As a world leader in premium spirits, Beam Suntory inspires the brilliance of life by delivering great consumer experiences through its world-class portfolio of brands.

Known for its craftsmanship of premium whiskies, including Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Basil Hayden and Knob Creek bourbons; Japanese whiskies, including Yamazaki, Hakushu, Hibiki and Toki; and leading Scotch brands including Teacher’s, Laphroaig and Bowmore, Beam Suntory also produces leading brands such as Courvoisier cognac, Tres Generaciones, El Tesoro and Hornitos tequila, Roku and Sipsmith gin, Canadian Club whisky, and is a world leader in ready-to-drink cocktails, with brands like -196 and On The Rocks Premium Cocktails.

A global company with approximately 6,000 employees in more than 30 countries, one of Beam Suntory’s core values is Growing for Good and through its Proof Positive sustainability strategy, the company has committed to ambitious goals and investments to promote environmental sustainability in its operations, ensure the company has a positive impact on the communities where employees live and work, and programs to educate and inform consumers to make the right personal choices about drinking.

The company continues to make excellent progress across each of its Proof Positive pillars – Nature Positive, Consumer Positive and Community Positive – in line with its ambition to become the world’s most admired premium spirits company. Key milestones highlighted in the company’s latest Sustainability Report include a 10% reduction in water usage rate across the company’s operations; an increase in shipped volume including on-pack nutritional data; and advancements in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

Beam Suntory is committed to operating as a responsible business that is actively contributing to a more sustainable, equitable future for everyone – with the travel retail channel earmarked to play a key role. Making a positive impact through its business and its brands is core to fulfilling its stated objectives of protecting the environment, empowering its consumers to make responsible choices, and fostering inclusivity and equity across its value chain.

Headquartered in New York City, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. For more information on Beam Suntory, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.beamsuntory.com and www.drinksmart.com.

Inspired by the Mediterranean, the Moroccanoil brand comes to life through our iconic turquoise packaging and a signature fragrance, for an exotic experience that transports the senses. Our first product, the original Moroccanoil Treatment, pioneered oil-infused haircare and created the worldwide buzz on argan oil. At the heart of our brand is the stylist community that inspires us to create effective and easy-to-use products. And today, our goal remains unchanged: to continue pioneering innovation in beauty, while using our platform to make a difference, through our PETA Beauty Without Bunnies Certification as a cruelty-free brand, certifying that we never test our products on animals, as well as other efforts to give back.

 

Gold Sponsors

 

 

 

The Bluedog Group
The Bluedog Group houses specialist agency brands in the retail, PR, live and digital spaces, bringing 25 years of experience into a client focused model fit for all needs.

doplr
Working on live events across the globe, doplr boasts a dedicated and knowledgeable team, with all the technical know-how and creative vision to deliver an unforgettable event, launch or experience. Well versed in handling tight schedules and budgets of all sizes, whilst always delivering projects to the highest level of quality.

Kounter
Immersed in domestic and travel retail, and we have over two decades of hands-on experience. Working closely with our clients to design, manufacture and install activations and permanent fixtures as well as managing all logistical requirements, we possess the experience and know-how that others only dream of.

HEX
We deliver technically complex solutions whilst not compromising nor diluting the creative vision; be it a retail activation, event or standalone digital solution, we bring a well-rounded omnichannel approach to all projects.

Essential Communications
An integrated PR and marketing agency that works closely with its clients to achieve their goals. We focus on the travel retail industry and strive to raise the profile of the companies we represent in international travel retail media, to promote and build their brands, publicise their product developments and, in doing so, assist them to maximise favourable exposure and, ultimately, increase sales. Our experienced team brings together expertise in marketing, press relations and journalism, enabling us to offer a wide-ranging portfolio of services and consultancy.

 

 

 

During his career playing professional basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv, David Sternlight was on the road a lot. While seeing the world was always an adventure, he found most methods of travel to be cramped and uncomfortable – especially at 6’8 tall.

Determined to create a better travel experience for himself and others, David began to design a travel neck pillow that actually works. In 2009, after months of development, the revolutionary Cabeau Evolution Pillow was born.
Cabeau’s patented travel pillows, comfort products, and innovative accessories can be found in over 110 countries worldwide. Our products have set new industry standards for superior craftsmanship, quality, and comfort.

