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Comment - Brewers Wake Up and Smell the (Cider) Apples

By: James Wilmore | 16 May 2013

It was always a case of when, not if: Anheuser-Busch InBev has finally launched its Stella Artois cider off-shoot, Cidre, into the US market this week.

Comment - Campari's CEO and the 'mystery' vodka brand

By: Andy Morton | 13 May 2013

Gruppo Campari's CEO, Bob Kunze-Concewitz, went a little off-piste in a conference call with analysts today (13 May).

Comment - Wehring's Way - Farewell LIWF, Hello London Wine Fair

By: Olly Wehring | 8 May 2013

The writing has been on the wall for a while now for the London International Wine Fair. And, yesterday, the event's organisers, Brintex, confirmed what many had long expected: The wine fair is down-grading in both focus and size.

Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Fishy Moves in the Cola Market

By: Ray Rowlands | 8 May 2013

Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo Ltd considers some of the product innovations that have shaped the US cola market following news of the pending launch of an omega-3 variant.

Comment – Wehring's Way – Walsh on his Way at Diageo

By: Olly Wehring | 7 May 2013

Like a royal's obituary, I could have penned this item about Paul Walsh's departure from Diageo quite some time ago. After all, it has been widely known in industry circles for the better part of two years that Walsh was going to call time on his tenure either this year or next.

Comment - Wehring's Way - There's No Geeing Up Gin

By: Olly Wehring | 3 May 2013

Yesterday evening, the Worshipful Company of Distillers hosted a debate in London about gin. Up for discussion was the question: “Gin: A tortuous history with a brilliant future?”

Comment - Wehring's Way - Minimum Unit Pricing: A Long and Winding Road

By: Olly Wehring | 3 May 2013

The headlines today (3 May) may suggest that minimum unit pricing is on its way in Scotland. But, for those in our industry who oppose the proposal, there's no need to panic yet. There's still a way to go.

Comment - Wine - Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

By: Chris Losh | 2 May 2013

Whether global warming is fact or fantasy, the wine world is hit hard whenever temperatures don't behave themselves. To mitigate such circumstances, some producers are looking to lesser-known regions - such as Tasmania - for future grape growth. Chris Losh digs deeper.

Comment - Wehring's Way - Brazil: A(nother) Headache from the BRIC Wall

By: Olly Wehring | 30 April 2013

I can't remember precisely when I first saw the BRIC acronym. Indeed, with only ten years' experience of the drinks industry, it seems to be have been around longer than I have. I can remember, however, how the four markets were heralded as the next big things for the global drinks industry.