Waterford Whisky saga underlines changing times in Irish whiskey
It’s taken close to 18 months, but a buyer has finally been found for Ireland’s Waterford Whisky, which went into …
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Princes ready to up prices amid Middle East cost pressure
Princes Group, the UK-listed food-and-drinks manufacturer, will look to raise prices to offset the higher costs the company faces due …
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Stock Spirits makes another 100%-agave Tequila push
Stock Spirits Group has made another push into 100%-agave Tequila with a trio of new spirits under its Sierra brand. The …
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Ambienta acquires plant-based group The Bridge
Ambienta, a sustainability-focused asset manager, has taken a majority stake in Italian plant-based dairy alternatives group The Bridge. It has acquired …
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UK food, drink export volumes rise in 2025 despite US tariffs
UK food-and-drink export volumes increased in 2025 despite the impact of US tariffs, as the sector continued to adjust to …
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Suntory pulls maturation site plans in Scotland
Suntory Global Spirits has decided not to proceed with plans to build a £150m ($198.5m) Scotch whisky maturation facility in …
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Arca outlines 2026 investment plans
Coca-Cola bottler Arca Continental is planning to increase production and distribution with a 18.5bn pesos ($1.02bn) investment laid out for …
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Laird Superfood CEO talks up sales benefit of Navitas deal
Laird Superfood expects “nice distribution gains” from its acquisition of US organic food-and-drinks business Navitas, the company’s CEO has said. Just …
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German brewer Eichbaum secures investment
Operations at German brewer Eichbaum are set to continue, with the group having secured capital from an unnamed investor. In …
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Mars CEO gets board role at GLP-1 supplier Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk, one of the principal suppliers of GLP-1 weight-loss medication, has handed a board role to the chief executive …
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The promise – and pitfalls – of Pernod/Brown-Forman “merger”
For those of you with long memories, yesterday’s (26 March) initial media reports of deal talks between Pernod Ricard and …
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Constellation to buy US non-alc brand Hop Wtr outright
Constellation Brands has struck a deal to fully own Hop Wtr, the US sparkling-water brand made with hops and adaptogens. The …
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Nestlé ‘presses on with water stake sale’
Nestlé has reportedly taken another step forward with the sale of a stake in its waters business, with several private-equity …
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CO2 plant reopens to bolster UK supply as Middle East conflict rages on
The UK is temporarily reopening a bioethanol plant to shore up CO2 supplies for local industries, including food and drinks. According …
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Tilray strikes RTD licence deal with The Magnum Ice Cream Company
Tilray Brands is expanding its US ready-to-drink (RTD) push through a new partnership with The Magnum Ice Cream Company. In a …