We are honoured to have received numerous travel industry awards that recognise our commitment to excellence in providing our customers with innovative travel accessories as well as our dedication to improving the world around us.

Our team is dedicated to ensuring that the same effort and energy goes into our new products that went into our original, groundbreaking Cabeau Evolution Pillow. Innovations in our extended product line are inspired by our customers, who have shared with us what they like, what works, and what would further enhance their travels.

We provide a carefully curated range of products that are guaranteed to make your travel experience better, from our first Cabeau Evolution Pillow to our newest innovations: The Neck’s Evolution S3 with a patent pending chinstrap that eliminates head bobble and The Evolution Earth, our first sustainable neck pillow.

Family owned and operated since 1956, E. Gluck Corporation is a leader in the global fashion watch industry.

In the product-driven industry, where thoughtful design is key to success, E. Gluck’s dedicated product development teams ensure creative focus and oversee the design and production process from start to finish, bringing their unique expertise to its diverse portfolio of brands, such as Armitron, Anne Klein, Nine West and Juicy Couture.

With established manufacturing relationships, global supply chain capabilities and an in-house 3PL team, E. Gluck Corporation is able to react nimbly and efficiently in response to a fluid marketplace.

Bringing a successful watch brand to market demands more than creativity, technical experience and production strength. The company’s industry expertise, coupled with a culture of nurturing long-lasting business relationships has also helped to make E. Gluck Corporation a highly valued partner.

Beginning this year, E Gluck Corporation, through its partnership with WITHit – one of the largest wearable tech accessory manufacturers in the US – is excited to begin offering fashion accessories for Apple, Samsung, Garmin, and Fitbit smartwatches, as well as Apple AirPods cases and Apple AirTag holders, under the brands Anne Klein, Nine West, Steve Madden, Vince Camuto and WITHit.

With over 500 million wearable devices in use globally, and the expectation of tremendous future growth in the global smart watch market, E. Gluck is positioning WITHit and its other fashion brands to be an international leader in the category.

 

 

 

Family-owned confectionery brand Haribo has been bringing moments of happiness to children and adults across the world for over a century.

Founded in Bonn (December 1920), the brand name is a playful abbreviation of the name of the company’s entrepreneurial founder: Hans Riegel of Bonn. The family business he launched – with starter capital of just a sack of sugar, copper pot, marble slab, stove and roller (and his wife Gertrud as the company’s first employee) – would become one of the world’s best-loved names in confectionery.

As a global favourite among consumers of all ages, Haribo has a very special role in the travel environment. The brand has demonstrated a strong and sustained commitment to the travel retail industry, including support for retail partners through innovation with exciting new launches and exclusive editions for the channel, also sharing in engaging and compelling instore presentations and activations.

That passion for perfection is also focused on optimising the customer experience through an unrivalled range of choice in fruit jellies, gums, marshmallows and liquorice. The brand’s versatile assortment of colourful gifting, snacking and sharing formats gives consumers the choice, quality, flavour and convenience they need. Recipes are also specially tailored to suit unique flavour preferences and dietary needs in different countries.

From Hans’s single copper pot, Haribo now produces more than 1,000 different products at 16 production sites across 10 countries and is distributed in over 120 countries – sharing moments of happiness across the globe. From our family to yours.

Perfetti Van Melle is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum. We create imaginative products and brands that are enjoyed in over 150 countries. In travel retail we offer major brands like Mentos, Mentos Gum and Mints, Chupa Chups and Fruittella. With these brands we want to make life more delicious for international travellers around the world.

Our Chupa Chups can be found in many airports. This favourite lollipop brand is known for the different colours and flavours that you and your children can enjoy for a long time. In travel retail we offer Chupa Chups lollipops in exclusive packaging, even including a toy for kids.

For generations, Mentos has been known as the freshest mint candy. This irresistible round candy has a unique concept: smooth, but when you bite on it crackling on the outside and chewable and refreshing on the inside. In travel retail also our Mentos rolls are available in exclusive packaging.

