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Coccinelle showcases new logo L ooking for greater presence across Asia Pacific, Coccinelle has a whole range that sports its new logo while it eyes potential new distributors and retailers. Explaining more about its presence here at the show, Coccinelle Head of International Markets & Global Travel Retail Giada Cappelletti admitted: “The focus for us this year is to find new customers and new partners for APAC”, explaining that before Covid the brand had a very good presence in APAC as well as “a good presence in the domestic field” and was especially prominent “in China and Thailand” but now is the time for the business to look for more “Asian customers and partners”. Cappelletti explained that, for Coccinelle, “the most important thing is to find some new connections”. She added: “This collection we are displaying right now for Spring/Summer 2025 is not something you can find in stores. This is a very important collection for us because we have a new logo” but hinted that “it is not something people will see anywhere else”. Level 1/1-P28 La Martiniquaise shows variety is the spice of life S howing delegates and attendees a range of spirits, La Martiniquaise has underpinned how it is tapping into far reaching drinks trends. Speaking at the show, La Martiniquaise- Bardinet Group Communication Manager Donatien Ferrari said: “This year in Singapore, we are focused on different categories, we have our flagship Scotch whisky, our single malt Glen Moray we are launching in new packaging.” Ferrari explained: “Glen Moray’s Phoenix Rising has had very good feedback too and also our Generous Gin, made in Cognac we do an original and an organic one.” Describing trends taking place, Ferrari also hinted: “I think we are still leaning in towards coffee” and highlighted how “Espresso Martinis are still getting popular” as are lots of kinds of “cold brew coffee styles” in cocktails and pointed out that the beauty of the trend was that mixologists could change and adapt “the base spirit of the cocktail” and said that this meant that consumers “will also look to change it to any spirit they want” in an Espresso Martini cocktail. Basement 2/2-L2 Tuesday 14 May 2024 30 T F W A D A I L Y