just the Round-Up - The week in drinks

The top ten stories published on just-drinks last week:

• EUROPE: Accolade Wines shakes-up European structure

Accolade Wines has announced a shake-up of its European management structure, which will see the business split into two divisons and its regional boss step down.

• EUROPE: Diageo Wines Europe appoints new MD

Diageo Wines Europe (DWE) has appointed Sarah Miles as its new managing director.

• GLOBAL: Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Bacardi duke it out in 2011 spirits chart - figures

Pernod Ricard boasts the most brands in a list of the top 50 international spirits brands in 2011, but Diageo leads the pack once again with Smirnoff topping the tree.

• GLOBAL: CEDC, Belvedere, forget troubles with fastest-growing spirits leadership - figures

Central European Distribution Corp has hailed a welcome distraction from its recent troubles, with its Zubrowka vodka brand names as the fastest-growing spirits brand last year.

• SINGAPORE: ThaiBev counters Heineken's Asia Pacific Breweries bid

Heineken could be on the brink of a bidding war for Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) after its partner, Fraser & Neave, received a counter offer for its direct stake in the JV.

• RUSSIA: Anheuser-Busch InBev confirms Russian brewery closure

The Russian division of Anheuser-Busch InBev is to close one of its nine breweries in the country, as a result of “drastic changes” in the beer market.

• US: Monster Beverage's earnings miss not a long-term concern - analyst

Monster's miss on Q2 earnings estimates was down to a slow June, but its ability to grow internationally remains "substantial", according to an analyst.

• US/UK: Sports drinks study has "clear bias", claims American Beverage Association

The American Beverage Association (ABA) has claimed that a high profile study questioning the benefits of sports drinks displays a "clear bias" by overlooking previous research. 

• US: Costs clampdown helps Jones Soda Co narrow H1 losses

Jones Soda Co has reported a slowing of first-half losses as a push to cut expenses has taken hold.

• INDIA: Anti-corruption agency issues notices to United Spirits, Pernod Ricard, SABMiller

The Anti-Corruption Bureau in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has issued notices to United Spirits, Pernod Ricard and SABMiller in an ongoing probe into retail syndicates.