RUSSIA: Stolichnaya bid rejected by SPI Group
By Chris Mercer | 4 August 2008
A bid by US firm Frank Pesce International Group for the global rights to Stolichnaya vodka has been rejected by brand owner SPI, just-drinks understands.
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A bid by US firm Frank Pesce International Group for the global rights to Stolichnaya vodka has been rejected by brand owner SPI, just-drinks understands.

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