http://www.just-drinks.comDaily beverage interview - from just-drinks.com© 2012 All content copyright just-drinks.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:40:26 GMTTue, 07 Feb 2012 13:40:26 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.com10021In the first just the Answer of 2012, Chris Mercer quizzes Wine Australia's general manager for market development, James Gosper. The two met at at last week's A+ Australian Wine annual tasting in London.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/just-the-answer-wine-australia-market-development-manager-james-gosper_id106176.aspxTue, 31 Jan 2012 13:30:00 GMTFollowing on from part one of my interview with Diageo's Africa president, Nick Blazquez, which ran last week, this week we give you the second part, in which Blazquez gives us an idea of Diageo's future plans for the region.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-diageo-africa-president-nick-blazquez-part-ii_id106073.aspxFri, 20 Jan 2012 12:37:00 GMTLate last year, Olly Wehring visited New York with Diageo, and sat down with the company's head of Africa, Nick Blazquez, for an hour. Earlier today (10 January), Diageo completed its purchase of Meta Abo in Ethiopia. Put the two together, and welcome to part one of the first Wehring interview of 2012.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-diageo-africa-president-nick-blazquez-part-i_id105971.aspxTue, 10 Jan 2012 14:22:00 GMTClick below to watch an interview, conducted by Clontarf TV, with Jack Teeling, the founder and chairman of Cooley Distillery, in which he discusses the sale of the company to Beam Inc last week.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/video-cooley-distillery-chairman-on-beam-inc-buy_id105892.aspxThu, 22 Dec 2011 15:52:00 GMTEarlier this month, Majestic Wine brought some colour back to the cheeks of the UK wine market, when it posted a healthy set of figures for the first half of its fiscal year. As good a time as any, then, to find out the secret to the drinks retailer's success, from company CEO, Steve Lewis.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/just-the-answer-majestic-wines-ceo-steve-lewis_id105680.aspxTue, 29 Nov 2011 13:48:00 GMTThis month's 'just the Answer' sees Michelle Russell talk to the international brand development director for Irish Distillers, Simon Fay.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/just-the-answer-irish-distillers-international-brand-development-director-simon-fay_id105470.aspxMon, 07 Nov 2011 14:49:00 GMTTo coincide with tomorrow's forum on responsible drinking in the UK, this month's 'just the Answer' sees Olly Wehring tackle the CEO of Drinkaware, Chris Sorek.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/just-the-answer-drinkaware-ceo-chris-sorek_id105416.aspxTue, 01 Nov 2011 11:46:00 GMTIn the second part of this month's The Wehring Interview with Diageo's Asia Pacific president, Gilbert Ghostine gives us his views on the Cognac elephant in the room, the future for the company's domestic tie-ups in the region, and what the locals think of the UK-based multinational.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-diageo-asia-pacific-president-gilbert-ghostine-part-ii_id105291.aspxWed, 19 Oct 2011 14:37:00 GMTThis month, just-drinks returns to its two-part extended format for The Wehring Interview. Earlier this month, I enjoyed an hour in the company of Diageo's Asia Pacific president, Gilbert Ghostine. I say enjoyed; I wasn't at my best to start.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-diageo-asia-pacific-president-gilbert-ghostine-part-i_id105274.aspxTue, 18 Oct 2011 13:41:00 GMTIt's almost two years since Anheuser-Busch InBev offloaded most of its assets in Central and Eastern Europe to CVC Capital for an initial US$2.2bn. Since the sale, CVC's beer business in the region, StarBev, has largely operated under the radar. High time, then, that we caught up with StarBev's CEO (and ex-InBev man), Alain Beyens. just-drinks deputy editor Chris Mercer flew to Prague to meet him.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-starbev-ceo-alain-beyens_id105178.aspxThu, 06 Oct 2011 10:33:00 GMTDiageo has come from behind to surprise investors in a fiscal year that looked more than a little rocky at half-time. Here, just-drinks deputy editor Chris Mercer talks to Diageo CEO Paul Walsh about the results and what happens next.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/just-the-interview-paul-walsh-on-diageo-full-year_id104880.aspxThu, 01 Sep 2011 13:00:00 GMTAfter a short break, our 'just the Answer' interview returns. This month, Michelle Russell talks to Tim Croston, the group finance director at UK-based soft drinks producer, Nichols plc.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/just-the-answer-nichols-fd-tim-croston_id104686.aspxWed, 10 Aug 2011 21:38:00 GMTIn this month's just The Answer, just-drinks catches up with the trade body for Beaujolais wines, Inter Beaujolais, to talk about its view on wine market conditions and that much-lauded 2009 vintage.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/just-the-answer-inter-beaujolais-vp-xavier-barbet-dg-jean-bourjade_id104307.aspxThu, 30 Jun 2011 10:17:00 GMTLast week we ran the first part of our exclusive interview with the chief marketing officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Chris Burggraeve. Here's part two, in which Olly Wehring tries to get inside the inner sanctum of A-B InBev. Read on to learn how successful he was.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-anheuser-busch-inbev-part-ii_id104281.aspxTue, 28 Jun 2011 12:31:00 GMTThis month, we stay with beer for The Wehring Interview. After speaking to Heineken's CEO in May, I've been lucky enough to nail down the CMO of Anheuser-Busch InBev, Chris Burggraeve. In part one, below, we look at Chris' background, where his concentration is focussed and the perils of making - and keeping - a global beer brand. Part two will run next week.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-anheuser-busch-inbev-part-i_id104250.aspxThu, 23 Jun 2011 12:01:00 GMTClick play, below, to view the thoughts of SABMiller's CEO, Graham Mackay, on the brewer's proposal to buy Foster' Group, which was rejected by the Australian company this morning.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/video-sabmiller-ceo-on-fosters-group-purchase-proposal_id104226.aspxTue, 21 Jun 2011 09:06:00 GMTIn part one of my interview with Heineken's CEO, Jean-François van Boxmeer, which ran earlier this week, we took a close look at the brewer's purchase of FEMSA Cerveza last year. We also started a world tour of beer markets, discussing Europe, Russia, Brazil and Mexico.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-heineken-part-ii_id103993.aspxThu, 26 May 2011 12:52:00 GMTThis month, we have decided to run The Wehring Interview over two instalments. After all, having waited so long to speak to Heineken's CEO, I have a lot of questions for him. Luckily, I've been granted plenty of time in which to ask them.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-heineken-part-i_id103972.aspxTue, 24 May 2011 13:57:00 GMTIn this month's just the Answer, just-drinks talks to Peter Unsworth, chief executive of Tata Global Beverages.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/just-the-answer-tata-global-beverages-ceo-peter-unsworth_id103729.aspxTue, 03 May 2011 14:55:00 GMTThe first thing we should point out is that this is not Wehring. Family commitments in the form of a 3lb 8oz offspring has predicated that our editor is house-bound for the time being. The second is that only half of this interview took place in person in Copenhagen; the other half was conducted via 'phone from the terrace of an Italian vineyard following a meeting between yours' truly and approximately 50 wines. You're right, I'm showing off.http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/the-wehring-interview-carlsberg_id103634.aspxTue, 19 Apr 2011 12:46:00 GMT