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just-drinks meets Beam Suntory CEO Albert Baladi
Late last month, just-drinks editor Olly Wehring met up with Beam Suntory's CEO, Albert Baladi.
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In this, the first of a two-part interview running this week, Baladi discusses what he found when he took the helm at the spirits group earlier this year, and how Beam intends to spend its money to get where it wants to be.
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In the first part of our interview with Beam Suntory's CEO, which was published earlier this week, Albert Baladi talked broadly about the group, its strategy going forward and how Beam intends to grow. Here, in part two, we look at the company's portfolio and the positioning of and prospects for its major brands.
Late last month, just-drinks editor Olly Wehring met up with Beam Suntory's CEO, Albert Baladi. In this, the first of a two-part interview running this week, Baladi discusses what he found when he took the helm at the spirits group earlier this year, and how Beam intends to spend its money to get where it wants to be.
At a London cocktail trade show in London earlier this week, the Dead Man's Fingers stall was causing a bottleneck. Bartenders and other interested parties blocked the aisles to get a taste of the spiced rum brand's newest innovation, a hemp-flavoured spirit infused with CBD. The ingredient, mainly extracted from hemp but also present in cannabis, is already a big noise in the soft drinks scene. But, London's cocktail cognoscenti haven't seen anything like this before.
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just-drinks interviews Beam Suntory CEO Albert Baladi
In late-June, just-drinks editor Olly Wehring met with Albert Baladi, Beam Suntory's recently-promoted CEO, in London
just-drinks interviews Beam Suntory CEO Albert Baladi
In late-June, just-drinks editor Olly Wehring met with Albert Baladi, Beam Suntory's recently-promoted CEO, in London
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Champagne markets, companies and production
Champagne markets, companies and production
There are short-term challenges, but in mid-2019 Champagne is continuing to develop in terms of value creation and internationalisation, opening up and expanding emerging markets, and increasing sales of higher-margin products such as prestige cuvées and rosé Champagne. just-drinks' review of the Champagne sector focuses on a review of production in the region, exports and the brand owners involved. Annual data is provided from 2009 to 2018... Read more
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