Here are the ten most viewed, subscriber-only items on just-drinks this week:

10. Analysis – Europe rides to Molson Coors’ rescue as Canada softens

A resurgent Europe helped Molson Coors offset a stuttering North America in the first three months of 2013, an analyst has said, as rival value brands in Canada damaged sales in the period.

9. Analysis – Monster Beverage can side-step Q1 slowdown

Monster Beverage Corp remains on course for growth despite “disappointing” first-quarter results, an analyst has said.

8. just On Call – Carlsberg shrugs off Russian ad ban as kiosk closures bite

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Carlsberg’s CEO has said the shuttering of half of Russia’s beer kiosks has disrupted the Danish brewer’s sales more than the country’s alcohol advertising ban in the first quarter.

7. just the Facts – Anadolu Efes’ Q1 performance by Sector, Region

Yesterday, Turkish beer and soft drinks producer Anadolu Efes reported its figures for the first three months of the year. Here, just-drinks looks at the company’s performance by category and by region.

6. Comment – Wehring’s Way – Farewell LIWF, Hello London Wine Fair

The writing has been on the wall for a while now for the London International Wine Fair. And, yesterday, the event’s organisers, Brintex, confirmed what many had long expected: The wine fair is down-grading in both focus and size.

5. In the Spotlight – The Coca-Cola Co’s global anti-obesity pledge

It made for some good headlines: ‘Coke to ditch ads aimed at kids’; ‘Soft drinks giant promises calorie counts on all products’.

4. Comment – Soft Drinks & Water – Fishy Moves in the Cola Market

Ray Rowlands of Drinksinfo Ltd considers some of the product innovations that have shaped the US cola market following news of the pending launch of an omega-3 variant.

3. Preview – Tax Free World Association Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition 2013

The Travel Retail world will start making its way to Singapore this weekend, in time for next week’s TFWA Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition. Joe Bates takes a look at what visitors to the event can expect as well as how the TR channel in the region is fairing.

2. Research in Focus – Rum Set to Benefit from its Versatility

The many facets of rum reflect a versatility that looks set to keep an already growing category moving in the right direction, according to a new report from just-drinks and The IWSR.

1. Comment – Wehring’s Way – Walsh on his Way at Diageo

Like a royal’s obituary, I could have penned this item about Paul Walsh’s departure from Diageo quite some time ago. After all, it has been widely known in industry circles for the better part of two years that Walsh was going to call time on his tenure either this year or next.