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Archive for July, 2016

The future for drinks industry’s waste products – Sustainability Spotlight

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A fledgling partnership between Jose Cuervo and the Ford Motor Co underlines the potential for the innovative and environmentally positive re-utilisation of waste products from beverage production. Ben Cooper reports. Read more

The future for drinks industry’s waste products – Sustainability Spotlight

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A fledgling partnership between Jose Cuervo and the Ford Motor Co underlines the potential for the innovative and environmentally positive re-utilisation of waste products from beverage production. Ben Cooper reports. Read more

Drinks industry confidence hit hard by Brexit vote – just-drinks survey

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Confidence in the global drinks industry has been dealt a significant blow by the UK's decision to leave the European Union (EU), an exclusive just-drinks survey shows. Read more

Aultmore 12-Year-Old

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Adding to its portfolio of whiskies, John Dewar & Sons Ltd. released a new varietal from Aultmore Distillery: Aultmore 12-Year-Old.  Read more

Moet Hennessy posts H1 bounce as Cognac volumes soar – results

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Cognac in the US helped drive strong sales and profits growth for LVMH's wines & spirits unit, Moet Hennessy, in the first half of the year. Read more

Empire Strikes Back, Extending Partnership With Moët Hennessy USA In New York

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Moët Hennessy USA has extended its alliance with Empire Merchants via a long-term contract for the New York market, giving Empire a boost six months after the distributor was dealt a severe blow with the loss of the Bacardi business. … Continue reading

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Why You Won’t Be Seeing a $20 Michter’s Whiskey

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Yesterday, we published the first part of our interview with Michter's president Joe Magliocco [see WSD 07-25-2016]. Today we'll pick up right where we left off as Joe discusses how the brand is positioned within the whiskey category and why you'll pro... Read more

The importance of the drinking pattern on wine’s health effects – International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 189

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A recent review article appearing in Food & Function, a publication of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK, presents a summary of evidence-based scientific data relating the moderate consumption of wine and other alcoholic beverages to health. Read more

V2’s Dan Leese On Chain Expansion And Opportunities In Imported Wine

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While V2 Wine Group has a California-geared portfolio, president Dan Leese sees ample room for expansion in Oregon, Washington and the import segment. In the second part of this interview, Leese looks at those opportunities, as well as the changes … Continue reading

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As British Pound Declines, ABI Ups Price For SABMiller

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With the British pound in decline in the aftermath of the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI) has made a new “final offer” for acquisition target SABMiller, raising its bid to £79 billion ($103b). The two … Continue reading

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