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The full speaker programme for the 5th World Whiskies Conference now available. Join us in Glasgow 20-21 April. Book on line and join the global whisky business summit. “A unique overview on the challenges and opportunities facing the world of whisky.”
I'm back at the helm, so you can all relax. After our honeymoon in India (many thanks for all your kind emails), I return to my desk today, if not relaxed (India is many things, but it is not relaxing), then certainly raring to get back on the news hunt. My thanks also go to deputy editor Chris Mercer for holding the tiller in my absence – and he's had quite a lively two weeks to navigate. First up last week was proof that the soft drinks sector has emerged a clear consumer goods winner in the recession here in the UK. While consumers have traded down to cheaper spirits, wines and beer, sales of soft drinks rose by 2% in volume and value in the UK last year, according to the latest Britvic Soft Drinks Report, released last week. Consumers have gravitated towards key well-known brands, such as Pepsi, Irn-Bru, Vimto and Robinsons, while soft drinks have taken share off alcohol in the on-trade market, the report showed. There was, however, one big loser in soft drinks, and that was the smoothie category, which has seen value sales slide in the economic downturn. Questions need to be asked as to where that category is heading over the longer term. In other news last week, alcoholic drinks spend fell by 5% in the UK last year, according to the Office of National Statistics. We also cast our eye over to Ireland, which continues to provide headaches for Britvic, while we also examined the fall of Indage Vintners in India. In beer, a relatively quiet week was punctuated by news that Mexican authorities have cleared Heineken to acquire FEMSA Cerveza. Now, who'd like to see my tan? Until next time... Olly Wehring, Managing Editor Web: www.just-drinks.com Twitter: just_drinks
New survey sheds light on retail execution benchmarks
The full speaker programme for the 5th World Whiskies Conference now available. Join us in Glasgow 20-21 April. Book on line (with early-bird rates to 26 March) and join the global whisky business summit.
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Focus - INDIA: The fall of Indage Vintners [MEM] India was today (1 April) given the honour of becoming the first Asian nation to join the Paris-based Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), which looks after the global rulebook on do's and don't's for the wine fraternity. Yet, one of the country's leading wine firms is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Italian wine sector boosts quality to seize exports The Italian wine market has seen its fair share of troubles over the decades, but connoisseurs the around the world still consider Italian wine to be top of the line. just-drinks here investigates the latest developments in the rapidly evolving Italian wine market, from Italy’s falling domestic consumption, growing interest in wine tourism, new viticulture technologies, and increasing opportunities to sell wines online. This briefing gives an in-depth assessment of the Italian wine industry, its future and potential looming pitfalls.
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April 6, 2010 
