Henkell Freixenet Offloads UK Wine Merchant to Compagnia del Gusto Holding

Global Drinks Intel reports that Freixenet Copestick has sold London-based Jascots Wine Merchants to Italy’s Compagnia del Gusto Holding for an undisclosed amount. Staff assigned to Jascots are expected to transfer with the business, while the new owner plans to use Jascots’ on-trade network to expand its Italian food and wine portfolio in Britain, alongside continued distribution of existing partner producers.