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Published by Aroq Ltd.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:24:30 GMTTue, 18 Jun 2013 22:24:30 GMTjust-drinks.com - RSS feedjust-drinks.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Beam Inc will become an easier acquisition target from September this year, with Pernod Ricard the likely front-runner as a buyer, according to an analyst. http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/analysis-beam-inc-offers-pernod-ricard-strategic-appeal_id110571.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsFri, 07 Jun 2013 11:20:00 GMTIt was five years ago this week that Beam Global Spirits & Wine - as Beam Inc was then known - started to come to terms with Pernod Ricard's last-minute grab of takeover target Vin & Sprit and the Absolut vodka brand at the end of March, 2008.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/beam-keeps-powder-dry-after-losing-race-for-absolut_id110118.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsWed, 17 Apr 2013 20:55:00 GMTThis weekend marked the fifth anniversary of Pernod Ricard's acquisition of Vin & Sprit and the Absolut vodka brand. A lot has changed since those heady days of 2008, so how does the race for - and purchase of - V&S look today? Chris Mercer takes a closer look.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/five-years-on_id109949.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsTue, 02 Apr 2013 12:32:00 GMTToday (19 February), Coca-Cola Amatil reported its full-year results, revealing a 22% drop in net profits as its packaged food unit SPC Ardmona suffered costs and write-downs.http://www.just-drinks.com/analysis/focus-coca-cola-amatils-fy-performance-by-region-sector_id109553.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsTue, 19 Feb 2013 11:49:00 GMTPernod Ricard is set to start work on a visitor centre at its Beefeater distillery in London.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/pernod-ricard-to-build-beefeater-visitor-centre_id109411.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsWed, 06 Feb 2013 13:04:00 GMTHats off the Sunday Telegraph for breaking the story today (9 December) that Diageo has been sniffing around Beam Inc.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-wehrings-way-diageo-keen-on-beam-not-right-now_id108961.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsSun, 09 Dec 2012 14:30:00 GMTA report in a UK newspaper today (9 December) has claimed that Diageo and Suntory held talks earlier this year with a view to making a move for Beam Inc.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/diageo-suntory-mull-move-for-beam-inc-report_id108960.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsSun, 09 Dec 2012 13:26:00 GMTBeam Inc has opened an innovation centre as it targets achieving a quarter of its annual sales growth from new products.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/beam-opens-global-research-centre-to-boost-new-products_id108336.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsThu, 04 Oct 2012 10:29:00 GMTIt's nearly a year to the day that Beam Inc was officially born, making it the world's only publicly-listed pure-play spirits company. Progress so far has been solid and instrumental in that has been the group's well-travelled Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) chief, Albert Baladi. Just-drinks caught up with the softly-spoken Baladi during a recent visit to London. http://www.just-drinks.com/interview/a-word-with-wilmore-beam-inc-emea-president-albert-baladi-part-i_id108313.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsTue, 02 Oct 2012 13:42:00 GMTBeam Inc has reported a double-digit jump in first-half profits driven by demand for its Bourbon brands and the Skinnygirl range. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/bourbon-skinnygirl-sales-boost-beams-h1-profits_id107768.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsThu, 02 Aug 2012 13:30:00 GMTBeam Inc has posted a good start to the year, with sales and profits performing strongly in the first three months of 2011.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/beam-inc-hails-strong-start-to-2012-as-profits-jump-in-q1_id106985.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsThu, 03 May 2012 14:05:00 GMTBeam Inc expects Bourbon sales to continue heading north and is planning to invest in infrastructure to support growth.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/just-on-call-buoyant-beam-inc-to-invest-behind-bourbon-boom_id106223.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsFri, 03 Feb 2012 16:35:00 GMTBeam Inc has said that it expects more sales and profits gains in its first full-year as an independent company, after reporting a strong overall performance in 2011.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/beam-inc-targets-innovation-for-2012-as-fy-figures-shine_id106216.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:19:00 GMTBeam Inc is set to release its Q4 and full-year results on Friday (3 February). Below, we take a look at the highs and lows for the company in the three months to the end of December.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/just-the-preview-beam-inc-q4-fy_id106199.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsWed, 01 Feb 2012 15:27:00 GMTBeam Inc has said it will hand more money back to shareholders via a company dividend, adding to signs that the group is poised to report solid full-year trading.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/beam-inc-raises-dividend_id106154.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsFri, 27 Jan 2012 15:02:00 GMTBeam Inc has closed its acquisition of Cooley Distillery and has already earmarked the firm's Kilbeggan brand as a potential vehicle for capitalising on strong demand for Irish whiskey.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/beam-inc-completes-cooley-distillery-buy_id106041.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsTue, 17 Jan 2012 16:52:00 GMTPart three of our final management briefing of the year looks back at how 2011 has treated the spirits industry.http://www.just-drinks.com/management-briefing/review-of-the-year-2011-spirits_id105857.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsThu, 22 Dec 2011 18:03:00 GMTEven before Fortune Brands switched to become solely a spirits player, divesting itself of its golf and home & security divisions earlier this year, the US company seemed quite proud of not behaving like a potential takeover target.http://www.just-drinks.com/comment/comment-beam-cooley-buy-gives-diageo-pernod-ricard-further-hurdle-to-cross_id105852.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsMon, 19 Dec 2011 15:58:00 GMTBeam has announced plans to consolidate its distribution network in Mexico.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/beam-boils-mexico-distribution-down-to-la-madrilena_id105478.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsMon, 07 Nov 2011 17:43:00 GMTNewly-independent Beam Inc has said that it expects full-year profits to be at the high end of its guidance, backed by higher sales for the first nine months of 2011.http://www.just-drinks.com/news/beam-inc-upbeat-on-first-results-showing_id105440.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fortune-brandsThu, 03 Nov 2011 12:49:00 GMT