Central European Distribution Corporation company news 
UK: Green Mark vodka gets GBP2m UK ad push
15 May 2012
Green Mark vodka is to get a GBP2m (US$3.2m) advertising push to coincide with its launch in the UK.
just On Call - CEDC aims to out-muscle Russian rivals
11 May 2012
Russia's vodka market will consolidate, more through smaller players going to the wall than through acquisitions, the head of Central European Distribution Corp (CEDC) has forecast.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
11 May 2012
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US/RUSSIA: CEDC continues to struggle as Q1 figures slide
10 May 2012
Central European Distribution Corp (CEDC) has seen net profits leap, although underlying figures for the period continue to cause concern.
just The Preview - CEDC Q1
9 May 2012
Central European Distribution Corp will report its first-quarter results tomorrow (10 May). Here, just-drinks takes a look at the highs and lows for the company in the three months to the end of March.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
27 April 2012
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Comment - Russian Standard, CEDC Alliance: The Beginning of Something Beautiful?
23 April 2012
Central European Distribution Corp has done the only thing that looked viable, as 'brand Russia' in vodka moves a step nearer to reality.
RUSSIA/US: US$310m injection wins CEDC stake rise for Russian Standard
23 April 2012
Russian Standard has agreed to pump up to US$310m into Central European Distribution Corporation in a move which could see the Russian firm take a 28% stake in its vodka rival.
just The Facts – Russian Standard and Central Eastern Distribution
23 April 2012
Earlier today (23 April), Russian Standard finally got the okay to up its stake in Central European Distribution Corporation. The move, which could cost Russian Standard up to US$310m, could see the firm hold up to 28% of CEDC. Here, just-drinks breaks down the full terms of the tie-up.
POLAND/US: Central European Distribution Corporation retains Gallo Vineyards in Poland
21 March 2012
Central European Distribution Corporation has extended its distribution partnership with Gallo Vineyards in Poland.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
2 March 2012
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Comment - CEDC Running Out of Options
1 March 2012
Assurances and nuggets of optimism cannot hide the fact that Central European Distribution Corp is running out of options and needs to raise cash.
US/POLAND: CEDC still weighing Russian Standard deal, FY losses deepen
29 February 2012
Worsening full-year losses have convinced Central European Distribution Corp that it cannot pay short-term debt from its current resources, but it is still mulling strategic options.
UK: Marblehead lines up brand-launches, post-Zubrowka
20 February 2012
Marblehead Brand Development is looking to develop its own Polish flavoured-vodka range, once it loses the UK distribution rights for Zubrowka to William Grant & Sons' First Drinks division.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
10 February 2012
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US/POLAND: CEDC bides time with Russian Standard
7 February 2012
Central European Distribution Corp has said that it needs time to consider Russian Standard's offer of debt funding and assets in return for a bigger stake in the distributor.
US/RUSSIA: CEDC says Russian Standard not only option
3 February 2012
Central European Distribution Corp has said that Russian Standard's proposal is one of several "options" it is exploring.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
3 February 2012
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US/RUSSIA: Russian Standard details CEDC plan
2 February 2012
Russian Standard has offered Central European Distribution Corp emergency debt funding and distribution rights on its namesake vodka in return for handing over a further 23% stake in its business.
Preview of the Year 2012 – Part III: Spirits
31 January 2012
The spirits category is up next in this, the third part of just-drinks' first management briefing of 2012. Here, Spiros Malandrakis and Jeremy Cunnington, alcoholics drinks analysts at Euromonitor International, ponder the future for the stronger stuff.
UK: William Grant & Sons unconcerned with CEDC's debt strife
30 January 2012
The MD of William Grant & Sons' First Drinks division has said he is not concerned about the financial travails facing Central European Distribution Corp, ahead of a distribution tie-up between the two in the UK.
UK: William Grant & Sons First Drinks to handle CEDC vodkas in UK
30 January 2012
William Grant & Sons' UK-based distributor, First Drinks, will plug a hole in its portfolio by distributing the Green Mark and Zubrowka vodka brands owned by Central European Distribution Corp, just-drinks can reveal.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
27 January 2012
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POLAND: CEDC renews Beam Inc distribution, Russian Standard talks ongoing
24 January 2012
Central European Distribution Corp has renewed its exclusive distribution deal with Beam Inc in Poland, as the group continues to consider a proposal from Russian Standard.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
20 January 2012
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RUSSIA: CEDC signs La Martiniquaise deal
16 January 2012
Central European Distribution Corp will be the exclusive distributor for La Martiniquaise's Label 5 Scotch whisky in Russia, the drinks group has announced.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
23 December 2011
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Review of the Year 2011 - Spirits
22 December 2011
Part three of our final management briefing of the year looks back at how 2011 has treated the spirits industry.
US/POLAND: CEDC facing debt default risk - Moody's
20 December 2011
Ratings agency Moody's is considering a second downgrade for Central European Distribution Corp in as many months, amid concern that the drinks distributor could default on debt.
RUSSIA: Russian Standard, CEDC talks "advanced" - report
16 December 2011
Russian Standard's owner has said that negotiations over strategic partnership with Central European Distribution Corp have reached an advanced stage, according to a report.
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