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Archive for January, 2018

This week in spirits and wine, featuring the just-drinks Confidence Survey 2018, Diageo’s Snapchat stoppage and grants for Australian wine exporters

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Here's a round-up of this week's top stories from the global spirits & wine categories. Click the links to view our round-ups for beer & cider and soft drinks & bottled water. Read more

How Wine Companies Can Stand Out to Make Effective Hires in Today’s Job Market

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With unemployment at an all-time low, he helps brands in the highly specialized wine industry navigate a finite candidate pool. Read on to learn about how Read more

Burgeoning Beer Business Drives Constellation To 7% Growth Year-To-Date

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Constellation has posted an organic sales increase of 7% to $5.77 billion for the nine months through November, marking the first three quarters of its fiscal year. Operating income grew 4% to $1.77 billion during the period. Constellation’s soaring be... Read more

Pernod “Confident We Will Prevail” In Havana Club Dispute

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Following the recent launch of Bacardi’s “Forever Cuban” campaign for Havana Club rum, Pernod Ricard tells SND it remains confident it will prevail in the long-running battle over the U.S. trademark for the brand. In a statement, Pernod said, “There is... Read more

News Briefs for January 5, 2018

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•Folio Fine Wine Partners is expanding its Tuscan wine stable with the addition of Bibi Graetz, effective immediately. Folio will handle Graetz’s Testamatta, Colore, Casamatta, Bugia, Soffocone di Vincigliata and Bollamatta labels. In price, the wines ... Read more

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for January 5, 2018

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•Delaware’s Dogfish Head is entering the Louisiana market, bringing its total distribution to 38 states plus Washington D.C. The craft brewer has partnered with Crescent Crown Distributing, Eagle Distributing, Choice Distributing and Venture Distributi... Read more

Beer growth slows for Constellation Brands in Q3 fiscal-2018 – results

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A return to single-digit growth for its beer operations has failed to stop Constellation Brands from delivering yet another set of strong quarterly results. Read more

Constellation Brands’ fiscal-2018 to-date by category – results data

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In early-January, Constellation Brands reported its results for the third quarter and the first nine months of its fiscal 2018. Group sales in the nine months to the end of November increased by 7% on an organic basis, the same as the rate of increase ... Read more

2015 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon

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Austin hope, a brand of Hope Family Wines, introduced 2015 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon, the first Cabernet Sauvignon released by the brand.  Read more

Sales Channels, Marketing and Sustainability – just-drinks’ Confidence Survey 2018, Part IV

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We conclude our four-part review of the just-drinks Confidence Survey for 2018 with a look at the last eight questions. Among the topics discussed are domestic and export markets, sales channels and marketing spend. Read more