just-drinks.com September 22, 2008
Issue 440

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Olly Wehring

Rémy Cointreau teams up with William Grant
Rémy Cointreau will begin a distribution deal with William Grant & Sons subsidiary, First Drinks Brands, in the UK, once the French group has left Maxxium.

A closer look at Russian Standard vodka
Russian Standard has plans to overtake Absolut this year in the UK premium vodka market. We took a look at the group on a recent press trip.

Lehman Brothers collapse
America's fourth largest investment bank went under in one of the worst weeks for western financial markets since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Constellation Brands targets Russia
Constellation Europe's general manager, Michel Troutoud, spoke to just-drinks about the wine company's expansion in Russia.

MillerCoors hits problems with Sparks drink
A Coalition of US states has urged MillerCoors not to launch an extension of its Sparks drink, claiming its caffeine and alcohol combination is "dangerous" for young people.

EU faces fresh WTO with India over spirits
EU frustration at India's wine and spirit import tariffs is set to boil over into fresh action at the World Trade Organisation.

Pernod Ricard issues economy warning
Pernod Ricard has admitted for the first time this year that a "severe" financial downturn will damage profit growth over the next 12 months.

Alcoholic drinks will survive recession
Alcoholic drinks are relatively recession-proof, says new research from Mintel.

Boisset Beaujolais to come in plastic bottles
Boisset plans to export its forthcoming Beaujolais Nouveau in PET bottles, in a move it says will reduce carbon emissions.

Heineken pushes up beer prices
Heineken Ireland has decided to increase its beer prices, in order to swallow soaring input costs.


Until next time...

Olly Wehring, Managing Editor

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Email: editor@just-drinks.com

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