Our clients
Essential Communications works with companies varying from internationally known global brands such as Nestlé, Remy Cointreau, Russ Berrie and Imperial Tobacco to independently owned companies including PG Brogan and Scorpio Distributors, and across a wide product range from liqueurs to leathergoods, from sunglasses to sweeties. Our portfolio also includes onboard retail and spa specialist Harding Brothers and industry exhibition/conference organiser TFWA (Tax Free World Association).
This section enables journalists to access each client for recent press releases and images and, in most cases, to directly access the company's own website.
Apart from the clients listed here, Essential Communications also works regularly on a 'project' basis for companies and has recently been engaged by leading brands in the sports, fashion, leathergoods, electrical, cigars and liquor industries. These include Billy Bag, LeSportsac, Peterson of Dublin, and The Patron Spirits Company. |
 | Bord Bia
The role of Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) is to act as a link between Irish Food and Drink suppliers and existing and potential customers.
Its objective is to develop export markets for Irish food and drink companies and to bring the taste of Irish food to more tables world-wide. Essential Communications is handling the PR for Bord Bia during TFWA World Exhibition 2008.
www.bordbia.ie
 view press releases | | |  | CLS Rémy Cointreau
The Rémy Cointreau group owns some of the most prestigious wines and spirits brands in the world including Rémy Martin Fine Champagne Cognac, Cointreau, Champagne Piper-Heidsieck, Metaxa and Mount Gay Rum. Their success is due to a unique blend of prestige and pleasurable discovery, the quest for perfection and the pursuit of contemporary aspirations.
www.remy.com
view press releases | | |  | Domaine Pinnacle
Founded in 2000, Domaine Pinnacle is a 430 acre family run estate on the southern slopes of Pinnacle Mountain in Québec, Canada.
Dedicated to creating the highest quality Ice Apple Wine (known in Canada as Ice Cider) all products are hand-crafted entirely on the estate. Located on the 45th parallel, the same latitude as the world's renowned wine-growing regions, the south-facing apple orchards benefit from nearly ideal growing conditions. These growing conditions combined with the intensely cold winter conditions create a unique combination that makes the creation of Ice Apple Wine possible! Ice Apple Wine is unique to Canada…it is not produced anywhere else in the world.
Essential Communications has undertaken project work for the company to cover the Duty Free Show of the Americas and TFWA Asia Pacific, 2008.
www.domainepinnacle.com
view press releases | | |  | Gerard Darel
Founded in Paris in 1971, Gerard Darel is a family owned company which through steady and controlled growth has established a reputation as a respected player in the international fashion world. The Gerard Darel collections, which appeal to active women of all ages, include daywear, evening wear, bags, shoes, belts, scarves and jewellery.
www.gerarddarel.com
view press releases | | |  | Godiva Chocolatier
Established in Belgium in 1926, Godiva Chocolatier is one of the world's leading producers of premium quality chocolates and gourmet food items. Essential Communications handles Godiva's travel retail pr requirements.
www.godiva.be
view press releases | | |  | Harding Brothers Ltd
Founded in 1926, initially as a ships' chandler, Harding Brothers is today responsible for the creation and management of on-board retail for almost 50 luxury cruise vessels around the world. It also operates a successful spa division, providing on-board health and beauty spa services. The company has seen steady growth over the past five years and is now set to double in size following major new contracts with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines(RCCL).
Essential Communications handles all media communications for the company.
www.hardingbros.co.uk
view press releases | | |  | Hawaiian Host
Hawaiian Host, headquartered in Honolulu, manufactures and markets Hawaii's original chocolate covered macadamias. Mamoru Takitani purchased Ellen Dye Candies, a local confectioner since 1927, and renamed the company, Hawaiian Host. Essential Communications handles Hawaiian Host's travel retail pr requirements.
www.hawaiianhost.com
view press releases | | |  | Just Follow Me
Just Follow Me Ltd is a Bristol based company offering a modern and innovative approach to finding new places to go and new friends to go there with - romantic or otherwise. www.justfollowme.co.uk offers a friendly guide to pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants in the UK and Ireland, along with a free members' section that enables users to display their profiles, add venue reviews, and contact other members via a secure internal messaging system. In addition, there are links to nightlife guides in international hotspots plus quirky pages on smirting, cocktails, world's highest bars, pub songs and other related topics. Similar sites for the US, Europe and Asia will be launched soon. Essential Communications assists with copywriting, subbing, and research.
www.justfollowme.co.uk
| | |  | Maui Jim® Sunglasses
In the 1980s a small company selling sunglasses on the beaches of Maui, Hawaii realised that sunglasses on the market failed to protect against glare. That company became Maui Jim® Sunglasses and went on to develop their unique PolarizedPlus® lenses in a range of cutting-edge frames. Maui Jim is now the fastest growing polarised sunglass maker in the world.
