Comments Off on Moët Hennessy Sales Rise 7% Despite Short Cognac Supply
Moët Hennessy posted a 7% sales increase to €5.1 billion ($6.3b) for 2017, as profit from recurring operations grew 4% to €1.6 billion ($2b). The luxury group’s Champagne brands—including Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Dom Perignon, Ruinart and ot... Read more
Comments Off on WSWA President And CEO Craig Wolf To Step Down This Summer
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) president and CEO Craig Wolf will step down June 30 after 18 years of service at the organization. The WSWA executive action committee has begun a search for a successor to Wolf, who will make … Co... Read more
•Boca Raton, Florida–based Esprit du Vin, part of the Taub Family Cos., has been named the exclusive U.S. agent and importer for Tuscan producer Tenuta Il Palagio. Owned by the musician Sting and his wife, film producer and director Trudie … Cont... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for January 26, 2018
•Pilot Point, Texas-based Western Son Distillery saw its namesake vodka brand more than double in size last year to 150,000 cases. Growth was driven by the core unflavored vodka, which accounts for more than half of sales. Launched in 2011, … Con... Read more
Comments Off on This week in spirits & wine, featuring Zamora’s gin acquisition, Australian wine’s Chinese boost and just-drinks talks to Diageo’s CEO
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
Comments Off on Wine & Spirit Trade Association calls for post-Brexit FTAs wth Australia, New Zealand
UK trade body the Wine & Spirit Trade Association has urged the country's Government to prioritise a free-trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand, once the UK leaves the European Union. Read more
Comments Off on Cybersecurity fears deepen as risks intensify – World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2018 – Part II
As the world's movers and shakers gather in Davos this week for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Ben Cooper takes an in-depth look at the organisation's latest Global Risks Report. This year's report identifies environmental and cybersec... Read more
Comments Off on Global economic upswing fails to drown out risky outlook – World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2018 – Part I
As the world's movers and shakers gather in Davos this week for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Ben Cooper takes an in-depth look at the organisation's latest Global Risks Report. This year's report identifies environmental and cybersec... Read more
Comments Off on The guardians of globalisation prepare to welcome Trump – Comment
At a press conference last week to launch the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2018, the organisation's assembled panel of experts was asked whether the ideas of "a group of millionaires" on reforming capitalism would carry much weight with o... Read more