LIWF 2013 - UK: Visitor numbers down, but positive signs for 2014
Visitor numbers at this year's London International Wine Fair (LIWF) fell year-on-year as organisers branded it "the most challenging show to date".
HONG KONG: Huiyuan Juice Group to buy fruit juice supplier
China Huiyuan Juice Group is to buy a fruit and vegetable juice concentrate and puree maker from a major shareholder for HKD4.939bn (US$636m).
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just For Subscribers - The week in drinks
24 May 2013
Here are the ten most viewed, subscriber-only items on just-drinks this week:
ITALY/ASIA-PACIFIC: Gruppo Campari appoints new Asia-Pacific chief
24 May 2013
Gruppo Campari has appointed a new MD for its Asia-Pacific region as the current head has quit to "pursue personal interests".
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
24 May 2013
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
The just-drinks Interview - Dan Jago, UK & group wine director at Tesco - Part II
Earlier this week, just-drinks sat down with the UK and group wine director for Tesco, Dan Jago. Part one of our interview ran yesterday, while today (22 May), we hear Jago's views on minimum unit pricing, the launch of lower-abv wines and the state of the nation in the UK.
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Round Up - SABMiller's Full-Year Results 2012-13
In May, the UK's SABMiller released its results for the year to the end of March. Here's a round-up of just-drinks' coverage of the company's performance.
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Comment - US Craft Beer Pros and Cons
Has the craft beer backlash begun? Here Technomic's Donna Hood Crecca takes a look at the current state of the US market and the issues facing the sub-category.
US: Campari unveils Skyy Vodka bikini bottle
23 May 2013
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 - London International Wine Fair 2013
The LIWF took place at London's ExCeL centre this week. Here just-drinks offers a round-up of our full coverage of the event
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Comment - US Craft Beer Pros and Cons
24 May 2013
Has the craft beer backlash begun? Here Technomic's Donna Hood Crecca takes a look at the current state of the US market and the issues facing the sub-category.
Comment - Soft Drinks - Industry Can Avoid Rising Tide of Regulation
24 May 2013
Soft drinks are becoming a target for health campaigners in the same way as tobacco and alcohol are. Increased taxes are now a real threat. But, as Richard Corbett argues, if producers move swiftly they can see off these threats.
In the Spotlight - Britvic's plant closures and the AG Barr merger
24 May 2013
It has been a busy six months for Britvic - a merger with AG Barr delayed, full-year profits down one-fifth - so it should have come as no surprise Wednesday's (22 May) first-half results were so intriguing.
just the Facts – The Power 100 2013
24 May 2013
Earlier this week, brand valuation consultancy Intangible Business released the results of its latest survey of the world's spirits brands. Here's a look at the top ten, along with the methodology used to draw up 'The Power 100'.
Analysis - SABMiller outpaces rivals in FY but headwinds persist
24 May 2013
SABMiller has delivered a strong set of full-year results but problems loom, such as pressure on Miller Lite in the US loom, an analyst has warned.
Analysis - Anheuser-Busch InBev feeling more US off-trade pain than MillerCoors
24 May 2013
MillerCoors is still performing better than Anheuser-Busch InBev in the US off-trade, while craft brewers have seen double-digit rises in April, latest figures show.
just On Call: SABMiller readies Africa building boom
23 May 2013
SABMiller will likely go ahead with three building projects in Africa this year, while expansion in Nigeria is to come under review “quite soon”, the company's new CEO has said.
Comment – Wehring's Way – The London International Wine Fair is Dead, Long Live the London Wine Fair
23 May 2013
As the curtain came down on the London International Wine Fair, not only for this year, but forever, on Wednesday, I couldn't help but feel a twinge of sadness: No more would I have to wend my way to the veritable desert of East London.
International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 112: Relation of Alcohol Intake to Risk of Dying from Cancer
23 May 2013
There have been many papers relating alcohol intake to specific types of cancer.
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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Just-Drinks on the BBC over Britvic
By: James Wilmore
23 May 2013
Britvic's plans to close three of its UK sites has caused a bit of stir, not least in the county I was raised, Essex.
Lidio Carraro is Brazil's early World Cup favourite
By: Andy Morton
22 May 2013
To me, there were noticeably fewer people at this year's London International Wine Fair (LIWF), which ends today (22 May), but that didn't stop the Brazil stand from attracting a bustling crowd on all three days.
Tax issue is no small beer for US brewers
By: James Wilmore
17 May 2013
The gloves are off in Washington DC as big brewers (and not so big brewers) tussle with small brewers over tax.
US$15m for Coca-Cola's original recipe? Not these days
By: Andy Morton
15 May 2013
You can get all sorts of things on eBay - a new laptop, a car, the original recipe for Coca-Cola.
Iron Maiden rocked by Sweden's alcohol rules
By: James Wilmore
14 May 2013
When you're one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with nearly nine million Facebook fans, you can take the odd setback.
Reputation re-building as Mr 'New Coke' heads to Castle
By: Andy Morton
10 May 2013
There's an old joke that riffs on an unfortunate elderly farmer who can't live down an amorous encounter with a fluffy farm animal. Never mind that it happened once, and a long time ago at that, he's destined to be forever known around his local village by a nickname I can't repeat here.
MAY-DAY! MAY-DAY! just-drinks is closed on May Day
By: Olly Wehring
03 May 2013
It's the May Day Bank Holiday here in the UK this coming Monday (6 May).
Beam Inc - Hey, fellas, I have an idea
By: Olly Wehring
03 May 2013
Did anyone else find it curious yesterday to see volumes of Maker's Mark soar in Beam Inc's first quarter? After all, a 44% leap in quarterly volumes year-on-year positively jumped off the page.
Craft Brewers - Think Global. Drink Local
By: Olly Wehring
29 Apr 2013
Click play, below, to see how one craft brewer is taking on the "mass corporate machine", courtesy of The Motley Fool.
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.
