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The just-drinks Interview - Beam Suntory's EMEA president, Albert Baladi - Part II 4 Mar 15

James Wilmore

In the second part of just-drinks' interview with Beam Suntory's Europe, Middle East & Africa head, Albert Baladi talks about the company's gin presence, the Africa opportunity and the Travel Retail landscape.

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Focus - The Battle Against the Counterfeiters 4 Mar 15

Stuart Whitwell at Intangible Business

News emerged inthe UK late last month that 2,500 litres of fake wine and spirits were seized by police in the country as part of the worldwide Operation OPSON, run by Interpol. The counterfeit drinks industry is very much alive and kicking, even in developed markets like the UK, and drinks companies need to be more vigilant if they wish to protect their brands.

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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Is Australia the Real Home of Innovation? 3 Mar 15

Ray Rowlands

Having recently returned from Australia, Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo Ltd, takes a look at some of the recent soft drinks developments he encountered Down Under and draws the conclusion that, rather than being an isolated backwater, Australia is actually at the cutting edge of innovation.

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Comment - Beckham, Diageo and the Allure of the Luxury Pop-Up 3 Mar 15

Andy Morton

On Sunday night, ex-footballer and modern-day whisky impresario David Beckham held a party in central London.

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Analysis - Monster Beverage Corp ready to storm global stage 3 Mar 15

Andy Morton

A central tenet of the Coca-Cola Co's forthcoming minority stake in Monster Beverage Corp is the certainty that the partnership will boost the energy drinks firm's international footprint.

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just on Call - Treasury Wine Estates has "lot of work to do" in US - CEO 3 Mar 15

James Wilmore

The CEO of Treasury Wine Estates has admitted there is still a “lot of work” for the group to do in the US, despite seeing healthy growth for its higher-end brands.

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Latest blog entry: Pernod Ricard's Havanista remains poised to capitalise post-embargo 27 Feb 2015

James Wilmore

Spotted in Havana this week – a healthy stock of Pernod Ricard's Havanista rum.

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just a Moment With...

A regular series of interviews made up of quick-fire questions, where we invite a just-drinks subscriber to share their thoughts on the drinks industry.

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just a Look Around

As just-drinks travels around the world, we get to see many distilleries, breweries, wineries and drinks facilities. Here's some guided tours for you.

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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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