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W ith a vast range of brands now under its remit, Duty Free Global has heralded meeting-after-meeting due to the popularity of its newest SKUs. One such brand is Cinco, a tequila that looks like no other. Speaking about the spirit, Cinco Spirits Group Managing Director International Quentin Job said: “Cinco is founded by some amazing stars in basketball, one of whom is Michael Jordan. The liquid is outstanding and the bottle is really nice. They launched back in 2019 and now they are going global and in the space of six months or so we will be launching into 12 markets.” Moving over to new recruits, BBC Spirits Europe Sales Director Romain Papillon observed how Duty Free Global has supported the brand. He explained: “We just launched into duty free with Duty Free Global at the end of last year and we specialise in Asian spirits. We have a Japanese gin. We have a whiskey from a distillery near Tokyo. We even have a peaty one which is not usual for Japanese whiskies. Then we have the first Chinese whiskey. Today we see Japanese whiskey, Taiwanese whiskey and people are looking to get new whiskies in the world.” Additionally, delving into Port, Taylor’s Export Sales Manager Jorge Ramos explained that the brand has a few Under one umbrella activations and packaging plans burgeoning for the sector. He added: “Taylor’s Port is based in the north of Portugal and we have a series of products, but primarily the tawny Ports. We launched a travel retail exclusive just last year and the bottle is onion-shaped and it would have been used in the late- 1600s when the company was founded. We have a range of Ports and also a special gift pack with chocolates too.” Basement 2/2-F10 Jägermeister sets sights on GTR expansion J ägermeister has revealed that its travel retail domination is now encompassing its other brands in its portfolio, such as Teremana Tequila. Jägermeister Vice President Global Travel Retail Tobias Witte said: “We have been in an expansion phase for the last four years, so we have a lot of new customers with our expanding assortment and so far it has been very good. This year we did a global launch for Teramana after Jägermeister took in some shares of Teramana and now it is a big joint venture between the Lopez family, Dwayne Johnson and Jägermeister. For the last two years we have been limited in terms of production in northern America and now we have our own facilities and our own distillery, so have decided to expand.” Jägermeister Director Customer Development Global Travel Retail Francois Picquot revealed: “Launching into travel retail globally has been our focus.” Basement 2/2-F2 Wednesday 1 5 May 2024 18 T F W A D A I L Y