LIWF 2013 - UK: Wine can capitalise on low-calorie opportunity
Wine producers should concentrate on flagging up the category's low-calorie credentials, instead of looking at lowering abvs, a Mintel analyst has argued.
GREECE: Diageo kick-starts Pimm's European venture
Diageo has launched Pimm's in Greece, the first European country to host the liqueur brand outside its home UK market.
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LIWF 2013 - UK: Wine can capitalise on low-calorie opportunity
20 May 2013
Wine producers should concentrate on flagging up the category's low-calorie credentials, instead of looking at lowering abvs, a Mintel analyst has argued.
LIWF 2013 - UK: Wine grabs off-trade shelf space share from beer, cider
20 May 2013
Wine's share of space on UK supermarket shelves has grown in the last year at the expense of beer and cider, according to an industry analyst.
Comment - Brewers Wake Up and Smell the (Cider) Apples
It was always a case of when, not if: Anheuser-Busch InBev has finally launched its Stella Artois cider off-shoot, Cidre, into the US market this week.
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Round-Up – C&C Group's Full-Year Results
In mid-May, Ireland's C&C Group released its results for the twelve months to the end of February. Here's a round-up of just-drinks' coverage of the company's performance.
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Comment - Brewers Wake Up and Smell the (Cider) Apples
It was always a case of when, not if: Anheuser-Busch InBev has finally launched its Stella Artois cider off-shoot, Cidre, into the US market this week.
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Comment - Campari's CEO and the 'mystery' vodka brand
Gruppo Campari's CEO, Bob Kunze-Concewitz, went a little off-piste in a conference call with analysts today (13 May).
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Round-Up - Gruppo Campari's Q1 Results 2013
In mid-May, Campari released its results for the first three months of 2013. Here's a round-up of just-drinks' coverage of the company's performance.
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just The Preview - Britvic Q2 & H1
20 May 2013
Britvic will report its first-half results on Wednesday (22 May). Here, just-drinks takes a look at the highs and lows for the company in the six-month period and some of its recent financial results.
Round-Up - NPD: 2013 - The 'Summer of Shandy'
20 May 2013
This month, Tom Vierhile from Datamonitor considers the recent swathe of NPD in the shandy - or radler - sub-category.
just the Winners - International Wine Challenge 2013: Spain, the US
17 May 2013
Earlier this week, the gold medal winners in this year's International Wine Challenge were announced. Here are the winners from Spain and the US.
In the Spotlight - Coca-Cola's "secret recipe" on eBay
17 May 2013
Sales of sparkling cola are under pressure, but one man still believes its stock is high. Cliff Kluge, a pilot from Georgia, told ABC News this week he may have found the original recipe for Coca-Cola - and is selling it on eBay for as much as US$15m.
just the Winners - International Wine Challenge 2013: New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa
17 May 2013
Earlier this week, the gold medal winners in this year's International Wine Challenge were announced. Here are the winners from New Zealand, Portugal and South Africa.
just the Facts: Top Ten Fastest-Growing US Spirits Brands
17 May 2013
The ten fastest-growing spirits brands in the US ranked by percentage increase in volume in 2012 versus 2011:
just the Facts - Spirits Market Share in US by Category
17 May 2013
Here, courtesy of Euromonitor and Stifel, is a breakdown of market share of spirits in the US.
Analysis - Coca-Cola Hellenic boosted by Russia, Nigeria in "mixed" Q1
17 May 2013
Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) has delivered progress in Russia and Nigeria but troubles elsewhere have produced a “mixed” first quarter, according to an analyst.
Comment - Brewers Wake Up and Smell the (Cider) Apples
16 May 2013
It was always a case of when, not if: Anheuser-Busch InBev has finally launched its Stella Artois cider off-shoot, Cidre, into the US market this week.
Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Fishy Moves in the Cola Market
Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo Ltd considers some of the product innovations that have shaped the US cola market following news of the pending launch of an omega-3 variant.
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US$15m for Coca-Cola's original recipe? Not these days
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By: Olly Wehring
03 May 2013
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Craft Brewers - Think Global. Drink Local
By: Olly Wehring
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Beefeater Borough's Reserve: But, where are the beefeaters?
By: Olly Wehring
22 Apr 2013
Well, Pernod Ricard, I must say I am a mite disappointed in you.
Craft distillers of the world unite...
By: James Wilmore
16 Apr 2013
Craft distillers are getting serious and getting together.
Fuller's... kind of like the Murdoch empire
By: James Wilmore
05 Apr 2013
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