Stolichnaya company news 
just-drinks LIWF 2013 - Diary - 15 May
15 May 2013
Coming up at this year's London International Wine Fair:
Comment - Campari's CEO and the 'mystery' vodka brand
13 May 2013
Gruppo Campari's CEO, Bob Kunze-Concewitz, went a little off-piste in a conference call with analysts today (13 May).
just the Winners - International Spirits Challenge 2013: Gin, vodka, Tequila, liqueurs
26 April 2013
Late last week, the gold medal winners in the gin, vodka, Tequila and liqueurs sub-categories of this year's International Spirits Challenge were announced.
just Five Years Ago: Beam keeps powder dry after losing race for Absolut
17 April 2013
It 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.
Comment - Spirits - Pernod Ricard and Absolut: Five Years On
2 April 2013
This 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.
LUXEMBOURG: SPI Group drops bid for Central European Distribution Corp
28 March 2013
SPI Group has pulled out of the race to buy Central European Distribution Corp (CEDC).
US: CEDC pulls stock-swap proposal as Russian Standard steps in
20 March 2013
Central European Distribution Corporation has abandoned its stock-swap proposal for the set of notes that expired late last week.
Exclusive - RUSSIA: SPI Group sets up takeover bid for CEDC
14 March 2013
SPI Group has joined a consortium to make a move for Central European Distribution Corp (CEDC), just-drinks can exclusively reveal.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
8 March 2013
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
Product Launch - UK: Quintessentially Spirits' Quintessentially Vodka
6 March 2013
Quintessentially Spirits has unveiled a “premium” vodka into the UK on-trade, with a wider launch scheduled for later this year.
Comment - Wehring's Way: SPI Group, CEDC, Russian Standard, Stock Spirits, Belvedere - Behold! MegaVod!
5 March 2013
Well, look at what we might have here. Is this the beginning of the rise of the mega vodka corporation of the future?
LUXEMBOURG: SPI Group "considering" bid for CEDC
5 March 2013
The owner of the Stolichnaya vodka brand, SPI Group, has confirmed that it is considering make a move for embattled spirits producer Central European Distribution Corporation.
US: SPI Group appoints ex-Bacardi exec for new US chief role
25 January 2013
SPI Group has coaxed the former head of Bacardi’s North American operations out of retirement to lead its US unit.
EXCLUSIVE - SINGAPORE: Asia Pacific head quits SPI Group
4 January 2013
The regional director for SPI Group's operations in the Asia Pacific region has left the company, less than nine months after joining the Stolichnaya vodka owner.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
4 January 2013
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
Review of the Year 2012 - Part V: Spirits
21 December 2012
It was back to business for spirits companies in 2012 as the industry's recovery continued apace.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
16 November 2012
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
US: SPI Group to end Stolichnaya deal with William Grant & Sons
15 November 2012
SPI Group is to drop William Grant & Sons as its US distributor for Stolichnaya and set up its own import company.
just The Facts - Stolichnaya's Distribution Changes
15 November 2012
SPI Group announced today it will end its Stolichnaya distribution deal with William Grant & Sons in the US. It is not the only move SPI has made on marketing and distribution of the vodka brand over the past year.
US: Anheuser-Busch InBev hits out at Budweiser role in Hollywood film
6 November 2012
Anheuser-Busch InBev has said it is “disappointed” that Budweiser has been used in a new Hollywood film featuring an alcoholic lead character, and noted that it had “no knowledge” the brand would be used.
GLOBAL: SPI Group launches online Stolichnaya campaign
6 September 2012
SPI Group has launched a marketing push for its Stolichnaya vodka, inviting consumers to upload their own videos to the brand's website.
UK: Maxxium extends warehousing partnership
4 September 2012
UK distributor Maxxium has renewed its long-standing partnership with logistics firm Norbert Dentressangle until June 2014.
UK: SPI Group expands Stoli Hot and Stoli Sticki launch
16 August 2012
SPI Group has launched its latest line of flavoured Stolichnaya vodka in the UK.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
3 August 2012
The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:
NETHERLANDS: SPI Group condemns court's Stolichnaya ruling
2 August 2012
SPI Group has called a Dutch court's decision to return the rights of its Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya brands in three European countries to the Russian government as “unfounded in both the facts and the law”.
GLOBAL: SPI Group launches Stolichnaya campaign
8 June 2012
Stolichnaya owners SPI Group has overhauled its global advertising campaign for the flagship vodka brand.
Comment - Belvedere Group: The Storm is Coming
16 May 2012
Belvedere's sales are rising, but only the sale of a core asset looks likely to placate the French drinks firm's creditors.
GLOBAL: SPI Group gives Stolichnaya 'most original' push
13 April 2012
SPI Group has launched the latest global advertising campaign for its flagship Stolichnaya vodka brand.
SINGAPORE: SPI Group switches Asia Pacific heads
4 April 2012
SPI Group has confirmed a change of regional director for the Asia Pacific region.
