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Archive for December, 2015

Consumers purchase beverage-related gifts during the holidays

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The holidays are here, and time with family and friends spent over food and drinks is a big part of many gatherings. Beverage brands also hop on the holiday bandwagon by displaying festive flavors in brightly colored packaging to entice cons... Read more

Mobile apps benefit retailers, distributors, consumers

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As of July, the Google Play store and the Apple App Store each offered more than 1.5 million apps for download, according to Statista. There’s pretty much an app to make just about anything easier and more convenient. Read more

Fair Belize 5-Year Rum

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Bay Pac Beverages Inc. released its Fair Belize 5-Year Rum, which now is available in select markets.  Read more

Diageo NA CFO Kryder steps down

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Diageo has confirmed the pending departure of the CFO for its North American division. Read more

Southern Wine & Spirits South Carolina GM to retire

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US distributor Southern Wine & Spirits of America has said its executive VP & general manager of South Carolina will step down on 1 February.  Read more

The biggest interviews of the year – just-drinks review of 2015

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With the end of the year looming, just-drinks is running a series of 'Top Tens of the Year' in the run-up to Christmas. Here are the ten most read interviews on just-drinks in 2015. Read more

US demand for wine packaging to reach $2.9 billion by 2019

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Demand for wine packaging in the United States is projected to reach $2.9 billion by 2019, according to a new study from New York-based Freedonia titled “Wine Packaging.” Growth will benefit from continued favorable gains in dome... Read more

Bardstown Bourbon announces wholesale distilling program

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The Bardstown Bourbon Co., Bardstown, Ky., announced the creation of its Collaborative Whiskey, Bourbon and Rye Wholesale Distilling Program, which is slated to open this summer. The new program will offer wholesale customers the opportunity... Read more

Cuomo Quashes Empire Wine Bill

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sided with distributors on Friday by vetoing the hotly contested Empire Wine Bill. The bill (A5920) was a direct result of the Empire Wine dispute with the New York State Liquor Authority, and was written to limit the agency'... Read more

“Available,” A Globally Sourced Label From Taken Wine Co., Focuses On Millennials

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Trinchero Family Estates’ Taken Wine Co. unit, formed in 2010, continues to add to its stable of millennial-focused brands. Led by winemakers Carlo Trinchero and Josh Phelps, Taken Wine Co. made its debut with the Napa-sourced Taken red blend ($35-$40), … Continue reading

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