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Comment - The Carlsberg Reboot 29 Jan 15

Andy Morton

That, in just the space of two days, Carlsberg has announced both a pay freeze and the closure of two Russian breweries, speaks volumes about the seriousness of the situation in its Eastern European stronghold.

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Comment - Spirits - Where Next for Scotch Whisky? 29 Jan 15

Ian Buxton

The Scotch whisky category appears to have hit a tipping point. What does the future look like for the until-recently booming category? Ian Buxton voices his concerns.

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Focus - Diageo's H1 Results by Region, Brand 29 Jan 15

Olly Wehring

Earlier today, Diageo issued its half-year results for the six months to the end of December. Here, just-drinks, takes a look at the figures for each of the group's regions as well as the performance of its brands.

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Comment - Diageo Steps Up Doughty Defence of Haig Club 28 Jan 15

James Wilmore

Predictably, the ever-vigilant UK charity Alcohol Concern has complained about the TV ad for Diageo's David Beckham-backed Scotch whisky, Haig Club.

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Sustainability in Drinks - Sports Sponsorship in the Spotlight 28 Jan 15

Ben Cooper

Sponsorship of sporting events by alcohol companies is once again under intense scrutiny, across a number of countries, and pressure on policymakers to regulate against it is increasing. Ben Cooper delves deeper.

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just the Preview - Diageo Q2 & H1 28 Jan 15

Olly Wehring

Tomorrow, Diageo will release the results from its half-year, and the three months to the end of December. Here, we take a look at the main events in the company's fiscal Q2.

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Latest blog entry: At Coca-Cola Co, it's not just the head count that's getting smaller 29 Jan 2015

Andy Morton

The Coca-Cola Co is in the middle of a major restructuring plan, affecting jobs around the world. The company is also downsizing its packaging.

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Sustainability in Drinks

Every month, Ben Cooper casts his eye over sustainability efforts in the global drinks industry.

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Editor's Viewpoint

The just-drinks leader, written by the just-drinks leader.

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Critiques from the International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research

The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research hosts forums that look at research conducted around the world on the relationship between alcohol consumption and health.

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just Five Years Ago

Every month we look back at what was making the headlines five years ago. What happened? Why? And, where are they now?

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Round-Up - The ICAP Digest

Once a month, the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP), which covers alcohol policies worldwide, will look at what's going on in-market to promote a responsible role for alcohol in society.

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just the Winners

just-drinks brings you the winners of the main awards in the global drinks industry.

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Round-Up - New Product Development in the Global Drinks Industry

Every month, Tom Vierhile from Datamonitor considers the latest NPD in drinks.

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Comment - Beer - Nelson's Column

The editor of Brewers' Guardian, Larry Nelson, provides his monthly take on the latest developments in the beer category.

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Comment - Spirits - Buxton: Banging the Dram

Augmenting our spirits coverage, Ian Buxton will be casting his eye over the brown side of the sector on a monthly basis.

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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - A Bit of Corbett

Each month, Richard Corbett casts his eye over the soft drinks & water categories.

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The Launch Pad - Product Launches

Here's where we bring together all of the product launches covered on just-drinks.

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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - What Does Ray Say?

Ray Rowlands from market research firm DrinksInfo gives his monthly view on the latest issues affecting the soft drinks & water categories

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just On Call

We report back from drinks companies' conference calls post-results announcement.

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just the Preview

What to look out for, ahead of company results.

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The just-drinks Interview

Every month, just-drinks gives a drinks executive a grilling.

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just the Facts

The key facts behind the latest news stories.

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In the Spotlight

Who's reporting what on the latest issues in the drinks industry.

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Research in Focus

A look at the latest research, available in the just-drinks store.

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Focus

A deeper consideration of the issues making the headlines on just-drinks.

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just the Answer

Once a month, we put a drinks executive on the spot with a bout of quick-fire questions.

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Comment - Wine - The Losh Cause

Chris Losh looks at the latest issues affecting the global wine industry.

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Comment - Spirits - A Word with Woodard

Resident columnist and spirits know-it-all Richard Woodard provides his monthly take on the latest in the global white spirits industry.

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