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Archive for July, 2016

Riding The Sparkling Wine Boom, Cava Quietly Emerges In The U.S. Market

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While Prosecco has surged and Champagne has enjoyed impressive growth over the past few years, Cava has quietly made solid progress of its own in the U.S. Last year, the Spanish sparkler grew by 8.6% to 1.65 million cases—just 60,000 … Continue reading

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Rémy Cointreau’s Sales Flat In First Quarter, But Rémy Martin Thriving In U.S.

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Rémy Cointreau’s first quarter sales were flat on an organic basis as strong growth for flagship brand Rémy Martin in the U.S. was offset by declines in Asia Pacific and Europe. The results were in line with the company’s expectations. … Continue reading

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News Briefs for July 20, 2016

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•Craft + Estate, part of The Winebow Group, has added Australia’s Burch Family Wines to its portfolio. Burch Family’s lineup from Western Australia’s Margaret River and Great Southern regions includes the Howard Park, MadFish and Marchand & Burch brands, with … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for July 20, 2016

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•Norwood, Massachusetts-based Castle Island Brewing Company is increasing production capacity by 50% to more than 9,000 barrels annually. Launched just last year, Castle Island says its core Candlepin session ale and Keeper IPA are driving growth, spreading to more than … Continue reading

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Remy Cointreau Reports “Very Strong” US Performance

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As was expected, Remy Cointreau delivered a flattish global performance for its first quarter of fiscal 2016/2017 ended in June. But the portfolio did see a double-digit organic sales boost in the Americas region, driven by a "very strong" performance ... Read more

US control state spirits growth accelerates – figures

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US control states have posted accelerating volumes and sales over the past year, new figures show. Read more

Remy Cointreau’s Q1 performance by brand and region – Focus

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Earlier today, Remy Cointreau posted flat sales for the three months to the end of June. Here, just-drinks takes a closer look at the company's sales performance by brand and on a regional basis in the period. Read more

Flat Q1 for Remy Cointreau, but profit growth forecast for FY – results

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Remy Cointreau has reported flat underlying sales for the first three months of this year, with partner brands offsetting slight dips across its owned portfolio. Read more

Bacardi Buries Final Lawsuit Against Former Distrib

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Bacardi has settled the last of the 30+ lawsuits it filed against its former distributors in order to fully align with Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (SGWS). Most were settled pretty quickly, and as of June, the only holdout was Young's Market [see WSD 06-02-2016]. Read more

Halewood Wines & Spirits’ Surprisingly Good wine range – Product Launch

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UK drinks company Halewood Wines & Spirits has launched a range of "fresh and simple" wines called Surprisingly Good.  Read more