GLOBAL: SABMiller signs Kopparberg Brewery licensing deal
SABMiller is to take Kopparberg Brewery into new markets under a licensing agreement with the Swedish cider maker.
Product Launch - FRANCE: Haussmann Famille's Rouge Sucette
Haussmann Famille, part of French wine house Chateaux En Bordeaux, has launched what it claims is the world's first cola-flavoured wine - Rouge Sucette.
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Comment - Tariko Looks to Raise the Standard with CEDC Takeover
Russian Standard is now the world's second largest vodka producer after finally getting full control of Central European Distribution Corp (CEDC). But how will it handle the troubled group and where will in benefit? Chris Mercer investigates.
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19 June 2013
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GLOBAL: SABMiller signs Kopparberg Brewery licensing deal
18 June 2013
SABMiller is to take Kopparberg Brewery into new markets under a licensing agreement with the Swedish cider maker.
Product Launch - FRANCE: Haussmann Famille's Rouge Sucette
18 June 2013
Haussmann Famille, part of French wine house Chateaux En Bordeaux, has launched what it claims is the world's first cola-flavoured wine - Rouge Sucette.
Comment - Wehring's Way - Helix: A Corking Idea?
Even though everyone who is anyone in the wine world is busy at VinExpo in Bordeaux this week, there's still been quite an online hubbub over the last couple of days following the unveiling of new wine closure Helix yesterday morning.
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Round Up - Rémy Cointreau's Full-Year Results 2012-13
In June, Rémy Cointreau released its results for the year to the end of April. Here's a round-up of just-drinks' coverage of the company's performance.
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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Invest in PR - and Cricket - to Unlock Indian Promise
The path for international soft drinks companies in India has been littered with potholes. But, as a relative calm sets in, Richard Corbett assesses the opportunities and suggests how to hit the big time in the country.
Product Launch - Smoke Ventures' Smoke Liqueur
18 June 2013
Product Launch - US: Myx Beverage's Myx Fusions
18 June 2013
FRANCE: Beer production plunges in Q1 - figures
17 June 2013
UK: Diageo, Compass silent on Walsh move reports
17 June 2013
Comment - Chasing the Drinks Sugar Rush Has its Perils
With the trend for sweet flavours sweeping most drinks categories, it seems an obvious path for producers to follow. But with obesity now a major public health concern, will this rush for short-term gain lead to long-term pain? Just-drinks' deputy editor James Wilmore sounds the alarm.
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Round Up - Brown-Forman's Full-Year Results 2012-13
In June, Brown-Forman released its results for the year to the end of April. Here's a round-up of just-drinks' coverage of the company's performance.
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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Invest in PR - and Cricket - to Unlock Indian Promise
18 June 2013
The path for international soft drinks companies in India has been littered with potholes. But, as a relative calm sets in, Richard Corbett assesses the opportunities and suggests how to hit the big time in the country.
just the Answer - Janet Dorozynski, Canada's Global Lead on Beer, Spirits, Wine
18 June 2013
Canada: famous for its ice wines and whiskies. But how are these categories performing globally? And does the country's social reference pricing, a form of minimum pricing, really make a difference? Here, James Wilmore talks to Janet Dorozynski, the global lead on wine, beer and spirits for the Canadian Government's Foreign Affairs and International Trade department
Comment - Wehring's Way - Helix: A Corking Idea?
18 June 2013
Even though everyone who is anyone in the wine world is busy at VinExpo in Bordeaux this week, there's still been quite an online hubbub over the last couple of days following the unveiling of new wine closure Helix yesterday morning.
International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 113: Metabolic and Biochemical Mechanisms by which Alcohol Consumption affects Health
18 June 2013
A large study from Australia, which included a high percentage of current or former alcohol abusers, related alcohol consumption with a variety of metabolic and biologic parameters that relate to health. Included were markers of lipid function, inflammation, glucose metabolism, and liver function.
just the Winners - Ultimate Wine Challenge 2013
17 June 2013
Last week, Ultimate Beverage Challenge announced the results of its annual Ultimate Wine Challenge in the US.
Comment - Chasing the Drinks Sugar Rush Has its Perils
14 June 2013
With the trend for sweet flavours sweeping most drinks categories, it seems an obvious path for producers to follow. But with obesity now a major public health concern, will this rush for short-term gain lead to long-term pain? Just-drinks' deputy editor James Wilmore sounds the alarm.
Comment - Britvic Needs a Merger, not a Gamble
13 June 2013
What a difference four months makes for Britvic chairman Gerald Corbett.
In the Spotlight - Rémy Cointreau and Cognac's slowdown
13 June 2013
What China giveth, China also taketh away, was the lesson for Rémy Cointreau in its full-year results this week.
Analysis - Edrington loss could cost Rémy Cointreau EUR1.5m
13 June 2013
Rémy Cointreau could shed around EUR1.5m (US$2m) in profits after losing the US distribution rights for the Edrington Group's portfolio, according to an anaylst.
Comment - Britvic Needs a Merger, not a Gamble
What a difference four months makes for Britvic chairman Gerald Corbett.
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Will AMA use "bully pulpit" to praise energy drinks ban?
By: Andy Morton
17 Jun 2013
The annual meeting of the American Medical Association's policy-making body started yesterday (16 June), bringing with it the usual sharp intake of breath from the soft drinks industry.
Craft still small beer compared to Coors Light
By: Andy Morton
15 Jun 2013
Here's a quick reality check to anyone who thinks craft beer in the US is catching up with the industry's big guns.
Constellation's Sands looks to the stars
By: James Wilmore
05 Jun 2013
It's a big week for Constellation Brands as it completes on its deal to take full ownership of Crown Imports and bags Grupo Modelo's Piedras Negras brewery in the process.
Sweden says Iron Maiden's Trooper is super after all
By: James Wilmore
29 May 2013
It was hardly a matter of life and death, but Iron Maiden have broken through the final frontier. Yes, Trooper ale has been allowed to land in Sweden.
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.
