http://www.just-drinks.comDaily beverage comment - from just-drinks.com© 2012 All content copyright just-drinks.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:32:48 GMTTue, 07 Feb 2012 13:32:48 GMTjust-drinks.com - RSS feedjust-drinks.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20http://www.just-drinks.com/images/small_logo_style.gifhttp://www.just-drinks.com10021Pete Brown is back, refreshed, raring to go, and pondering the future. "Which way will beer go in 2012?", he asks the tea leaves.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-beer-is-2012-a-fmcgcraft-beer-tipping-point_id106202.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 11:58:00 GMTCarlsberg 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.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-carlsberg-lime-wedges-war-on-corona_id106164.aspxMon, 30 Jan 2012 14:41:00 GMTSABMiller'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.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-sabmiller-cr-snow-to-get-second-bite-at-kingway_id106153.aspxFri, 27 Jan 2012 14:17:00 GMTWhen 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.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/west-is-best_id106141.aspxThu, 26 Jan 2012 14:34:00 GMTDave Peacock's exit as US president at Anheuser-Busch InBev completes a full change of backroom staff at the brewer, but how might it affect the company's performance on the pitch?http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/out-with-the-old_id106125.aspxWed, 25 Jan 2012 13:38:00 GMTWe have yet to see the official figures on the US spirits market in 2011, but the signs suggest that renewed momentum in premium has been maintained.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-us-spirits-to-show-more-momentum-for-2011_id106117.aspxTue, 24 Jan 2012 15:15:00 GMTThe soft drinks industry has been buzzing about China for quite some time. But, look in its shadow, and one can see India - a market that could eclipse its neighbour in the future. Ray Rowlands casts his eye over the market.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-soft-drinks-water-india-calling_id106116.aspxTue, 24 Jan 2012 14:58:00 GMTVodafone's tax victory in India is a promising sign for SABMiller, which faces a similar dispute over its acquisition of Foster's Group's operations in the country.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-vodafone-ruling-bodes-well-for-sabmiller_id106094.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 12:36:00 GMTRemy Cointreau's share price sank after the group reported an 18% rise in nine-month net sales today, showing that even Cognac's seemingly inexorable rise in China has its limits.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/remy-cointreau-shares-come-down-to-earth_id106067.aspxThu, 19 Jan 2012 15:10:00 GMTIt's the week of forecasts on just-drinks this week. On Tuesday, Ian Buxton considered what 2012 will bring for the world of whisky. Today, Chris Losh looks at what the next 12 months will provide for all you wine producers out there. Note: Some of the following might not happen.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-wine-loshs-chris-tal-ball_id106057.aspxThu, 19 Jan 2012 11:48:00 GMTBeam Inc's acquisition of Cooley Distillery puts Irish whiskey entirely in the hands of drinks industry 'big hitters' and looks set to spur an unprecedented level of investment in the category.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-irish-whiskey-goes-plural_id106050.aspxWed, 18 Jan 2012 15:17:00 GMTThis week is prediction week on just-drinks. On Thursday, Chris Losh will give us his annual, tongue-in-cheek forecasts for the coming year. Today, however, Ian Buxton, consider what might happen in brown spirits in 2012.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-spirits-what-will-not-happen-in-2012_id106028.aspxTue, 17 Jan 2012 09:48:00 GMTIs it a coincidence that the fungicide saga has emerged less than a year after the US lost a World Trade Organisation case against Brazil over orange juice imports?http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-playing-politics-with-orange-juice_id106004.aspxThu, 12 Jan 2012 15:56:00 GMTThe latest edition of the Global Risks Report may seem far removed from the world of selling drinks, or food, but it raises some difficult challenges for the sector.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-why-the-global-risks-report-matters-to-you_id105991.aspxWed, 11 Jan 2012 17:19:00 GMTLast week, the French authorities carried out their threat and introduced a tax on CSDs. Richard Corbett believes, however, that the French should look north, to Denmark, to see how effective - or not - such a move will be on a nation's pattern of consumption.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-soft-drinks-water-the-french-should-look-to-denmark_id105986.aspxWed, 11 Jan 2012 14:57:00 GMTIreland continues to be the weak link in Britvic's results and there is pressure on the soft drinks firm to demonstrate progress in 2012.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/focus-britvic-requires-refocus-in-ireland_id105969.aspxTue, 10 Jan 2012 12:37:00 GMTSABMiller's announcement earlier today about changes to its African alliance with Castel Group is the next best thing for the UK-based brewer.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/you-cant-always-get-what-you-want_id105962.aspxMon, 09 Jan 2012 15:03:00 GMTUnited Spirits didn't buy Whyte & Mackay for the group's bulk Scotch whisky business, as is now being demonstrated.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-united-spirits-distils-vision-for-whyte-mackay_id105951.aspxFri, 06 Jan 2012 15:13:00 GMTI can't help but feel slightly bemused by the furore surrounding a report that Anheuser-Busch InBev paid a communications agency to change details on a Wikipedia page for one of its brands.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/you-would-too-wouldnt-you_id105930.aspxThu, 05 Jan 2012 12:48:00 GMTRussia's improving economy may finally stop the rot for the country's big brewers in 2012, but the industry remains fragile.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-where-next-for-beer-in-russia_id105917.aspxWed, 04 Jan 2012 13:19:00 GMT