just-drinks bloggers
Olly Wehring
Soft Drinks International Conference - See you down the front
11 May 2012 13:36
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.
Chris Mercer
StarBev: CVC under pressure to find funds?
28 February 2012 15:29
Is CVC Capital testing the waters for a StarBev exit because it needs the funds to service debt elsewhere?
Michelle Russell
Coca-Cola, Nestle announce the inevitable
9 January 2012 13:00
The Coca-Cola Co and Nestle's announcement on Friday (6 January) that they are to scale back their global joint-venture, Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW), may have come as little surprise to many.
Chris Brook-Carter
Wine's slow, steady sparkle
21 October 2011 13:25
I am just putting together the final touches to my presentation on non-Champagne sparkling wine for next week's International Sparkling Wine Symposium.
Latest just-drinks blogs
Beery future for Coca-Cola Amatil?
By: James Wilmore - 16 May 2012 13:48
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 13:36
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 11:51
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 09:16
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 - 4 May 2012 09:43
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 - 1 May 2012 16:48
Here's what my news 'timeline' looked like this morning:
Let pirates be pirates
By: Olly Wehring - 25 Apr 2012 11:56
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 17:10
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 14:00
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 - 3 Apr 2012 14:39
I am very excited to announce the first just-drinks Webinar.
The end of the traditional TV ad?
By: James Wilmore - 28 Mar 2012 11:46
What value is left in traditional TV advertising? Not much, if you believe the chief financial officer of one of the world's most advertised brand.
Craft brewer (n)
By: Olly Wehring - 27 Mar 2012 11:34
We all know roughly what is meant by the term 'craft brewer', but how many of us know exactly what the definition is?
Red Bull on the radio
By: Olly Wehring - 23 Mar 2012 20:49
Last week, the creator of Red Bull, Chaleo Yoovidhya, passed away.
The UK Government AKA Mythbusters
By: Olly Wehring - 23 Mar 2012 10:49
So you can see what we're up against, here's what the UK Government has offered in defence of its proposal to bring price intervention into play to combat alcohol misuse in the country.
just-drinks done a press release
By: Olly Wehring - 16 Mar 2012 12:58
This just hit the wires, people. Keeping you in the loop.
Carlsberg - Keepin' it real
By: Olly Wehring - 2 Mar 2012 09:57
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will have seen that I was in Copenhagen yesterday, visiting Copenhagen's headquarters for the first time.
StarBev: CVC under pressure to find funds?
By: Chris Mercer - 28 Feb 2012 15:29
Is CVC Capital testing the waters for a StarBev exit because it needs the funds to service debt elsewhere?
Vinisud 2012 - How are the French using the internet for wine?
By: Chris Mercer - 23 Feb 2012 14:54
More and more French people are using the internet to research wine before going out to buy it, a new survey shows. Might this open up opportunities for foreign wines?
Alan Lodge 1982 – 2012
By: Olly Wehring - 21 Feb 2012 12:01
Many of you in our industry – certainly those of you operating here in the UK – will have met the news editor at peer-publication The Drinks Business, Alan Lodge.
Vinisud 2012 - An emerging concern about wine in China
By: Chris Mercer - 21 Feb 2012 07:17
Here's the thing about China: is anyone actually drinking the wine?
Cameron leaps aboard the (alcohol) wagon
By: Chris Mercer - 16 Feb 2012 12:27
Ever the self-publicist, Prime minister David Cameron is frightened of losing moral ground over excess drinking.
Brakspear: Tuesday's not taxing
By: Olly Wehring - 16 Feb 2012 10:26
A quick heads-up, dear reader: I won't be at the coalface this coming Tuesday. No, I shall be in lovely, leafy Henley-on-Thames.
Champagne shocker: The glass matters
By: Chris Mercer - 10 Feb 2012 17:07
Do you drink Champagne out of: a) a flute; b) a shallow 'coupe'; or c) the bottle?
Diageo - That's not what 'bilingual' means!
By: Olly Wehring - 9 Feb 2012 16:22
I know it's juvenile. I know it's immature. But...
Happy birthday Bacardi
By: Olly Wehring - 7 Feb 2012 11:33
Bacardi celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding last weekend, with a big old knees-up in Miami.
Super Bowl Sunday - A Taster from Anheuser-Busch
By: Olly Wehring - 3 Feb 2012 16:11
Ahead of Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday (Go Giants!), brace yourself for the usual advertising hooplah between plays.
Carbendazim - A Pictorial Guide
By: Olly Wehring - 31 Jan 2012 10:01
Carbendazim - A Pictorial Guide
William Grant & Sons - Is 'quirky' a dirty word?
By: Olly Wehring - 30 Jan 2012 19:03
How would you feel if someone described your portfolio as being 'quirky'?
Truman's moving back to London
By: Chris Mercer - 27 Jan 2012 17:11
It's become pretty common to dislocate beers from their geographic homeland in the present era of brewing industry consolidation, which is why the Truman's story caught my eye this week.
Burger... hic... Kebab ... hic ... Hot DoHOWMUCH?!
By: Olly Wehring - 25 Jan 2012 11:43
We've all done it. The morning after, as the haze starts to slowly ascend, you check the pockets of last night's trousers to see if you've got any cash left. Among the coppers, you find a receipt from a fast-food joint, the time and date confirm that it wasn't that you slept with a cat in your mouth; that fur lining of your mouth comes from the dirty burger you wolfed down around midnight on the bus.
