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"If the domestic retailers had our growth, they would be singing and dancing" - Erik Juul-Mortensen

just-drinks news & insights editor Andy Morton met Erik Juul-Mortensen, the former head of TFWA.
Boston Beer, Dogfish Head merger - Squeezed middle seek safety amongst themselves - Comment

They are beer's squeezed middle. Far smaller than the international brewers that dominate the US beer industry with their mass volumes and distribution leverage, yet much larger - and more unwieldy - than the new wave of craft brewers.
Will this be the year Coca-Cola Co's coffee project goes mainstream? - Comment

In 2006, The Coca-Cola Co launched Coca-Cola Blak, a cola/coffee fusion drink that hoped to take the soft drinks market by storm. Blak first rolled out in France, went to Canada before eventually hitting the buffers in the US - it was discontinued...
Why drinks brands must move beyond comfortable consensus on climate change - Sustainability Spotl...

Ben Cooper looks at the impact the recent increase in environmental activism might have on how consumers judge drinks companies' actions in relation to climate change.
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Analyst Ian Shackleton takes a closer look at the future of the gin category

Every month, Ian Shackleton, just-drinks' resident analyst, takes a look at the drinks industry through an investor lens. Here, he covers th...

Every month, the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking looks at responsible drinking activities from around the world

Responsible drinking efforts around the world

Once a month, the drinks industry-funded International Alliance for Responsible Drinking, which covers alcohol policies worldwide, reviews s...

The latest critique from The ISFAR looks at research into a link between alcohol consumption and the risk of dying of prostate cancer

How red wine can reduce risk of prostate cancer

In an analysis from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, investigators evaluated the relation of alcohol consumption in their over 45,0...

Boston Beer has found it impossible to turn around Samuel Adams volumes

Boston Beer seeks safety in Dogfish merger

They are beer's squeezed middle. Far smaller than the international brewers, such as Anheuser-Busch InBev and Molson Coors, that dominate th...

Campari reported a Q1 organic sales jump of 10%, to just over EUR370m

Campari on verge of margin boost - Analysis

Campari Group's better than expected performance in the first quarter of 2019 could see the company make a "significant step up" in terms of...

Campari Group has continued to grow its spirits portfolio over the last five years

Campari Group Performance Trends 2014-2018 - data

In early-March, Campari Group released its results for 2018. The group saw sales in the 12-month period come in 5.3% up on 2017. Here, drink...

How the wine industry can surf the waves of consumer change - Comment 7 May 19

Chris Losh has been around long enough to know 'category change' when he sees it. As a wine commentator, however, he hasn't had too much change to report on. Until now.

Molson Coors can take heart from Q1 silver linings - Analysis 3 May 19

Molson Coors is facing volumes challenges in the US and Canada. But could strong pricing, better results elsewhere and an exciting innovation pipeline signal better times ahead?

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Sweegen: Zero in on Stevia

Consumers world-wide are looking for sugar-reduced and zero-sugar products that still have the familiar sweet taste we all know and love. Stevia not only provides that sugar-...
Personalised Marketing Can Transform The Drinks Industry

Over the last 20 years, we’ve seen the transformative effects that big data has had on business. From agriculture to air travel, industries have...

Drinks Industry News

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US trade welcomes whiskey tariff repeal

Lucy Britner | 20 May 19

The trade association for spirits producers in the US has hailed an agreement with Canada and Mexico that will result in the "prompt repeal" of retaliatory tariffs on American whiskey exports to the two markets.

Warehouse scarcity adds to Brexit pressure on wine

Andy Morton | 20 May 19

The UK wine industry is fighting a "massive shortage" of warehouse space as companies pay the price for an extended Brexit deadline, a debate in London has heard.

Talks fail as Coca-Cola Co retains Africa control

Olly Wehring | 20 May 19

Discussions to offload The Coca-Cola Co's majority control of its operations in Africa have failed, with the group announcing today it will retain its holding in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa "for the foreseeable future".

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"If the domestic retailers had our growth, they would be singing and dancing" - just-drinks speaks to ex-TFWA president Erik Juul-Mortensen 13 May 19

Andy Morton Former TFWA president Erik Juul-Mortensen spoke to just-drinks ahead of his exit from the organisation

Prior to the TFWA Asia-Pacific exhibition, which kicks off in Singapore this week, just-drinks news & insights editor Andy Morton met Erik Juul-Mortensen, the former head of TFWA. The interview, which took place just before Juul-Mortensen left the association late last year, covers the Global Travel Retail expert's parting thoughts on the industry, including the challenges the sector faces from falling footfall and margin pressures, as well as the threat - and opportunity - of digital.

"Our strategy is to double the top and halve the bottom" - Interview, Kay Nash, MD of Distell's Libertas Vineyards & Estates 3 Apr 19

Andy Morton Kay Nash became MD of Distell's Libertas Vineyards & Estates in January

It's been less than three months since Kay Nash was unveiled as the head of South African multi-category drinks group Distell's new premium wine unit, called Libertas Vineyards & Estates. However, the management consultant and self-described "fixer" has been working for the company since the start of the last year, seeding the ground for one of Distell's most ambitious projects to date.

"Irish whiskey and gin can't rest on their laurels" - Interview, Shane Hoyne, CMO, Quintessential Brands 12 Mar 19

Lucy Britner Quintessential Brands has just opened The Dublin Liberties Irish whiskey distillery, with the Thomas Dakin gin distillery in Manchester scheduled to open this year

Last month, Quintessential Brands opened the doors for the first time to its The Dublin Liberties Irish whiskey distillery and visitor experience, making its mark on the city's burgeoning whiskey scene. Ahead of the launch event, just-drinks deputy editor Lucy Britner sat down with Quintessential's CMO, Shane Hoyne, to talk about brand homes, the future of the Irish whiskey category and the company's broader acquisition plans.

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Innovation strategy paying off for CCEP

Lucy Britner | 2 May 19

From new-to-world products to an explosion in flavour iterations, the Coca-Cola system's innovation pipeline is in full flow....

Mergers & Acquisitions database - April 2019

Olly Wehring | 1 May 19

Here, just-drinks consolidates the M&A activity in the global drinks industry during April, a month in which Constellation Brands played the...

South-East Asia - Beer's next consolidation wave?

Olly Wehring | 26 Apr 19

With the likelihood increasing of a flotation of one of its regional operations, Anheuser-Busch InBev looks set to start the next brewing co...

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TFWA Asia-Pacific 2019

Here is a round-up of just-drinks' content from the 2019 edition of TFWA Asia-Pacific, which covers the region's Travel Retail industry

Campari Group Performance Trends 2014-2018 - results data

just-drinks considers the trends that have shaped the last five years for Campari Group.

The Coca-Cola Co's Q1 results

In late April, The Coca-Cola Co released its Q1 results. Here is a round-up of just-drinks' coverage.

ProWein 2019 - just-drinks round-up

March saw the annual ProWein exhibition return to Germany. just-drinks was in attendance and here's a full round-up of our coverage.

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