The ex- President of the Consejo Regulador, Antonio
Fernandez, who was relieved of the post when he was accused of fraud committed
when he was a minister for employment, has had his case for unfair dismissal
upheld by a court. A plenary meeting of the Consejo unanimously dismissed him
last May, and he was subsequently imprisoned. He had already said that he would
resign, but had not yet submitted it in writing, leaving the Consejo open to
the unfair dismissal charge. He was replaced by Beltran Domecq.
Sales of Sherry have declined by 1.9% in 2012, but the
figures are better than predicted. Beltran Domecq said that the last quarter of
2012 saw a positive movement providing a brake to the drop in sales. Figures
announced at the first full meeting of the Consejo this year show the UK is the
biggest market, showing a 3% increase, including a huge 40% increase over the
festive period. The budget for 2013 was approved, showing a healthy increase in
spending to 1.1million euros on generic promotion.
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