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<\/p>\nBritain’s oldest wine merchant, beloved by the Royal Family, is expanding across the Atlantic with plans to open its first US store in Washington D.C. <\/p>\n
Berry Brothers & Rudd, founded in 1698, is making the move amid growing American appetite for luxury British brands.<\/p>\n
What began centuries ago as a simple grocer on London\u2019s St James\u2019s Street, where it remains based till this day, has blossomed into a revered brand.<\/p>\n
The family-run company has also supplied Britain\u2019s royals since the reign of George III in 1760 – some 16 years before the 13 colonies that would later be known as the United States declared independence from Britain.<\/p>\n
Berry Brothers & Rudd is set to open a new store in Washington D.C. <\/p>\n
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King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, marked the company\u2019s 300th anniversary in 1997 by awarding the company with its second Royal Warrant.<\/p>\n
The family-run company\u2019s 260 year-long patronage from the Royal Family has been woven into its identity and seen it expand across the globe. <\/p>\n
Berry Brothers & Rudd now have offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo alongside its London base. <\/p>\n
However, this latest move will be the beloved merchant’s first brick and mortar presence in the United States per The Telegraph. <\/p>\n
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The centuries also company has been supplying the British Royal Family since the time of George III.<\/p>\n
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They are hoping to capture a growing market in the US for quality British good, especially those with a prestigious pedigree, and are not the first to make the attempt. <\/p>\n
Department store Fortnum & Mason, itself representing centuries of prestige since 1707, have been increasing their American presence to capitalise on growing demand for authentic British goods. <\/p>\n
1835 founded gunmaker and luxury clothing retailer Holland & Holland have also noted a huge increase of trade in the US. <\/p>\n
In 2024, they recorded a jump from \u00a3425,000 to \u00a32.1m is sales, which they attributed to an influx of millionaires to Texas. <\/p>\n
The company, which has an establishment in Dallas, explained that: \u201cAffluent Americans love the English aristocracy, Royal Family and our links (with them).\u201d<\/p>\n
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Berry Brothers & Rudd is hoping to capitalise on growing US interest in prestigious British brands.<\/p>\n
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They stressed that the storied royal connections were a\u201cvery romantic notion\u201d to discerning Americans of means.<\/p>\n
All three of these established companies hold multiple Royal Warrants, which functions as an official endorsement of the brand from the royal who awards it. <\/p>\n
These are granted to businesses that supply goods or services to the Royal Household for five of the last seven years and demonstrate high standards in quality, service and sustainability.<\/p>\n
At present, there are around 800 warrant holders, ranging from artisan food producers and tailors to global tech firms.<\/p>\n
Since becoming Britain\u2019s monarch, King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla have continued the practice – naming 400 companies last Christmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Britain’s oldest wine merchant, beloved by the Royal Family, is expanding across the Atlantic with plans to open…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128147,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[12,5105,7710,519,448,978,727],"class_list":{"0":"post-128146","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-news","9":"tag-royal","10":"tag-royal-families","11":"tag-royal-family","12":"tag-royals","13":"tag-us","14":"tag-us-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114563148091944151","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}