www.mauijim.com
view press releases | | |  | Maxxium
Maxxium is the global sales, marketing and distribution partnership of The Edrington Group, Rémy-Cointreau, Beam Global Spirits & Wine and V&S Group. The portfolio of premium spirits and wines includes ABSOLUT, Rémy Martin, The Famous Grouse, Jim Beam, The Macallan, Piper-Heidsieck, Sauza, Cointreau, Plymouth Gin, Highland Park.
www.maxxium.com
view press releases | | |  | MCM
German luxury leathergoods brand MCM has been reborn since being taken over by dynamic South Korean businesswoman CEO Sung Joo Kim in 2005 and the hiring of creative director Michael Michalsky. Essential Communications handles the travel retail pr for this dynamic brand.
www.mcmworldwide.com
view press releases | | |  | Morgan & Oates
Since the mid ‘70s the name of Morgan & Oates has been synonymous with the highest quality cashmere and fine wool accessories. In 2000 the company was bought by Calzeat Ltd, with the intention of further developing the brand within the Travel Retail business.
Calzeat Ltd, of Scotland, was established in 1974 to provide high quality textiles to the UK market. This business has expanded dramatically and today the company is well known in many areas of the world as one of the most renowned and reliable textile manufacturers.
For travel retail, the Morgan & Oates designers have created a range of scarves, stoles, wraps and even Teddy Bears in the softest Lambswool, Cashmere, Cashmere and silk and Cashmere and Merino wool. The fabrics are produced in Scotland, dyed and hand-painted to today's fashion needs and then individually quality controlled to ensure perfect results.
Essential Communications provides travel retail pr services for the company.
view press releases | | |  | Nestlé International Travel Retail
Nestlé International Travel Retail (NITR) is the travel retail division of the world's biggest food and beverage company. NITR offers travellers a range of exciting products and well known brands including Kit Kat, Quality Street, After Eight, Aero, Nestlé, Rolo, Smarties, and Cailler, many in exclusive formats for travel retail.
www.nitr.ch
view press releases | | |  | PG Brogan & Co
After many years working in the Irish Cream Liqueur business, Pat Brogan founded P.G Brogan & Company, based in the County of Meath in the Irish countryside. Best known for its Irish Cream Liqueur, flavoured Irish Cream Liqueurs and Legacy 10yo single malt Irish Whiskey, the Brogan's brand is now sold across five continents.
www.brogansirishcream.com
view press releases | | |  | Russ Berrie UK Ltd
Russ Berrie is one of the world's best known designer and manufacturer of quality plush toys and gifts, including bespoke and logo merchandise. Essential Communications handles the global (except Americas) travel retail pr requirements for Russ Berrie UK Ltd.
view press releases | | |  | Scorpio Distributors Ltd
Scorpio Disbributors is a leading supplier of branded gifts, toys and accessories to the global travel retail market. The range includes watches, jewellery, electronic games, soft toys, and travel items.
www.scorpdis.com
view press releases | | |  | TFWA (Tax Free World Association)
TFWA is the leading provider of high quality exhibitions and related business support services to the duty free and travel retail industry. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Paris, TFWA is a non-profit-making association which operates under the ethos of ‘by the trade for the trade'. Its major events include TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes, France, TFWA Asia Pacific and the Gate One airport commercial revenues conference in Singapore and the Middle East Duty Free Association Conference in Dubai which it organises on behalf of MEDFA.
For the latest TFWA Press releases please click here
http://www.tfwa.com/duty_free/TFWA_Press_Releases.27.0.html
www.tfwa.com
| | |  | The Brand Distillery (Uluvka)
U’Luvka Vodka is bottled and distilled in Poland exclusively for The Brand Distillery Ltd. Launched in the UK in 2005, U’Luvka is luxury 40% proof Polish grain vodka made from 50% rye, 25% wheat and 25% barley by the world’s only female master distiller. U’Luvka has a complexity of flavour that lingers on the palate and creates a sipping vodka that can be drunk neat at room temperature, or the very finest vodka Martini. Essential Communications has been appointed to handle travel retail pr for Uluvka.
www.uluvka.com
view press releases | | |  | Wizz (Retail Concepts LLC)
Toy and gadget specialist WIZZ, the retail brand of Dubai based Retail Concepts LLC, has a strong travel retail distribution throughout the Middle East and is now targeting airports and airlines globally with its unique and novel range which includes a wide range of animated toys, fun gadgets and dressing up items aimed at children of all ages and fun loving adults. In addition there is a special Jamal Arabia souvenir collection. Essential Communications has been appointed to help the company in its effort to raise profile and awareness outside the Middle East region, generating new business opportunities.
www.wizz.ae
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