Our Mentos sugar-free gum is available in different flavours to offer all our travellers fresh breath and a nice taste. And despite the small size of our Mints, it provides intense refreshment and can be easily used at any time of the day. Both Gum and Mints are sugar-free and available in handy pack types: perfect for travelling.

Everyone knows Fruittella as the ‘square candy’ with a tasty fruit flavour. Good to know is that Fruittella candy feature natural flavours and colours. Fruittella is for everyone and every moment. Perfect for on the go.

 

Silver Sponsor

 

Proximo is a global innovator of quality spirits that create excitement with every sip.

Our brands include Jose Cuervo – the world’s favourite tequila, Bushmills Irish whiskey – the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery, 1800 Tequila, Maestro Dobel Tequila, The Kraken black spiced rum, and many more.

Always on the lookout for what’s next, Proximo builds brands and invents new products to meet the world’s changing tastes and trends in memorable new ways.

The future of spirits is coming. Enjoy what’s next.

 

Drinks Sponsors

Exclusive Vodka Sponsor

 

Tito’s Handmade Vodka is America’s Original Craft Vodka. In 1995, Bert “Tito” Beveridge obtained the first legal permit to distill in Texas and created Tito’s Handmade Vodka.

We batch distill our corn-based vodka using old-fashioned pot stills and the vodka is naturally gluten-free. Tito’s Handmade Vodka is distilled and bottled by Fifth Generation Inc. in Austin, Texas on the very same land where the whole venture started, and today is enjoyed across the globe thanks to our valued distributors and duty free retailers.

Founded in 1042 by Fernando Van Zeller Guedes, Sogrape is the leading Portuguese wine producer but also an international company with presence in over 120 markets. With an annual turnover of €347 million in 2022, producing wines in five different origin countries, owner of 19 wine cellars, 30 wine brands and six distribution companies, Sogrape Group has grown into a global company with global reach and has become a relevant player across the most important family-owned wine companies around the world.

The Sogrape strategy goes hand in hand with the development of new consumption moments for the pot wine category leaded by Sandeman Port, together with the development of innovations and new concepts around wine, without forgetting the growth of its best-selling wines around the world like Mateus Rose or Silk & Spice, or its most premium and aspirational wines like Barca Velha o Legado. But above all, Sogrape wants to grow in a healthy and sustainable way keeping at heart its commitment with a sustainability approach to any plans for the future.

 

Production Partner

 

Associate Sponsor

Established in 1984, Artisan People is synonymous with the recruitment of exceptional people for its stellar luxury retail client base. We have long-term associations with leading brands in each of the sectors we operate in: Airside, Luxury Retail, Beauty & Fashion, Corporate Hospitality and Museums & Galleries.

Our ethos is simple. We believe that genuine luxury customer service is delivered with passion, brand knowledge and consistently exceeding expectations – and this shines through in the candidates we recruit, train and deploy.

We adopt a people-first approach which applies to staff, candidates, customers and clients alike. It’s fair to say we love what we do, and this is reflected in our client and brand feedback.

At Artisan, training is crucial for successful outcomes. The Artisan Talent School ensures that our candidates are coached and upskilled throughout their careers. In-person training sessions at our regional offices provide a combination of practical skills and brand immersion briefings. This is complemented by the Artisan Training Foundation which provides self-paced online learning with each session CPD-accredited.

The Artisan difference is legendary. Our clients expect (and receive) an improvement on ROI, customer feedback and overall achievement of sales objectives whilst our teams are on shift. All metrics are carefully measured for every individual and reported to our clients. The proof is in the reporting!

Artisan People can be found dazzling on the shopfloor in pretty much every airport and major department store within the UK.

 

 

Gift Bag Sponsors

Sustainable solutions for a greener tomorrow. Enviro-Point are providers of the world’s first biodegradation technology that is capable of delivering full biological decomposition of plastic packaging within the open environment. We introduced our solution into a range of products such as shopping bags, STEB bags, liquid bags, as well as coffee/plastic cups. The company continuously strives to help the travel retail industry make greener, more informed decisions on their single use plastic waste.

 

 

 

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