IRELAND: C&C Group toasts foreign Magners uptake for FY rises
C&C Group has reported a “robust” full year as net profits climbed and Magners Cider found growth in turbulent markets.
CHINA: Red Bull still waiting for approval to enter China
Red Bull is still waiting on approval from the Chinese authorities to enter the country's market after a lengthy delay.
just-drinks Webinar - The State of the Nation - The UK: Where is the Wine Industry Heading?
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just-drinks LIWF 2012 - Diary - 16 May
Coming up at this year's London International Wine Fair:
April 2012 Management Briefing - The Drinks Industry's Role in Encouraging Responsible Consumption
This month, we present a four-part management briefing into the role the alcoholic drinks industry does play, doesn't play, and ought to play in encouraging responsible consumption.
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IRELAND: C&C Group toasts foreign Magners uptake for FY rises
16 May 2012
C&C Group has reported a “robust” full year as net profits climbed and Magners Cider found growth in turbulent markets.
FRANCE: Belvedere Group posts Q1 net sales growth
16 May 2012
Belvedere has posted a lift in net sales in its first quarter.
UK/IRELAND: Summer calender gives hope to C&C Group - analyst
16 May 2012
C&C Group's underlying weaknesses may in part be shored up by a summer of big events, an analyst has said.
Comment - Belvedere Group: The Storm is Coming
Belvedere's sales are rising, but only the sale of a core asset looks likely to placate the French drinks firm's creditors.
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Round-Up - C&C Group's FY results
Earlier today, Ireland-based C&C Group issued its full-year numbers. Here's a round-up of just-drinks' coverage.
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Comment - Belvedere Group: The Storm is Coming
Belvedere's sales are rising, but only the sale of a core asset looks likely to placate the French drinks firm's creditors.
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16 May 2012
Comment - Pernod Ricard's Havanista - A US Sister for Havana Club
It was one of the weirder product launch conference calls I'd sat in on yesterday afternoon. Indeed, it was so weird, I felt like I was hogging the Q&A section at the end, to try to make sense of it.
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Round-Up - Anheuser-Busch InBev's Q1 Results
Here's a round-up of the coverage of Anheuser-Busch InBev's first-quarter numbers, released today (30 April).
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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.
Comment - Pernod Ricard's Havanista - A US Sister for Havana Club
15 May 2012
It was one of the weirder product launch conference calls I'd sat in on yesterday afternoon. Indeed, it was so weird, I felt like I was hogging the Q&A section at the end, to try to make sense of it.
Comment - Obesity: No Escaping the Kitchen as Political Heat Rises
15 May 2012
Obesity. It's a big issue – and it's only going to get weightier. According to the anti-obesity campaign, Let's Move, fronted by Michelle Obama, it's predicted that 42% of Americans will be obese by 2030.
Comment - Wine - Social Media: Does Twitter Chatter Equal Sales Patter?
15 May 2012
This month, Chris Losh looks at the role of social media in the conversation between producers and consumers, and concludes that talk on Twitter does not necessarily equate to buying more bottles.
Focus - Will the Major Brewers Acquire More Craft Regional Brewers?
14 May 2012
In recent years a big re-invention story for the beer industry has been craft regional beers, especially in the US but also now in parts of Europe. We believe this is driven by that segment being a conduit for the majors to both growth and premiumisation, and see more M&A activity there going forward.
Comment - Spirits - Flavoured whisk(e)y: A Spirited Move
10 May 2012
Our whisk(e)y specialist, Ian Buxton, has had his head turned this month by a glut of flavoured whiskies. Or, 'spirit drinks', if you're a European.
Research in Focus - Health Benefits Fuel New Products in Soft Drinks
10 May 2012
Between 2011 and 2016, developed markets are predicted to have very little soft drinks absolute volume growth due mainly to market saturation. Since volume increases are limited, there is a search for value-added new products to enhance category profitability.
Research in Focus - Health Concerns a Boon for Stevia-Based CSDs in China?
10 May 2012
Scepticism towards artificial sweeteners has inhibited growth in lower-calorie carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) in China but as obesity rates rise, consumer demand for lower-calorie, healthier beverages will increase. To meet this demand and to prevent consumers deserting the CSD market for healthier non-carbonated products, CSD producers will have to develop lower-calorie, naturally sweetened offerings, and stevia-based products could be the obvious solution.
Focus - China in the Hands for Drinks Firms?
4 May 2012
So, how big is the opportunity for foreign drinks firms in China? And, are people getting a bit too over-excited by the lure of the East?
Comment - Wine - Social Media: Does Twitter Chatter Equal Sales Patter?
This month, Chris Losh looks at the role of social media in the conversation between producers and consumers, and concludes that talk on Twitter does not necessarily equate to buying more bottles.
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Beery future for Coca-Cola Amatil?
By: James Wilmore
16 May 2012
I spy some interesting manoeuvring by Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA).
Soft Drinks International Conference - See you down the front
By: Olly Wehring
11 May 2012
We're less than a week away from the inaugural Soft Drinks International Conference here in London, and just-drinks will be there in force.
Diageo's "dirty trick" brews up a Twitter storm
By: James Wilmore
10 May 2012
There really is nowhere to hide on Twitter. Particularly when you're a global corporation and you've been caught with your pants down, metaphorically speaking, by a notoriously PR-savvy independent brewer.
Anheuser-Busch InBev – My cup, it runneth over
By: Olly Wehring
10 May 2012
When Anheuser-Busch InBev lined up a three-year tie-up with the English Football Association last year, the romantic in me got all excited.
Vimto's sweet success for Ramadan
By: Andy Morton
04 May 2012
A trading statement from UK soft-drinks maker Nichols yesterday uneartherd an interesting nugget - apparently Nichols-owned Vimto is very popular in the Middle East during Ramadan.
Coca-Cola Co & Monster - Did you get rich quick?
By: Olly Wehring
01 May 2012
Here's what my news 'timeline' looked like this morning:
Let pirates be pirates
By: Olly Wehring
25 Apr 2012
This photo, from the opening of Diageo's Captain Morgan visitor centre in St Croix on the US Virgin Islands, came through earlier this week. It reminded me of my last encounter with a pirate.
London International Wine Fair & Distil - Are you ready?
By: Olly Wehring
24 Apr 2012
The London International Wine Fair & Distil is coming, and just-drinks will be out in force at the three-day trade event.
Singapore puts Coke on sale for love, not money
By: Andy Morton
12 Apr 2012
How much is a hug worth? In Singapore, at least, it's worth exactly one can of Coke.
just-drinks Webinar - The State of the Nation - The UK: Where is the Wine Industry Heading?
By: Olly Wehring
03 Apr 2012
I am very excited to announce the first just-drinks Webinar.
