switzerland in 1893 and is one of Europe’s largest family-owned wine companies.

CMBC is one of the UK’s largest brewers, bringing together over 300 years of shared values, history and heritage in UK brewing.

Focused on brewing excellence and delivering matchless customer service for thousands of retailers, CMBC provides customers with an amazing portfolio of beer brands to excite drinkers, whatever their taste. Alongside well-known and category-leading favourites like Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, Kronenbourg 1664 and San Miguel, CMBC is securing tremendous success with rising star World Beer brands like Birrificio Angelo Poretti and Brooklyn Pilsner, both Great Taste Award winners in 2023.

CMBC offers a leading selection of premium packaged ales, with beloved beers including Hobgoblin, Shipyard and Wainwright in our incredible range, alongside a fantastic choice of alcohol-free beers such as Brooklyn Special Effects, Erdinger Alkoholfrei and the new Carlsberg 0.0.

Discover more at: www.carlsbergmarstons.co.uk

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the leading supplier in the soft drinks category, is actively investing in its ready-to-drink (ARTD) alcohol portfolio. Its range includes Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola RTD – with and without sugar – which debuted in March 2023, and Absolut Vodka & SPRITE RTD which arrived in GB a year later.

Premiumisation and collaboration are key to CCEP’s ARTD strategy. Both of its launches to date bring together a pair of iconic brands with vast global footprints, which combined, deliver convenient, bar-quality, pre-mixed drinks – encouraging existing ARTD shoppers to trade up while inviting loyal fans of the individual brands to enter the ARTD category.

Free Damm is the non-alcoholic beer brewed in Barcelona. It is made with the same ingredients as those used to make alcoholic beer; water, malt, maize, rice, and hops. With an advanced technique called "vacuum distillation", the alcohol is eliminated until a 0.0% alcohol by volume (ABV) beer is achieved. Until now, during this process the beer used to lose some of the aromatic components which give it its flavour. We have developed a system to put these aromatic components back into the beer to achieve an even better flavour.

Free Damm has been awarded multiple times for its excellent taste, the last being Drink Product of the Year at the Free From Food Awards 2022

Félix Solís Avantis is a leading producer in the international wine industry that can be found in more than 115 countries.

The company is owned by the third generation Solís brothers, who still combine tradition and modernization. Its plant in Valdepeñas has evolved to become one of the largest and most innovative wine-producing facilities in the world.

Our presence in six key wine-producing regions in Spain enables us to offer the widest range of products in the Spanish industry. Thanks to this and to our constant research, we are able to create internationally credited wines.

Our mission consists of offering quality wine at a competitive price and to provide the best possible service to our customers worldwide. Our range of wines is organised according to sales channels in order to respond to market demands in the most efficient manner.

Fortitude Drinks UK is the vibrant distribution arm of the Fortitude Spirits Group, dedicated to scaling quality spirits brands for all occasions. We combine deep sales and marketing expertise with exceptional customer relationships, fostering growth for premium and accessible brands alike, across every price point and occasion. At Fortitude Drinks, we turn challenges into opportunities, paving the way for new avenues of success.

As a trusted supplier of leading branded spirits and a producer of private label spirits for supermarkets through our manufacturing partner, ICB Distillers, we are thrilled to sponsor the 2025 Supermarket of the Year award and celebrate the shared spirit of success in our industry!

At the beginning of 2019, Freixenet UK and Copestick Murray merged to become Freixenet Copestick, a leader in the Sparkling Wine category. Our pillar brands of i heart Wines, Freixenet, and Mionetto give us a true stronghold in the category, adding value through exciting campaigns and products. In 2022, we welcomed the addition of renowned English winery Bolney Wine Estate, strengthening our position as the leading sparkling wine supplier in England. One of South Africa's oldest and most awarded wineries, Spier Wine Farm, has also recently joined the Freixenet Copestick portfolio.

We also manage a wider portfolio of other branded wines, beers and spirits as well as large private label supply agreements. Our team work closely with suppliers and customers in order to develop products of the highest quality with innovative and stimulating designs. Our customer base ranges from leading supermarkets and national specialist chains to independent retailers, national on-trade, wholesalers, restaurants and private clients.

Hatch Mansfield are UK specialists in premium wines made by independently owned wine companies. Established in 1994 with Louis Jadot, Errazuriz and Villa Maria and headed up by Patrick McGrath MW, Hatch Mansfield remains fiercely independent and supplies all sectors of the UK wine trade. Today we represent 18 internationally acclaimed wineries with a 60-strong team

As the UK’s best-selling fruit cider and with more young drinkers than any other alcohol brand , Kopparberg continues to build on its reputation as the expert in premium fruit refreshment. Alongside it’s famous fruit cider, Kopparberg delights its loyal customers with a diverse range of alcohol-free and RTD offerings.

Kopparberg are a proudly independent and family run business, fiercely upholding the strong values that Peter Bronsman first instilled in the business almost twenty years ago.

As the leader in the fruit cider market for both sales and value , Kopparberg is thrilled to sponsor this year’s award to celebrate and honour the retailer that has championed cider throughout 2023.

Laurent-Perrier is a family-owned independent Champagne House. Established in Tours sur Marne in 1812, the House has been built around 4 strong convictions.

Champagne is based on the art of blending: the blending of grape varieties, the blending of Crus and the blending of years. Beyond rare vintages, Laurent-Perrier brings this art to a peak with Grand Siècle. Chardonnay is the basis of the Laurent-Perrier style. This variety which is very often the majority, brings Brut Sans Année from “La Cuvée” to the House’s champagnes with the most prestigious Cuvées bringing the freshness, the elegance and purity which are much sought after and make the Laurent-Perrier style so distinct.

An innovator in Champagne, Laurent-Perrier was the first House to offer the successive breakthrough Cuvées of Grand Siècle, Cuvée Rosé, Ultra Brut and Alexandra Rosé Millesimé.

At MOTH we’re here for cocktails, company and conversation. A drink in your hand, a friend on your arm. That’s why we make the best cocktails in a can - so that special mix can happen anywhere. Hands up - we’re obsessive. Every sip delicious and distinguished. Our cocktails are classics, and our ingredients are second to none. Our cocktails are as ready to go as you are. We have no fancy bar or dress-code. For that delicious taste at the drop of a hat. Because when you’ve got good friends and fine blends, what more do you need? Mix of total happiness. MOTH