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Hawaii’s Kuleana Rum Works to boost sales, marketing with equity raise
Hawai‘i-based distillery Kuleana Rum Works is crowdfunding $1.23m to boost its sales and marketing presence in the US and expand …
PepsiCo’s North America drinks volumes slide in Q1
PepsiCo reported falling volumes from its North American drinks business in the first quarter of its fiscal year. The Mountain Dew …
Calvados maker Avallen signs De Kuyper distribution deal
Calvados supplier Avallen Spirits has appointed De Kuyper Royal Distillers as its distributor in the Netherlands. Avallen has sold its Calvados …
“There is still a future for these brands” – Pernod Ricard’s House of Tequila on the spirit’s global potential
Tequila’s slowing growth in the US last year is likely to have pushed many spirits heavyweights to reassess their strategies …
Coca-Cola signs $1.1bn deal with Microsoft in generative AI push
The Coca-Cola Company has signed a $1.1bn deal with Microsoft to improve its cloud computing and adopt the tech giant’s …
Super Bock to distribute Schweppes in Portugal on-trade
Portuguese brewer Super Bock Group has struck a deal with Suntory Beverage & Food to distribute the Schweppes and La …
Boston Beer launches non-alcoholic RTD fruit brew brand
Boston Beer Co. has launched a non-alcoholic ready-to-drink (RTD) fruit brew called General Admission in the US. The Samuel Adams brewer …
Henkell Freixenet furloughs Spanish workforce
German wine and spirits group Henkell Freixenet is temporarily reducing its Spanish workforce due to drought conditions and lower yields …
Pernod Ricard-backed Sainte Marguerite en Provence buys French wine estate Aux Terres de Ravel
Pernod Ricard is expanding its wine portfolio in France’s Côtes-de-Provence with the acquisition of the Aux Terres de Ravel estate. Aux …
Carlsberg opens Kazakhstan non-alcoholic production facility
Carlsberg has opened a production centre for non-alcoholic beverages at its brewery in Kazakhstan. The group said the new facility will …
Paulaner owner Schörghuber Group appoints new CEO
Paulaner brand-owner Schörghuber Group has appointed co-CEO Florian Schörghuber as its sole chief executive. Mr Schörghuber, who will take on the …
Under a month to go: Just Drinks’ beer conference in Portugal
Just Drinks is getting ready for its twenty-sixth International Beer Strategies Conference, which takes place in the Portuguese city of …
Corby Spirit and Wine acquires RTD brand Nude Beverages
Corby Spirit and Wine Limited has bought Canadian ready-to-drink brand Nude Beverages. The company, majority owned by Pernod Ricard, is paying …
Kroger, Albertsons to sell more stores in push for merger approval
Kroger and Albertsons have set out plans to sell more stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in a bid to get …
US unions accuse PepsiCo of unfair labour practices
Five Teamsters unions in the US have filed charges of unfair labour practices charges against PepsiCo, claiming it the food …