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.

Mast-Jägermeister has reported a near-6% fall in annual sales volumes, with the US suffering a “significant decrease”.

The CEO of Suntory Holdings expects the company to overtake Diageo and Pernod Ricard as the world’s biggest whiskey company, according to reports over the weekend.

In spirits, the craft segment is making hay, with consumers buying into the category’s more artisanal, less global approach. But, where is the line drawn between craft distilling and mass distilling? Ian Buxton investigates.

Earlier this month, Mark Anthony Group hung up the “For Sale” sign at its 14-year-old RTD beverage subsidiary Mike’s Hard Lemonade Co.

Treasury Wine Estates has said it is well positioned for the rest of the year after H1 sales and operating profits increased.

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The founder of US wine importer and distributor Winebow has retired after 34 years leading the company.

Pernod Ricard has announced a spate of executive changes that will see the chief of its Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouet division move to head up operations in Asia.

UK retailer Tesco has reinstated its suspended director of wine, spirits and beer, Dan Jago, just-drinks can reveal.