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Heaven Hill looks to cut workforce at US distillery
US distiller Heaven Hill Brands is exploring avenues to reduce its workforce at its Kentucky site to make it “more …
Bolthouse Farms splits into two business entities in food and beverages
The private-equity owners of Bolthouse Farms have split the US business into two separate companies. Butterfly Equity, which acquired California-based Bolthouse …
One week 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 …
Australian Vintage CEO exit naturally casts doubt on Accolade talks
The shock announcement from Australian Vintage on the termination of CEO Craig Garvin’s contract, of course, sparks numerous questions. What had …
France: China does not wish to see Cognac tariffs applied amid anti-dumping investigation
Shares in Rémy Cointreau and Pernod Ricard rose this morning (7 May) as Emmanuel Macron signalled a possible resolution to …
Australian Senate inquiry wants supermarket price gouging made illegal
Supermarket price gouging should be made illegal and there should be divestiture laws to create powers to break up Australia’s …
In data: US spirits market slumps again in March
US spirits sales continued a slowing trend in March after vodka, rum and US whiskey demand slumped in the last …
Heineken invests in UK pubs as customers “eager” to go out
Heineken is investing £39m ($48.8m) in 2024 to upgrade and reopen pubs in its Star Pubs’ estate in the UK. A …
Henkell Freixenet, union reach deal in drought-hit Spain
German wine-and-spirits group Henkell Freixenet has negotiated with workers and their union to reduce staff hours in drought-stricken Spain. Staff at …
How Grupo Avinea is building a sustainable portfolio of Argentine wine brands
Since joining Argentine wine croup Grupo Avinea in 2021, Andres Valero has been busy. The group owns five wine brands: Argento, …
Australian Vintage axes CEO Craig Garvin
McGuigan wine maker Australian Vintage has ended the contract of CEO Craig Garvin. In a stock-exchange filing, the company said its …
Evercore, Rothschild top consumer-sector M&A advisers in Q1 – data
Evercore and Rothschild & Co. were the top M&A financial advisers in the consumer sector in the first quarter of …
Law firms Wilson Sonsini, Kirkland & Ellis head FMCG M&A lists in Q1 – data
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Kirkland & Ellis were the top law firms advising on M&A in the consumer …
Are coffee prices set to soar with cocoa?
Coffee prices have surged in recent weeks as severe weather conditions have hampered crops in key growing regions. Commodity prices have …
Belgian traders file complaint over AB InBev’s ‘anti-competitive behaviour’
Drinks retailers in Belgium have filed a complaint to the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) over the alleged anti-competitive behaviour of …