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just The Facts - US Spirits: Irish Whiskey Outsells Single Malt Scotch

By: Chris Mercer | 2 February 2012

There can't be too many key spirits markets where Irish whiskey outsells single malt Scotch, but the US has just become one. Here, just-drinks brings you some key facts from the 2011 sales figures for spirits in the US.

In the Spotlight - SABMiller in Decent Shape, but Challenges Loom

By: Chris Mercer | 20 January 2012

Emerging markets are still doing the business for SABMiller, but the brewer faces myriad challenges that could define its progress in 2012.

In the Spotlight - Kraft Puts "Lean, Mean, Machine" Wheels in Motion

By: Michelle Russell | 20 January 2012

Kraft Foods gave some insight this week into how the company's split into two independent companies will take shape, with the announcement of 1,600 job cuts.

Research in Focus - Baijiu Shows Premium Sector is Not All About Imported Cachet

By: just-drinks editorial team | 20 January 2012

Much has been written about the continued growth potential for imported spirits in China, but a new report from The IWSR examines the special position the traditional spirit, baijiu, holds in the Chinese spirits sector.

just The Facts - Top Ten Cognac Markets

By: Chris Mercer | 17 January 2012

Cognac exports reached new records in volume and value in 2011. Here are the biggest markets by volume.

Focus - Alcohol Consumption Guidelines Under Scrutiny

By: Ben Cooper | 12 January 2012

The recommendation by a House of Commons committee that consumers take two days off from drinking a week has thrust the issue of safe alcohol consumption guidelines back into the media spotlight. Ben Cooper reports.

In the Spotlight - Rumours mount on PepsiCo strategy

By: Michelle Russell | 6 January 2012

Speculation this week that PepsiCo is looking to cut thousands of jobs in the US has increased the focus on the soft drinks firm's strategic review and on what the company needs to change.

just the Ten - Top Analyses of 2011

By: Michelle Russell | 21 December 2011

With the end of the year looming, just-drinks is running a series of 'Top Tens of the Year' in the run-up to Christmas.

Research in Focus - Doing its Own Thing Pays Off for Gin

By: Ben Cooper | 16 December 2011

As vodka sales have soared over the last ten years, gin has been somewhat in the doldrums. However, a new The IWSR/just-drinks report shows that the premium gin category is now growing, on the back of new product innovation and marketing which emphasises gin’s unique attributes rather than simply trying to emulate vodka.

In the Spotlight - Counting the Cost of Obesity

By: Chris Mercer | 25 November 2011

Pressure around the economic cost of obesity is growing, raising the spectre of how long governments, such as the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition in the UK, will allow self-regulation to dominate policy.