Amsterdam, November 27th, 2025 – Since this autumn in 2025, four new worldwide agencies have joined the Food and Wine Republic: PCATS Comunicación from Spain, Winelab Agency from Denmark, Fivestar PR from South Africa and Grapevine from Australia. This means the network from now on is represented in four continents: Europe, North America, Africa and Oceania. In 2019 eight independent food, wine and hospitality-specialized PR Agencies are launched a new collaboration platform and website. Going by the name of The Food & Wine republic. Nowadays the collaboration is very easy to find for brands, regions or AOC’s who are in need of international marketing and publicity.
All the participating agencies are independent, specialized and 100% active in the world of food and wines. These agencies do have, although established in different countries, the same background and the right methods to connect foodies and wine consumers with brands through media.
New members:
PCATS Comunicació is a 360º communication agency with over 20 years of experience, specializing in gastronomy & wine, agri-food systems, tourism, and service sectors. It combines creativity, strategy, and passion to connect brands with people through engaging content, impactful campaigns, and memorable experiences. Their services include: communication strategy and consultancy, press office, content production and branded content, digital marketing and web positioning, graphic design and branding, event organization, product launch, advertising, results analysis, and point-of-sale actions. Based in Barcelona, PCATS Comunicació’s team comprises professionals in journalism, public relations, design, and digital communication, offering tailored solutions for each client. https://pcats.cat/en/
Winelab Agency is experienced in event planning and production in Denmark and abroad. The bi-annual Winemarket in Aarhus is Winelab’s own, independent wine fair with changing themes as well as up to 1100 participants and 20 wine importers and hot spots from a wine region or country. https://www.winelabagency.com/
FIVESTAR PR is a boutique PR and Digital Content consultancy based in Cape Town (South Africa). We focus on delivering strategic PR, media and integrated communications services to select 5-star clients in the luxury travel and hospitality industries. We have extensive experience in this field and are recognised as specialists in the top-end market segment. We offer the full mix of PR and content creation to meet the client’s requirements – including video, blog, SEO and social media services. https://www.fivestarpr.co.za/
Grapevine is Australia’s best FMCG agency specialising in social media, influencer relations, digital marketing and content creation. At Grapevine we focus on everything an FMCG brand will need to flourish, from compelling PR campaigns and engaging social media strategies through to complex digital campaigns, experiential events and retail media advertising. https://grapevinepr.com.au/
About The Food and Wine Republic
In most of the countries there are a only a few PR agencies who speak the language of Food & Wine. Every day they connect food and wine companies and producers through professionals and media to the consumers. To protect their good names and knowledge, secure their networks, create sustainable worldwide relations, retain their business and consistently behave future proof, these premium food and wine PR agencies can now be found via this platform.
All the agencies have a proven track record in PR for food and wine labels and producers. They have built a strong network with food professionals, trade and media in their own country. They know the domestic culture and predict trends, even create new ones. The agencies can be seen as real influencers in their specific market.
The Food & Wine Republic is the perfect solution for companies and organisations that are looking for a company that can execute a European or USA campaign. They will have the domestic agency as contractor who manages the other European or American agencies as subcontractor. Using the domestic knowledge and culture of each country will strengthen the campaign.
Existing participating agencies:
Benelux: Amsterdam Pitch PR www.pitchpr.nl
Germany : Hamburg ff.kPR www.ffk-pr.com
Switzerland: Zurich ff.kPR www.ffk-pr.com
Spain: Madrid Mateo&Co www.mateoandco.es
France: Paris SoWine www.sowine.com
France: Paris SoFood www.sofood.com
Italy: Milan Rossi & Bianchi www.rossiebianchi.com
UK: London This is Phipps www.thisisphipps.com
Sweden: Stockholm Prat PR www.prat.se
Poland : Warsaw People PR www.peoplepr.pl
Denmark: Kopenhagen Vinrejser www.vinrejser.dk
USA : New York Teuwen PR www.teuwen.com
Source: The Food & Wine Republic.
