US: Spirits industry bullish despite tax threat
The incoming chairman of the US Distilled Spirits Council has told just-drinks that spirits sales are in a sweet spot and will continue to thrive, if distillers can fend off the taxman in the country.
US/RUSSIA: CEDC says Russian Standard not only option
Central European Distribution Corp has said that Russian Standard's proposal is one of several "options" it is exploring.
just the Answer - Wine Australia market development manager, James Gosper
In the first just the Answer of 2012, Chris Mercer quizzes Wine Australia's general manager for market development, James Gosper. The two met at at last week's A+ Australian Wine annual tasting in London.
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January 2012 Management Briefing - Preview of the Year
In this, just-drinks' first management briefing of 2012, Euromonitor International considers what the year ahead will bring.
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just On Call - Buoyant Beam Inc to invest behind Bourbon boom
3 February 2012
Beam Inc expects Bourbon sales to continue heading north and is planning to invest in infrastructure to support growth.
US: Spirits industry bullish despite tax threat
3 February 2012
The incoming chairman of the US Distilled Spirits Council has told just-drinks that spirits sales are in a sweet spot and will continue to thrive, if distillers can fend off the taxman in the country.
INDIA: SPI Group goes with Aspri Spirits for Stolichnaya in India
3 February 2012
SPI Group has consolidated distribution of its Stolichnaya vodka portfolio in the Indian market.
Comment - Beer - Is 2012 a FMCG/Craft Beer Tipping Point?
Pete Brown is back, refreshed, raring to go, and pondering the future. "Which way will beer go in 2012?", he asks the tea leaves.
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Round-Up - Russian Standard Pursues CEDC
Russian Standard is trying to convince Central European Distribution Corp to hand over a bigger stake of its business, in return for debt funding. Here, we bring you the latest developments in one place.
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Comment - Beer - Is 2012 a FMCG/Craft Beer Tipping Point?
Pete Brown is back, refreshed, raring to go, and pondering the future. "Which way will beer go in 2012?", he asks the tea leaves.
US/RUSSIA: CEDC says Russian Standard not only option
3 February 2012
US: Beam Inc targets innovation for 2012 as FY figures shine
3 February 2012
CHILE: Embotelladora Andina to merge with Coca-Cola Polar
3 February 2012
GLOBAL: Moet Hennessy fizzes in FY 2011
3 February 2012
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
3 February 2012
US: Under-pressure Jones Soda to sell more shares
3 February 2012
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3 February 2012
Comment - SABMiller, CR Snow To Get Second Bite at Kingway?
SABMiller's Chinese joint-venture, CR Snow Breweries, could get a second chance to dig its claws into Kingway Brewery and mount a stronger challenge to Tsingtao in the country's Guangdong province.
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Round-Up - The Politics of Orange Juice?
Brazil and the US are on the cusp of a trade row, after a banned fungicide was discovered by The Coca-Cola Co on oranges imported from the South American country. Here's just-drinks' coverage of the matter.
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Comment - Beer - Is 2012 a FMCG/Craft Beer Tipping Point?
2 February 2012
Pete Brown is back, refreshed, raring to go, and pondering the future. "Which way will beer go in 2012?", he asks the tea leaves.
just The Facts - US Spirits: Irish Whiskey Outsells Single Malt Scotch
2 February 2012
There can't be too many key spirits markets where Irish whiskey outsells single malt Scotch, but the US has just become one. Here, just-drinks brings you some key facts from the 2011 sales figures for spirits in the US.
just the Answer - Wine Australia market development manager, James Gosper
31 January 2012
In the first just the Answer of 2012, Chris Mercer quizzes Wine Australia's general manager for market development, James Gosper. The two met at at last week's A+ Australian Wine annual tasting in London.
Preview of the Year - 2012 - Part I - Alcoholic Drinks
31 January 2012
In this, just-drinks' first management briefing of 2012, Euromonitor International takes a look at what lies in store for the broader alcoholic drinks category, ahead of in-depth consideration for beer & cider, spirits and wine.
Preview of the Year 2012 – Part II: Beer & Cider
31 January 2012
The second part of January's management briefing sees Spiros Malandrakis and Zsuzsa Szilagyi, alcoholics drinks analysts at Euromonitor International, turn their attention to beer and cider. What does 2012 look like for long drinks?
