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The voice of the UK #wine and #spirit industry representing over 300+ companies producing, importing and selling wines and spirits | Chief Executive @WSTA_Miles
London
Joined November 2009
The #WSTA has created the ‘go to guide’ for the industry to use as a tool to help policy makers and politicians better understand the UK’s dynamic #WineAndSpirit market. Visit our website to find out more and download the guide. https://t.co/hHLVD8IBEM
#TheTradeInFocus
wsta.co.uk
A new brochure designed to highlight the economic importance and complexity of the UK’s wine and spirit trade has been published today.
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Why it’s now the drinks industry versus government. @vinexposium @WSTA_Miles #Budget25
https://t.co/U9TcWySguT
thedrinksbusiness.com
Such is the damage being wreaked by government policy on the drinks trade, the industry must unite to fight its corner.
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@ToniaAntoniazzi @NiaGriffithMP @hammersmithandy You can watch or read the debate in full here, including the response of responsible DEFRA Minister Mary Creagh. 6/6 #WSTA #EPR #ExtendedProducerResponsibility
https://t.co/yZAtfqqdfx
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@ToniaAntoniazzi @NiaGriffithMP @hammersmithandy Shadow Minister Neil Hudson MP outlines the WSTA’s involvement in cross-sectoral efforts to warn Government of the effect of high glass fees, and material switching. UK EPR fees for glass are up to 8x as high as other EU schemes. 5/6
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@ToniaAntoniazzi @NiaGriffithMP .@hammersmithandy MP urges the Minister to reduce the burden of EPR on hospitality – by reviewing the weight-based methodology for glass fees, and urgently resolving the double charging issue. 4/6
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@ToniaAntoniazzi .@NiaGriffithMP urges the Minister to examine and reform the weight-based methodology for EPR fees, and focus on recyclability of materials. 3/6
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@ToniaAntoniazzi MP reminds the Minister of the importance of ensuring UK-wide alignment of upcoming Deposit Return Schemes. 2/6
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Leading last week’s Westminster Hall debate on Extended Producer Responsibility, Tonia Antoniazzi MP outlined the key issues with the scheme. https://t.co/yZAtfqqdfx
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WSTA highlights cost of Budget to drinks trade - Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News
harpers.co.uk
In the wake of the Budget, the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has released a table (below)...
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Price of a bottle of wine could increase by 13p alcohol duty goes up
dailymail.co.uk
Despite warnings about the fragile state of the hospitality sector - and concerns about inflation - the Chancellor has pressed ahead with an increase in alcohol duty across the board.
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“This Budget has been dubbed a death by a thousand cuts, and for wine and spirit businesses those cuts run deep." Miles Beale, WSTA #WSTA #Budget2026 @TheSun
https://t.co/aqr7ZF5E1S
thesun.co.uk
THE cost of booze is set to rise under Rachel Reeves’ brutal Budget hikes. The Chancellor today unveiled a raft of tax rises, with millions of households finding out what’s in store for…
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The Government’s “typically disappointing and shortsighted decision” to increase alcohol duty by RPI will perpetuate the economy’s “doom loop”, a deflated Wine and Spirit Trade Association (#WSTA) warned today. Find out more. #Budget25 #Budget2026
https://t.co/Z1aZD9ehkA
wsta.co.uk
The Chancellor has once again failed to listen to industry and instead has chosen to make everyone suffer at the Autumn Budget
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Miles Beale, Chief Executive, The Wine and Spirit Trade Association comments on the alcohol duty increases announced at the Autumn Budget. #WSTA #Budget25 #DutyIncrease
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It's #Budget25 Eve! The #WSTA has given the Chancellor clear evidence to show freezing alcohol duty will be better for Treasury funds, better for consumers, hospitality and British businesses. Another duty increase will be bitter blow for all concerned. https://t.co/PPiwiS4ZlJ
telegraph.co.uk
Alcohol duty to rise by 4pc in a ‘bitter blow’ for brewers and pubs
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Speaking candidly to db as part of its Desert Island Drinks podcast series, MD at Benchmark Drinks, Paul Schaafsma, expressed his dismay at the UK Government’s “destructive” approach towards the wine trade.
thedrinksbusiness.com
MD at London-based Benchmark Drinks Paul Schaafsma expresses his dismay at the UK government’s "destructive" approach towards the wine trade.
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The ECJ decision confirms ‘Gin’ cannot be qualified with ‘Non-alcoholic'. The good news: The #WSTA guide clarifies the rules & provides advice to help businesses ensure compliant labelling solutions. https://t.co/5xMxoRzh3H
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M&S alcoholic drinks lead appointed as WSTA chair. https://t.co/qRa4OKjaZX
foodmanufacture.co.uk
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has announced Caroline Thompson-Hill, head of beers, wines and spirits at Marks & Spencer, as its new chair.
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The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has announced Marks & Spencer's head of beers, wines and spirits as its new chair Read the story ➡️ https://t.co/roqQGF6LH0
#drinknews #beverages #businessnews @wstauk @marksandspencer
foodmanufacture.co.uk
Nestlé is investing £28 million in its Dalston factory in Cumbria, to boost efficiencies in its instant sachet coffee business.
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The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (#WSTA) has appointed Caroline Thompson-Hill (pictured), head of BWS at Marks & Spencer, as the new chair of the executive board. https://t.co/470RLddxRT
harpers.co.uk
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has appointed Caroline Thompson-Hill (pictured), head of BWS at...
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Britain is becoming the most taxed place to raise a glass and the hardest place to sell one. @GregoryStafford
#WSTA #Budget25
https://t.co/3TPwfGTJ7b
parliamentnews.co.uk
The United Kingdom has been a global home for beers, wines, and spirits for centuries, stretching back to 1638 when Berry Bros. & Rudd first opened its
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