- Latest news & comment - 14th May
US: Anheuser-Busch ends Grolsch deal
Anheuser-Busch has signed a letter of intent to terminate its US importing rights to the Grolsch beer brands, it announced today. Miller Brewing Company will become the importer of the Grolsch brands.
FRANCE: Winemakers call for greater flexibility (MEM)
France’s wine producers today demanded that more than half of its EUR171m “envelope”, which is to be released as part of the European Union's wine sector reform, be spent on vineyard restructuring.
SWEDEN: Fortune legal action won't delay V&S sale - report (MEM)
The court action embarked upon by Fortune Brands to stop a 10% stake in its Beam Global Brands subsidiary passing from V&S to the Swedish state will not delay the sale of V&S to Pernod Ricard, a government spokesperson has said.
- ITALY: Campari registers good growth despite sales decline Davide Campari-Milano has reported a healthy growth in its first quarter profits, despite a fall in revenues in the period, caused in part by currency fluctuations and the loss of the tequila 1800 distribution contract in US.
- UK: Diageo warns of rising costs (MEM)Diageo is expecting its input costs to rise around 3% or US$175m this current year, but yesterday warned that figure would grow in the next financial year as energy and grain costs increase.
- DENMARK: Carlsberg/Coke water deal on target for Q2 (MEM)Carlsberg hopes to have completed negotiations to sell off a handful of soft drinks brands to The Coca-Cola Company by the second quarter of this year, a spokesman reiterated to just-drinks today.
- GERMANY: Eckes-Granini reports growth, eyes acquisitions (REG)The Eckes-Granini Group has reported a strong full year set of results on the back of turnover growth in both Germany and France. Delivering the results its chairman also hinted that further acquisitions are on the cards for the company.
- US: Imports of Brunello could be blocked (MEM)US imports of Brunello di Montalcino could be blocked, unless officials receive guarantees that the wines have been made using the specified Sangiovese grape variety.
- PHILIPPINES: Pepsi-Cola Products profits fall as CSD volumes slip (REG)Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines has registered a 6% fall in its third quarter profits as volume sales of its carbonated portfolio slid.
- CHINA: Andre Juice to boost output (REG)Yantai North Andre Juice Co., the Chinese apple juice concentrate producer, has said it plans to boost production by 40% this year to meet robust global demand.
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- London International Wine Fair 2008
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Visit stand G18 and pick up your free copy of The Little Yellow Book 2008, have a go at becoming the just-drinks Wine and Spirits Brain, read breaking wine and spirits industry news and access the internet. To find out more information about this year’s London International Wine Fair, arrange a meeting with a member of the just-drinks team and find out what seminars to attend click here...
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The interview - Robert Sands, Constellation Brands
The just-drinks interview – Constellation Brands (MEM)
Having blazed a trail in the world drinks market for some years, Constellation Brands suffered something of a reversal in its last fiscal year, recording a net loss of US$610. In this month’s two-part just-drinks interview, CEO Rob Sands tells Olly Wehring why the group is untroubled by last year’s result and, in spite of some worrying economic and market trends, remains upbeat about the future.
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The Power 100 – the world’s most powerful spirits and wine brands
This month's briefing is the 2008 edition of "The Power 100", published by leading consultancy Intangible Business, which looks at the key issues affecting the wines and spirits industry and identifies the brands which have performed well - and those that have experienced difficulties over the past year. This annual report, into the most powerful spirits and wine brands in the world, takes into account the consumer's perception of brand strength and its financial performance, using a robust methodology. A panel of leading international drinks experts are asked to score each brand on a variety of measures and these scores are combined with hard volume data to create a league table of the most powerful international drinks brands in the world.
