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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs “weaponised “public accusations of racism”, Diageo insists
Diageo claims Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to “weaponise public accusations of racism” to enrich himself as the spirit giant …
“Our challenge is not keeping customers. It’s getting them” – The Real Drinks Company on attracting non-alc wine drinkers to sparkling tea
David Begg, the founder and chief executive of UK-based The Real Drinks Company, has taken a different approach to wine …
Heineken invests $22m in Spanish solar thermal plant
Heineken has invested €21m ($22.2m) in an industrial solar power plant at a brewery in Spain. The Dutch beer giant has …
Schwarze & Schlichte acquires German peer Hamburg Distilling Co.
German distiller and importer Schwarze & Schlichte has bought gin and rum maker Hamburg Distilling Co. (HDC). The deal, struck for …
FitLife Brands swoops in for bankrupt MusclePharm assets
US-based FitLife Brands, a sports nutrition company, has snapped up “substantially all of the assets” of MusclePharm Corporation. Headquartered in Nebraska, …
Arnault money-laundering claims “absurd and unfounded”
The claims LVMH chief executive Bernard Arnault engaged in money laundering are “as absurd as they are unfounded”, the tycoon’s …
Nestlé-backed Yfood says international expansion “key pillar” of strategy
German ready-to-drink meal company Yfood has underlined the importance it is placing on growing overseas as it announced listings at …
Kosovo’s Uje Rugove to expand bottled water production
Kosovo-based food and drinks manufacturer Uje Rugove is to invest €6m ($6.3m) in expanding water production in the country. A €6m …
LVMH CEO ‘probed over money laundering’
Bernard Arnault, CEO of luxury-goods group LVMH, is reportedly being investigated in France for money laundering. The Paris public prosecutor's office …
China recovery should not distract from global travel retail’s problems
Almost four years since Covid-19 was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the world is still feeling the …
Vintage Wine Estates to restate numbers
US wine supplier Vintage Wine Estates is to re-publish its financial results for the first three quarters of its most …
Dutch grocers Ahold Delhaize, Jumbo join buying groups
Ahold Delhaize and Jumbo have signed up to pan-European buying consortiums. In separate deals, Ahold Delhaize has joined Eurelec, the purchasing …
Biggar and Leith to launch Shanky’s Whip in India
US spirits group Biggar and Leith has secured an importer to launch its Irish whiskey liqueur Shanky’s Whip in India. C2C …
Just Drinks’ week in data: energy drinks in India, non-alcoholic beer in UK and China’s thirst for bottled water
Alongside our daily news coverage, features and interviews, the Just Drinks news team sifts through the week’s most intriguing data sets to bring you a roundup of …
Signal: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners invests in UK manufacturing site
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola Co. products, has announced a £31m ($38m) investment in …