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Archive for November, 2016

“It would be sad if Travel Retail just became a copy of FMCG” – Interview, Edrington MD for Travel Retail, Tellis Baroutsis

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Tellis Baroutsis joined Edrington from Nike six years ago and has since moved up to lead The Macallan owner's Travel Retail division. Speaking to just-drinks at the Tax Free World Association exhibition in Cannes last month, Baroutsis discussed Edringt... Read more

Premium Spirits Rocket Past 7% Growth in Latest Nielsen Numbers

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We've been focusing a lot of digital news space on craft spirits data lately, so today we'll zoom out and look at the spirits category as a whole. Considering the uncertainty around the election, spirits had a good September (and early October). In the... Read more

New York Bar Owners Sue Southern Glazer’s For Fraud, But Distributor Says It Will Prevail In Court

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Claiming that the country’s largest spirits and wine distributor defrauded them for years, four bars in Albany, New York are suing Southern Glazer’s. The suit, filed in the State of New York Supreme Court in Albany earlier this week, alleges … Continue reading

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Wine Spectator Rates 2016 Beaujolais Nouveau

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Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived again—and the race to the third Thursday of November became even more of a sprint this year because harvest occurred three weeks later than in 2015. Georges Duboeuf is making its first Nouveau effort with new … Continue reading

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News Briefs for November 18, 2016

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•Ireland’s Harp Lager, part of the Diageo Beer Company USA portfolio, has partnered with professional golfer Graeme McDowell. The pact includes digital videos and social content, event appearances and point-of-sale materials in on- and off-premise locations. Diageo’s U.S. beer unit … Continue reading

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for November 18, 2016

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•The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has accepted a $750,000 settlement from Massachusetts wholesaler Craft Beer Guild, LLC, a subsidiary of the Sheehan Family Companies, for trade practice violations laid out in the Federal Alcohol Administration Act … Continue reading

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This week in spirits & wine featuring Brexit concerns, Kirin’s wine sale to Accolade and Arcus-Gruppen’s IPO

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Here's a round-up of this week's top stories in the spirits & wine categories. We also have similar round-ups for beer & cider and soft drinks & water. Read more

Baron Philippe de Rothschild’s Mouton Cadet to partner America’s Cup

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 Baron Philippe de Rothschild's Bordeaux brand Mouton Cadet has become the 'Official Wine' of the 35th America's Cup.  Read more

US trade bodies hail surgeon general’s report

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Three US trade bodies have welcomed the US surgeon general's report on addiction. Read more

TTB Puts Pay-to-Play Under a Microscope

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Following the announcement of a high-profile settlement with the Craft Brewers Guild over pay-to-play allegations, an Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) representative said the agency will be cracking down on pay-to-play activities, per the Bos... Read more