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Archive for February, 2016

Jack Daniel’s Unveils Rye Addition Within Revamped Single Barrel Series

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Brown-Forman is introducing a new Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Rye whiskey into national distribution this month. The third offering in the brand’s Single Barrel series—joining Single Barrel Select and Barrel Proof—the rye has a grain bill of 70% rye, 18% … Continue reading

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News Briefs for February 10, 2016

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•Japan’s Asahi has lined up a $2.9 billion offer for the Peroni and Grolsch beer brands that have been put up for sale by AB InBev to help ease regulatory approval for its pending $107 billion acquisition of SABMiller. AB … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for February 10, 2016

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•Sebastopol, California-based Ace Cider has invested $1 million in its operations as part of an effort to double its capacity to meet rising demand. Upgrades include expanded bottling capacity and the planting of several hundred Gravenstein apple trees to meet … Continue reading

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Pernod Ricard ‘s first-half results – Preview

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On Thursday, Pernod Ricard will report its half-year results. Here, just-drinks takes a look at the company's performance in the three months to the end of December: Read more

Nielsen finds red blends blossoming in wine category

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Sherwood Schwartz’ 1970s sitcom “The Brady Bunch” was among the first TV programs to address blended family dynamics. Tackling the growing pains of a newly formed family, the Brady’s eventually no longer were “s... Read more

Key trends for wine in 2016 – Focus

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Here, Euromonitor considers what we can expect in the wine category in the year ahead. Read more

Survey: 70% of Suppliers Reevaluating Route to Market

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The major consolidation moves in the distribution tier -- i.e. Southern Wine & Spirits and Glazer's, and Charmer Sunbelt Group and Wirtz Beverage -- is easily one of the biggest beverage alcohol stories of 2016. The effects on the distribution tier probably won't be clear until we get some distance away from the announcements, but there have already been some route to market changes (or renewals) from a few of the category's biggest suppliers. Read more

Marie Brizard sees recovery in Q4 sales, but FY stays flat

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Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits has reported growth in its fourth quarter, but a tough Q3 dragged down performance in the full year.  Read more

What is the association between alcohol intake and total mortality risk among women? – International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 180

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Recent research followed more than 6,000 women in a population-based cohort in an area of southern Sweden. The results of the follow-up were used to estimate how baseline levels of alcohol consumption, at age 50-59 years, related to total mortality ris... Read more

Interview: Latitude Beverage President Kevin Mehra

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Founded in 2007, Boston-based Latitude Beverage Co. has seen rapid growth for its flagship negoçiant wine brand 90+ Cellars, which has more than doubled to 280,000 cases over the past three years, according to Impact Databank. Sourcing wine from surplus … Continue reading

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