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Archive for October, 2016

Brand power protects drinks companies from echoing Unilever spat in UK – analyst

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A brand's strength is likely to protect beverage companies from a Unilever-style stand-off with UK off-premise retailers, an analyst has told just-drinks. Read more

Rok Drinks’ Graffiti Wine range – Product Launch

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Rok Drinks has lined up the release of a wine range, produced in countries including India and Mexico. Read more

TPSA Files Claims to Keep Wal-mart from Adding Spirits in TX

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Last month Wal-mart's suit against the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) resumed as Wal-mart continues its fight to add spirits to the shelves in its 546 stores in Texas. You may recall, the case was put on hold in May while the US Court of Ap... Read more

Interview, Part One: Pernod Ricard Chairman and CEO Alex Ricard

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Alex Ricard has gotten off to a strong start at the helm of Pernod Ricard. He recently completed his first full fiscal year as Pernod Ricard’s chairman and CEO, a period in which the French drinks giant enjoyed solid sales … Continue reading

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News Briefs for October 12, 2016

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•Trinchero Family Estates is introducing Ménage à Trois Gold, a Chardonnay-focused blend. The new wine ($12), which is composed of Chardonnay, Viognier and Verdelho, brings the Ménage à Trois portfolio to a total of 16 wines, including six blends. The … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing And Distilling News for October 12, 2016

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•Japan’s Kirin Group has taken a 24.5% stake in Brooklyn Brewery, one of the U.S. craft beer movement’s pioneer companies. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Kirin will support growth for the craft player, and the two companies will … Continue reading

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Beach Whiskey

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Beach Whiskey LLC launched its first line of American whiskeys, celebrating the beach lifestyle.  Read more

Survey: 60+% of Craft Distillers Open to Partnership or Acquisition

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In light of current drink trends, 97% of the craft distillers who took part in our second annual craft spirits survey will post growth in 2016. Most will deliver between 10%-40% for the year, but there were a healthy number of respondents (nearly 40%) ... Read more

TTB Works to Simplify COLA Online Approval Process

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By Michael Kaiser, Director of Public Affairs 10.11.16 If you submit your TTB COLA approvals through the TTB online portal (and we highly suggest that you do) you will notice some changes in the system. COLA’s Online has recently been updated. The goal of the changes is to prevent labels from being returned for correction. […] Read more

Why wine has become a slave to water – Comment

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The importance of water in the production of wine has grown in recent years, to such an extent that many wine companies are struggling. Chris Losh considers where irrigation has become a problem issue. Read more