http://www.just-drinks.comLatest Spirits industry news - from just-drinks.com© 2009 All content copyright just-drinks.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:04:21 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 00:04:21 GMTjust-drinks.com - RSS feedjust-drinks.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Fortune Brands, owner of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, expects to increase the proportion of its sales from outside of the US, group chief financial officer Craig Omtvedt has told an investor conference.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99129Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:58:00 GMTThe Edrington Group has announced the closure of one of its facilities in Scotland.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99128Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:00 GMTA further wave of store closures has been announced at First Quench Retailing, the collapsed owner of Threshers off-licences in the UK.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99127Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17:00 GMTThe top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99130Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:03:00 GMTWine and spirits logistics provider London City Bond has secured a three-year contract to provide warehousing and distribution for drinks supplier Adel UK.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99123Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:55:00 GMTAt only 37 years old, Alexandre Ricard's swift ascent on the Pernod Ricard power ladder has turned heads in the industry. His latest role, as CEO of Irish Distillers, has coincided with strong growth for the group's Jameson Irish whiskey brand. Just-drinks deputy editor Chris Mercer catches up with the hotly-tipped Pernod protege during a fly-by visit to London.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99114Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:00 GMTPernod Ricard has confirmed it plans to sell one of its bottling facilities in Scotland.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99113Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:57:00 GMTThe Scotch Whisky Association would accept a ban on alcohol sales below tax in place of a plan to introduce minimum pricing on drinks, the trade body has said.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99119Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:00 GMTjust-drinks has today (19 November) published an interview with Irish Distillers CEO Alexandre Ricard. Here are five career facts about the man tipped to one day head Pernod Ricard's empire.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99116Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMTDiageo India's head offices have been visited by customs and revenue officials in the country.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99097Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:45:00 GMTBeam Global Spirits & Wine, the drinks division of Fortune Brands, is to cut costs by closing one of its four bottling plants in the US.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99093Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:10:00 GMTPernod Ricard has announced a global extension of the 'Leave an Impression' advertising platform for the 12 year old variant of Ballantine's Scotch whisky.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99107Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMTA bottle of The Dalmore Oculus Scotch whisky containing malts distilled more than 140 years ago has been sold for GBP27,600 (US$46,000) at auction.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99105Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:00 GMTThe Edrington Group has released its latest Christmas advert for The Famous Grouse in the UK.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99099Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:26:00 GMTC&C International has readied seasonal packaging for its Irish Mist liqueur brand in several markets.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99098Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:00 GMTHeaven Hills Distilleries' 2000 Edition Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbonhttp://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99106Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMTPernod Ricard's The Glenlivet Cellar Collection 1973http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99096Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:01:00 GMTFrench drinks group Belvédère is in negotiations with several potential candidates over the sale of its Marie Brizard business, which produces William Peel Scotch whisky.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99079Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:11:00 GMTPernod Ricard has extended the travel retail presence of its Havana Club ultra premium rum variant, Máximo Extra Añejo.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99085Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:25:00 GMTCastle Brands has hailed "significant progress" in its goal of turning a profit after cutting losses in the first six months of its fiscal year.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99084Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:49:00 GMT