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US: Constellation Brands sees Svedka sales head call time
7 February 2012
The national sales director in the US for Svedka vodka at Constellation Brands is set to retire after 40 years in the drinks industry.
Preview of the Year 2012 – Part IV: Wine
31 January 2012
The final part in Euromonitor's preview of 2012 for now - soft drinks & water will be covered in the coming days - concerns itself with wine. Spiros Malandrakis and Jeremy Cunnington, alcoholics drinks analysts at Euromonitor International, ponder the coming year.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
27 January 2012
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
UK: Accolade Wines renews 'Come Dine With Me' deal
27 January 2012
Accolade Wines has renewed a sponsorship deal for its Hardys and Echo Falls brands with the television show 'Come Dine With Me'.
US: Constellation Brands poaches Diageo exec for chief information officer post
23 January 2012
Constellation Brands has confirmed a switch of chief information officer.
US: Constellation Brands, E&J Gallo Winery to settle Pinot Noir suit
20 January 2012
Constellation Brands and E&J Gallo Winery have said that they will reimburse consumers potentially caught out by 'fake' Pinot Noir wine sourced from France.
Comment - Wine - Losh's Chris-tal Ball
19 January 2012
It's the week of forecasts on just-drinks this week. On Tuesday, Ian Buxton considered what 2012 will bring for the world of whisky. Today, Chris Losh looks at what the next 12 months will provide for all you wine producers out there. Note: Some of the following might not happen.
CHINA: Accolade Wines makes China distribution buy
19 January 2012
Accolade Wines is looking to up its presence in China, through the majority stake purchase of Shanghai CWC Wine Trading Co.
US: Southern Wine & Spirits recruits Lawrence from Campbell's for Walmart, Sam's Club
17 January 2012
Southern Wine & Spirits of America has appointed Ryan Lawrence to fill the newly-created position of VP of national accounts for Walmart and Sam's Club.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
6 January 2012
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
just On Call - Constellation Brands sees better times ahead
5 January 2012
Constellation Brands remains confident that its wine sales will improve in the near future, amid signs that investors are nervous.
US: Constellation Brands nine-month profits rise
5 January 2012
Constellation Brands has reported an increase in net profits for the first nine months of its fiscal year and improved its full-year guidance, despite pressure on its key US wine business.
Review of the Year 2011 - Wine
23 December 2011
The final part of just-drinks' December management briefing, looking back over the past 12 months, reviews what 2011 meant for the global wine industry. Ben Cooper reports.
US: Ascentia Wine Estates raises Southern partnership from two to 23 states
8 December 2011
Ascentia Wine Estates is looking to boost its domestic presence through a distribution deal with Southern Wine & Spirits.
US: Glazer's enters Tennessee with Robilio buy
7 November 2011
Glazer’s has lined up the acquisition of Tennessee distributor Victor L Robilio Company.
Comment - C&C Group's CEO: Not the Poisoned Chalice We Thought
19 October 2011
The announcement that John Dunsmore is set to vacate the CEO-ship of C&C Group at the end of this year means Dunsmore has not fulfilled the destiny we here at just-drinks had in mind for him. Unless, of course, he reverts to our type in the next two months.
Product Launch - US: Constellation Brands' The Dreaming Tree
14 October 2011
Constellation Brands' The Dreaming Tree
In the Spotlight - Constellation Brands H1
7 October 2011
Just how well is Constellation Brands doing in its first year without those troublesome Australian wine assets? The group raised profits guidance after a strong first-half at the bottom line, but some analysts remain concerned about wine sales.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
7 October 2011
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
just On Call - Constellation Brands to maintain inner focus
6 October 2011
Constellation Brands will continue to focus on organic growth as it seeks to develop its premium wine business in a competitive US market.
US: H1 profts climb as Constellation Brands hails "solid" fundamentals
6 October 2011
Constellation Brands has raised its full-year profits forecast, despite a fall in operating profits at its North American wine business in the first half of the year.
ITALY/US: Constellation Brands cuts deal with Ruffino owner
6 October 2011
Constellation Brands has agreed to take full ownership of the Ruffino wine business for EUR50m (US$69m), but the vineyards will remain with the Folonari family.
just The Facts - Beam Global Spirits & Wine Performance
4 October 2011
Fortune Brands has turned itself into a standalone spirits company named Beam Inc. Here, just-drinks brings you stats on the company's sales and profits for wine and spirits since 2003.
Research in Focus - Can Any Wine Company Gain 5% Global Volume Share?
4 October 2011
The global wine industry remains highly fragmented. In a recent Euromonitor International global briefing, entitled 'How Wine Companies Can Become Global', Jeremy Cunnington looked at why, and whether it can change.
just the Facts - The Sazerac Co
29 September 2011
Pernod Ricard-controlled Corby Distilleries yesterday (28 September) announced that it has agreed to sell a raft of non-core spirits brands and a production facility in Canada to The Sazerac Co for US$32.9m. Here, just-drinks takes a closer look at Sazerac.
CANADA/US: Corby Distilleries offloads spirits brands to Sazerac Co
28 September 2011
Pernod Ricard-controlled Corby Distilleries has agreed to sell a raft of non-core spirits brands and a production facility in Canada to Sazerac Co for US$32.9m.
Comment - TFWA 2011: What I Did in Cannes
20 September 2011
So, that's us done for another year. Here I sit, in Nice airport, awaiting my return flight to London. Having arrived on Sunday lunchtime, two days at TFWA World Exhibition is about as much as I can cope with, before I begin to believe that, like George Clooney, I am forever 'Up in the Air'.
US: Accolade Wines creates North America managing directorship
7 September 2011
Accolade Wines is looking to up its profile in North America, with the creation of a managing director post for the region.
US: Sazerac Co adds to stable with White Rock Distilleries deal
5 September 2011
Sazerac Co has lined up 32 additions to its spirits portfolio with the purchase of a raft of brands from White Rock Distilleries in the US.
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