Drinks distribution firm Barry & Fitzwilliam is now planning to do a deal to take over Galvin’s Wholesale, which earlier this year announced that a tax fraud perpetrated on it had put it into financial difficulties.

DRINK distribution company Barry & Fitzwilliam is hoping to gain control of fellow Cork-based group Galvin’s Wholesale – which went into examinership in September – by the end of this week.

CORK-based drinks distribution firm Barry & Fitzwilliam saw pre-tax profit rise 6% to €3.4 million last year but it said 2009 is proving much tougher.

CORK drink distribution firm Barry & Fitzwilliam is planning an expansion into the North.

Barry & Fitzwilliam has sealed new direct distribution contracts with Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Bols Amsterdam, The Edrington Group, Rémy Cointreau Group and SPI Group for a 23 globally recognised drinks brands.

THE Cork-based Barry & Fitzwilliam independent distributor of international wines, spirits and beer brands, has clinched direct distribution contracts with a number of drinks groups that will be worth e18 million a year to the group.

THE 53rd Corona Cork Film Festival opened yesterday with the screening of Burn After Reading, the latest Coen brothers film starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.

IF YOU want one example that shows that us folk are pretty weird even at the best of times, just consider how often our choice of wine is based solely on the grape variety in it. It’s nuts.