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just On Call - Heineken eyes younger drinkers with "sexy" branding

By: Andy Morton | 5 December 2013

Heineken's CEO has said the company needs to make its brands "sexy" in Europe to attract younger drinkers as baby boomers disappear from the beer market.

just On Call - US vodka hit by "flavour fatigue" - Brown Forman CEO

By: Andy Morton | 5 December 2013

Brown-Forman's CEO has said “flavour fatigue” in the US vodka category may be pushing consumers towards Jack Daniel's extensions such as Tennessee Honey.

Analysis - China in Brown-Forman's sights with "ultra-premium" play

By: Andy Morton | 5 December 2013

Brown-Forman is seeking to take its North American whiskey boom to Asia with the release of ultra-premium Jack Daniel's extensions, according to an analyst.

Focus - Brown-Forman's H1 Performance by Region, Brand

By: Andy Morton | 4 December 2013

Today, Brown-Forman posted a rise in sales and profits in its first-half results, helped by the performance of its whiskey brands. Here just-drinks takes a closer look at the company's performance by region and brand in the six months to the end of October.

Analysis - CSD producers face threat of more anti-obesity taxes

By: James Wilmore | 4 December 2013

Soft drinks producers must increase their efforts to promote low-calorie options to avoid a “rising tide” of global anti-obesity taxation, according to an analyst.

Analysis - Fragmented market aids Stock Spirits acquisition plans

By: James Wilmore | 2 December 2013

The “fragmented” and “inefficent” nature of Central Eastern Europe's spirits market gives Stock Spirits a major opportunity for “value-enhancing” acquisitions, according to an analyst.

Analysis - Vodka's global growth set to stay strong

By: James Wilmore | 2 December 2013

Vodka's global growth prospects remain “positive” with an opportunity for producers to grow volumes in mature and emerging markets, according to an analyst.

In the Spotlight - Diageo's Whyte & Mackay Offer Heads Off UK Watchdogs

By: Andy Morton | 29 November 2013

One of the spirits industry's longer-running sagas gained an extra chapter this week when Diageo announced that it is willing to sell off a large chunk of Whyte & Mackay (W&M).

just Five Years Ago: Pernod Ricard readies sale of Tia Maria

By: James Wilmore | 27 November 2013

Five years ago this month, reports started to emerge that Pernod Ricard was looking to offload its coffee liqueur brand Tia Maria.

Analysis - Remy Cointreau outlook “much worse" than expected

By: Andy Morton | 27 November 2013

Rémy Cointreau is on course for a 30% plunge in operating profits in the second-half of its financial year as Cognac problems persist in China, an analyst has forecast.