- Latest news & comment - 10th March
Focus - Brown-Forman in distribution rethink (MEM)
Brown-Forman is reassessing distribution arrangements for its wine and spirits brands in key markets.
UK: Coca-Cola Enterprises, Diageo to launch GBP4m campaign (REG)
Diageo and Coca-Cola Enterprises have announced plans to launch a GBP4m (US$6m) marketing campaign in the UK, focusing on cocktail culture among the growing number of home drinkers.
FRANCE: Pernod Ricard plans bond issue (REG)
Pernod Ricard has said it plans to raise extra finance by launching a Euro-denominated bond.
- UK: FSA stands down on traffic light labelling (REG)The UK Food Standards Agency will not pressure companies to use the traffic light system as the sole method of flagging up sugar levels in drinks.
- MEXICO/CANADA: FEMSA silent on bottler purchase plans (MEM)Mexican soft drinks company Fomento Económico Mexicano (FEMSA) has declined to comment on reports that it is eyeing the purchase of Coca-Cola bottling plants in Canada.
- UK: E&J Gallo appoints EMEA head (MEM)E&J Gallo Winery has appointed a new head for its business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
- US: Price rises lift Boston Beer Co FY sales Higher beer prices boosted sales for US-based brewer Boston Beer Co in 2009, while margin expansion held up profits against higher costs.
- US: Coca-Cola Bottling Co profits up in '09 Cost controls and higher prices have helped Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated to report a strong rise in profits for 2009.
- US: Craft brewers outperform beer heavyweights - figures (MEM)Small-time craft brewers have continued to outperform industry titans in the US beer market in 2009, figures show.
- CHINA: Dairy recovery boosts Want Want profits Want Want China Holdings has booked an increase in full-year profits boosted by the recovery of the dairy market in the PRC.
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Budget day looms
10th March 2010 15:29
UK prime minister Gordon Brown has revealed the date for the Government's 2010 Budget announcement.
- Latest announcement: The European Wine Bloggers Conference has Announced its 2010 Venue in Vienna, Austria
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- Reports in focus
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Beer in China 2010: A Market Analysis (download)
Published Feb 2010 - (£ 1150.00) -
Global market review of Tequila – forecasts to 2014 (download)
Published Jan 2010 - (£ 795.00) -
Global market review of world whiskies – forecasts to 2014 (download)
Published Mar 2010 - (£ 795.00) -
Global market review of brandy and Cognac – forecasts to 2014 (download)
Published Nov 2009 - (£ 795.00) -
Drinks Manufacturers Report - Worldwide
Published Jan 2010 - (£ 950.00)
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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - The View from A Farr
Comment - View from a Farr - When celebrities go bad (MEM)
Although celebrities were out in force at the Oscars last weekend, we are, thankfully, seeing less and less of them in the world of soft drinks. Once viewed by marketers as a powerful, albeit expensive, tool to draw consumers to a brand, the overpaid and overhyped celeb can become a loose cannon for the label.
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