http://www.just-drinks.comDaily beverage news - from just-drinks.com© 2013 All content copyright just-drinks.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 25 May 2013 05:43:08 GMTSat, 25 May 2013 05:43:08 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.com10021Has 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.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-us-craft-beer-pros-and-cons_id110471.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 24 May 2013 15:21:00 GMTSoft 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.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-soft-drinks-industry-can-avoid-rising-tide-of-regulation_id110431.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedWed, 22 May 2013 09:15:00 GMTIt 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.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/in-the-spotlight-britvics-plant-closures-and-the-ag-barr-merger_id110470.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 24 May 2013 14:54:00 GMTEarlier 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'.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/just-the-facts-the-power-100-2013_id110458.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedThu, 23 May 2013 15:50:00 GMTSABMiller 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.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/analysis-sabmiller-outpaces-rivals-in-fy-but-headwinds-persist_id110463.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 24 May 2013 10:49:00 GMTMillerCoors 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. http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/analysis-anheuser-busch-inbev-feeling-more-us-off-trade-pain-than-millercoors_id110473.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 24 May 2013 17:03:00 GMTSABMiller 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.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/sabmiller-readies-africa-building-boom_id110450.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedThu, 23 May 2013 11:58:00 GMTAs 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.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-wehrings-way-the-london-international-wine-fair-is-dead-long-live-the-london-wine-fair_id110462.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedThu, 23 May 2013 22:50:00 GMTThere have been many papers relating alcohol intake to specific types of cancer.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/relation-of-alcohol-intake-to-risk-of-dying-from-cancer_id110449.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedThu, 23 May 2013 11:53:00 GMTEarlier 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.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-just-drinks-interview-dan-jago-uk-group-wine-director-at-tesco-part-ii_id110442.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedWed, 22 May 2013 14:47:00 GMTBritvic's plan to shutter three of its UK facilities could have put its halted merger with AG Barr in further jeopardy, analysts have warned.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/analysis-britvic-ag-barr-merger-chances-fade-after-shake-up_id110433.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedWed, 22 May 2013 10:42:00 GMTHats off to the folk at Buffalo Trace for seeing an opportunity where others have seen a problem.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/panic-dont-panic-aaarrrggghhh_id110447.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedWed, 22 May 2013 21:44:00 GMTBritvic's CEO has said the company's new strategy, including a major cost-cutting exercise, will lead to a "simpler, focussed and more agile organisation". http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/just-on-call-cost-cuts-will-mean-more-focussed-business-britvic-ceo_id110443.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedWed, 22 May 2013 15:20:00 GMTEarlier this week, the northern hemisphere wine gold medal winners in this year's International Wine & Spirit Competition were announced. Click here for the winners from Canada, England, France, Germany and Hungary, while the gold medal winners from Italy, Portugal, Spain and the US are listed below.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/italy-portugal-spain-the-us_id110436.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedWed, 22 May 2013 12:12:00 GMTTo coincide with this week's London International Wine Fair, just-drinks managed to secure some time yesterday (20 May) with Dan Jago, the UK and group wine director for Tesco. In the first of this two-part interview, we look at Jago's time in the wine industry, Tesco's relationship with the wine consumer in the UK, and the 'E' word.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-just-drinks-interview-dan-jago-uk-group-wine-director-at-tesco-part-i_id110426.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedTue, 21 May 2013 14:23:00 GMTEarlier this week, the northern hemisphere wine gold medal winners in this year's International Wine & Spirit Competition were announced. Here are the winners from Canada, England, France, Germany and Hungary.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/canada-england-france-germany-hungary_id110427.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedTue, 21 May 2013 14:49:00 GMTDiageo could look to make a "quantum leap" by buying out LVMH's majority stake in Moet Hennessy under Ivan Menezes' leadership, according to an analyst.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/analysis-diageo-could-make-quantum-leap-for-moet-hennessy_id110424.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedTue, 21 May 2013 12:29:00 GMTBritvic 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. http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/just-the-preview-britvic-q2-h1_id110412.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedMon, 20 May 2013 11:49:00 GMTThis month, Tom Vierhile from Datamonitor considers the recent swathe of NPD in the shandy - or radler - sub-category.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/2013-the-summer-of-shandy_id110410.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedMon, 20 May 2013 11:08:00 GMTEarlier this week, the gold medal winners in this year's International Wine Challenge were announced. Here are the winners from Spain and the US.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/spain-the-us_id110404.aspx?utm_source=insights-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feedFri, 17 May 2013 15:08:00 GMT