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Archive for June, 2017

Exhibitors, brand owners highlight innovations

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In the beverage, supply chain and packaging markets, tradeshow season is in full swing. I recently attended ProMat and ProFood Tech at McCormick Place in Chicago, and will be heading to Las Vegas later this month to attend the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo, which will take place June 26-28. Read more

RumChata Freedom Bottle returns for summer

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The RumChata Freedom Bottle program is back for its fourth year this summer, further building its support for the Lone Survivor Foundation (LSF). Read more

Yalumba signs 2017 Womad Festival deal

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Australian wine firm Yalumba has renewed its partnership with Womad Festival in the UK.  Read more

Yalumba signs 2017 Womad Festival deal

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Australian wine firm Yalumba has renewed its partnership with Womad Festival in the UK.  Read more

Vinexpo Bordeaux 2017 – just-drinks diary – 16 June

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Coming up at this year's Vinexpo wine trade exhibition in Bordeaux: Read more

Vinexpo Bordeaux 2017 – just-drinks diary – 16 June

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Coming up at this year's Vinexpo wine trade exhibition in Bordeaux: Read more

Amazon Buying Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion

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Amazon.com is getting serious about its grocery game. News broke this morning that the e-commerce giant is buying Texas-based grocery chain Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion - its largest transaction to date, according to Bloomberg. Amazon will now ... Read more

A Transformation in Three-Tier Wine Sales

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Daily Invoice-based Data to Supplant Monthly Depletion Reporting in 24 Months "On the journey to a new source of truth" Read more

2016 is the Vintatge to Buy Bordeaux Futures

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Barrel samples tasted at En Primeur show 2016 to potentially have six 100 point wines. But don't forget about the 2014 and 2015 Bordeaux vintages, either. Read more

Online CPG Sales Appear to Have Reached a “Tipping Point”

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Retail bankruptcy filings are setting a record pace so far in 2017. We regret to report a total of 8,600 brick-and-mortar stores are expected to close this year, nearly 2,500 more than the worst year on record (2008), according to a presentation from D... Read more