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Archive for September, 2015

Market Watch Honors Nation’s Top Retailers At Awards Dinner In New York

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Market Watch magazine toasted the drinks industry’s brightest retail stars last night at its annual Leaders Awards Dinner at the St. Regis Roof in New York. Ron Junge, owner of Springfield, Missouri-based Brown Derby Stores and a 1987 Market Watch … Continue reading

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With Trinity Hill Relaunch, Terroir Selections Looks To Broaden New Zealand’s Horizons

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After closing its acquisition of a 70% stake in New Zealand’s Trinity Hill early this year, Charles Banks’ Terroir Selections is looking to leverage the Hawkes Bay winery’s diverse offering to expand consumers’ concept of the Kiwi category. Banks and Trinity Hill … Continue reading

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News Briefs for September 18, 2015

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•Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf has floated a plan to compromise with state congressional Republicans who have voted to fully privatize the state’s wine and spirits monopoly, only to be stymied by Wolf’s veto pen. Under Wolf’s new proposal, Pennsylvania’s state … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for September 18, 2015

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•Irish craft player Hibernia Distillers is introducing Hyde Irish Whisky 1, its first release in the U.S. market, on October 1. The new offering, which will be imported by A. Hardy USA Ltd., is a limited-edition 10-year-old single malt Irish … Continue reading

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Drinks industry social media use “maturing” – research

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The use of social media for marketing purposes by drinks industry companies can be segmented into four distinct campaign types, according to a new market research report from just-drinks. Read more

What the new Johnnie Walker campaign says about the next generation of consumers

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Another day, another new advertising campaign. Naturally it's the biggest/best/furthest-reaching/boldest/most innovative (delete as appropriate). And everyone who worked on it thinks it's great. Read more

PA Governor Introduces Compromise to Privatization Issue

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Pennsylvania has been on the verge of privatization for a while now, and earlier this year a bill was passed by the House and Senate for privatization, then promptly vetoed by Governor Wolf [see WSD 07-01-2015]. Read more

Chilean wine industry escapes ‘quake damage

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Chile's wine industry appears to have emerged unscathed from yesterday's earthquake in the country. Read more

South Africa must do more to build brands – Accolade Wines GM

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The UK & Ireland general manager of Accolade Wines has challenged the South African wine industry to show leadership and focus more on brand-led sales. Read more

Sizzling Fireball Spawns Flurry Of Competitors, With Jack, Beam Offerings Starting Strong

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Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, as the saying goes. And when a brand has been as hot as Fireball over the past few years, it’s no surprise that a flurry of similarly positioned (and similarly named) products have entered the … Continue reading

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