Here's a round-up of this week's highlights in the global spirits & wine categories. We are also running similar round-ups for beer and soft drinks & bottled water.
Gruppo Campari toasts strong first half despite Jamaica sugar woes
Gruppo Campari has reported a continued lift in sales and profits for the first six months of 2015, following strong numbers in Q1.
Mast-Jagermeister closes Sidney Frank Importing Co buy
Jaegermeister owner Mast-Jägermeister has completed its acquisition of US-based Sidney Frank Importing Co as it looks to take control of distribution in its core markets.
Enotria buys Coe Vintners
UK wine distributor Enotria has acquired wine and spirits distributor Coe Vintners, for an undisclosed sum.
The US picked as most attractive wine market – study
The US is the world’s most attractive wine market for sales and marketing investment, while China has fallen out of the top five, according to recent research.
Diageo puts Bacardi in frame with Captain Morgan White Rum ads – video
Diageo has backed its Captain Morgan White Rum with a GBP1m (US$1.5m) UK marketing campaign that appears to take a swipe at rival Bacardi.
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By GlobalDatajust a Moment With … Guy Lawrence, CEO of Mast-Jägermeister UK
This week, we speak to the CEO of the UK arm of Mast-Jägermeister, and just-drinks subscriber, Guy Lawrence.
Gruppo Campari’s H1 Performance by Region, Brand – Focus
Earlier today (4 August), Gruppo Campari announced its first half results, including a healthy rise in net profits on strong sales. Here, we take a look at the figures for the six months to the end of June by region and brand:
SPI Group appoints wine head, launches wine division in US
SPI Group has appointed Manuel Louzada as CEO of its newly-created wine division. The company created the wine division following the acquisition of Spain's Arinzano Winery last month.
just the Winners – The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2015
Earlier this week, year, the Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships released their medal award winners for 2015. Here is the list of gold medal winners, starting with Champagne.
Skyy vodka makes US recovery for Gruppo Campari – just On Call
Skyy vodka has returned to growth in the US, according to the head of the brand's parent company, Gruppo Campari.
Chinese online alcohol seller Jiuxian adds US$80m to investment haul
China’s leading online alcohol retailer Jiuxian has secured an extra CNY500m (US$80m) in funding ahead of an expected listing on a new Chinese stock market.
California fires: 'minimal' impact on wine grapes
Smoke-related impact to wine from wildfires in California is "minimal to none", according to the industry's state trade body.
