IRELAND/INTERNATIONAL. Irish travel retail drinks agent and distributor Duty Free Global has become the new exclusive partner of The Moodie Blog.
The Moodie Blog, written by The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie and themed ‘Up close and personal in travel retail’, was first published in September 2006 and has become an industry institution since.
New blogs appear regularly, often attracting many thousands of views. The posts, alternatively humorous, poignant, opinionated, and critical where necessary, are Martin’s personal take on travel retail, reflecting his passion for the people and places he encounters during his extensive travels.
Duty Free Global is a specialist wines and spirits brand-building partner working with houses such as Maison Albert Bichot, Gunpowder Irish Gin, Somrus, Silent Pool Gin, Southern Comfort, Ukiyo Spirits and many more.
Duty Free Global is a long-standing partner of The Moodie Davitt Report and has sponsored key industry events such as the Trinity Forum and Virtual Travel Retail Expo.
Duty Free Global Founder and Commercial Director Barry Geoghegan commented, “We at Duty Free Global are really proud to partner with the wonderful, informative and always on-trend The Moodie Blog.
Passing The Moodie Blog baton to The Enniskerry Globetrotter Those lyrics I composed way back in 2007, only one year into this Blog, may need updating. I just need to find a rhyme with Geoghegan. Perhaps I can find the answer back in 1947. |
“As a pure channel-focused business, all the team at Duty Free Global have the global travel retail channel in our DNA. We couldn’t think of a more appropriate partnership with such a like-minded group of people that make up The Moodie Davitt Report.”
Geoghegan added: “We love the way that real issues and fun elements in the channel are discussed in the Blog in an open and supportive way to strive to continuously make our channel great.”
Writing in The Moodie Blog, The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie said: “I am delighted to announce Duty Free Global as The Moodie Blog’s new long-term sponsor. Actually, I prefer the term ‘partner’. For the man behind the agreement walks, talks and acts partnership in every breath he takes, every deal he strikes and every action he executes.
“The company introduces, champions and celebrates brands – many of them hitherto comparatively unknown in the channel – in travel retail. Barry, an aficionado of wine (for which he has an almost unrivalled knowledge) and spirits, is an evangelist for the joint category and the channel is all the better for it.” {For more of Martin Moodie’s comments on the alliance, see his latest Blog post today}
As reported, Barry Geoghegan – a champion of the travel retail channel – was named one of The Moodie Davitt Report’s People of the Year for 2022. ✈