Preview of the Year 2012 – Part III: Spirits
31 January 2012
The spirits category is up next in this, the third part of just-drinks' first management briefing of 2012. Here, Spiros Malandrakis and Jeremy Cunnington, alcoholics drinks analysts at Euromonitor International, ponder the future for the stronger stuff.
Preview of the Year 2012 – Part IV: Wine
31 January 2012
The final part in Euromonitor's preview of 2012 for now - soft drinks & water will be covered in the coming days - concerns itself with wine. Spiros Malandrakis and Jeremy Cunnington, alcoholics drinks analysts at Euromonitor International, ponder the coming year.
Comment - Carlsberg (Lime) Wedges War on Corona
30 January 2012
Carlsberg is seeking to use the rising popularity of its San Miguel brand in the UK to launch what looks like the next-generation Corona Extra.
Comment - SABMiller, CR Snow To Get Second Bite at Kingway?
27 January 2012
SABMiller's Chinese joint-venture, CR Snow Breweries, could get a second chance to dig its claws into Kingway Brewery and mount a stronger challenge to Tsingtao in the country's Guangdong province.
Comment - Spirits - Plymouth Gin: West is Best
When Pernod Ricard said last week that it is updating the packaging for - and raising the price of - Plymouth Gin, there was a run on tonic water at Richard Woodard's local shop. It's taken a while, but the brand is back, and Woodard would like to celebrate.
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Specialty Spirits in United Arab Emirates to 2015: Databook
This report provides you with important figures on consumption of the specialty spirits category in United Arab Emirates. It allows you to analyze the specialty spirits category with detailed historic consumption of the category by volume, value, brands, channels, price segments and by alcoholic strength. It allows you to plan your future business decisions using forecast figures for the category along with segment level information.
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FIRST EVER ABSINTHE REPORT FROM JUST-DRINKS
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Super Bowl Sunday - A Taster from Anheuser-Busch
By: Olly Wehring
03 Feb 2012
Ahead of Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday (Go Giants!), brace yourself for the usual advertising hooplah between plays.
Carbendazim - A Pictorial Guide
By: Olly Wehring
31 Jan 2012
Carbendazim - A Pictorial Guide
William Grant & Sons - Is 'quirky' a dirty word?
By: Olly Wehring
30 Jan 2012
How would you feel if someone described your portfolio as being 'quirky'?
Truman's moving back to London
By: Chris Mercer
27 Jan 2012
It's become pretty common to dislocate beers from their geographic homeland in the present era of brewing industry consolidation, which is why the Truman's story caught my eye this week.
Burger... hic... Kebab ... hic ... Hot DoHOWMUCH?!
By: Olly Wehring
25 Jan 2012
We've all done it. The morning after, as the haze starts to slowly ascend, you check the pockets of last night's trousers to see if you've got any cash left. Among the coppers, you find a receipt from a fast-food joint, the time and date confirm that it wasn't that you slept with a cat in your mouth; that fur lining of your mouth comes from the dirty burger you wolfed down around midnight on the bus.
They shall drink beer, says FIFA
By: Chris Mercer
19 Jan 2012
Just imagine a football World Cup without beer? Go on, imagine it. You can't, can you? Well, neither can FIFA.
Suck & Blow - the worst idea for an alcoholic drink of all time?
By: Chris Mercer
19 Jan 2012
The UK's Portman Group has clattered US-based SAB Enterprises over its Suck & Blow alcoholic jelly tubes.
Coors Light unseats King Bud
By: Chris Mercer
11 Jan 2012
Coors Light has achieved its expected coup in the US by knocking Budweiser off its perch as the second biggest selling beer in the country.
Coca-Cola, Nestle announce the inevitable
By: Michelle Russell
09 Jan 2012
The Coca-Cola Co and Nestle's announcement on Friday (6 January) that they are to scale back their global joint-venture, Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW), may have come as little surprise to many.
Australia's ex-PM sinks a beer "for the country"
By: Chris Mercer
06 Jan 2012
Australia's ex-prime minister, Bob Hawke, shows how it's done.
