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Jan

Bacardi Ups Ante In Havana Club Fight

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The war of words between Bacardi and Pernod Ricard over Havana Club continues. In a statement to SND, Bacardi took aim at comments in which Pernod said Bacardi was misleading consumers by marketing a Puerto Rico-produced rum under the Havana Club name.... Read more

Jan

Stoli Group USA Names Beam Veteran As Chief Commercial Officer

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Stoli Group USA has named Rudy Costello as senior vice president and chief commercial and sales officer, effective January 9. A spirits industry veteran, Costello joins Stoli after spending over a decade at Beam Suntory, where he served in a variety &#... Read more

Jan

News Briefs for January 8, 2018

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•Constellation has taken a minority stake in upscale rum producer The Real McCoy for an undisclosed sum. Under the deal, Constellation will handle distribution for The Real McCoy, whose founder and CEO Bailey Pryor, CMO Jennifer Pryor, COO John Esposit... Read more

Jan

News Alert: Constellation Takes Minority Stake In Copper & Kings

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Constellation Brands has taken a minority stake in up and coming craft brandy producer Copper & Kings for an undisclosed sum. With American brandy experiencing a renaissance, Copper & Kings has been among the craft players stoking growth in the... Read more

Jan

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

Jan

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

Jan

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

Jan

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

Jan

Bacardi’s “Forever Cuban” Campaign Reignites Havana Club Battle

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Bacardi has opened a new front in its battle with Pernod Ricard over the Havana Club rum brand, provocatively asserting the Cuban credentials of its version of the brand in a new ad campaign that launched late last year. Titled … Continue reading... Read more

Jan

News Briefs for January 4, 2017

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•It’s long been an open secret that a lot of “craft” distilleries buy and bottle whiskey from Indiana-based Midwest Grain Products (MGP). You only need flip over a bottle and see “Distilled in Lawrenceburg, IN” to know who’s doing it. … Con... Read more