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Mindful Brands eyes North America expansion with Tequila alternative
UK-based non-alcoholic spirits manufacturer Mindful Brands is eyeing expansion in North America with its new Tequila alternative brand, Soldadera. The company …
Carlsberg terminates Russia brewing licence following “illegitimate” Kremlin takeover
Carlsberg has terminated its brewing contract with Baltika Breweries in Russia nearly three months after the Kremlin seized control of …
InvestBev backs US RTD supplier Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits
InvestBev, the US private-equity investor, has added RTD business Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits to its portfolio. Terms were not disclosed. Thomas …
Shareholder group unimpressed with Nestlé’s healthy products pledge
A powerful group of shareholders has accused Nestlé of having a “flawed approach” as the company looks to increase sales …
Fazer mulls production changes as demand for plant-based drinks slows
Fazer Group is weighing up changes to its plant-based dairy production amid a “slowdown” in category growth. The Finland-based company is …
Shareholder group unimpressed with Nestlé’s healthy products pledge
A powerful group of shareholders has accused Nestlé of having a “flawed approach” as the company looks to increase sales …
Fazer mulls production changes as demand for plant-based drinks slows
Fazer Group is weighing up changes to its plant-based dairy production amid a “slowdown” in category growth. The Finland-based company is …
Foley Family Wines readies Tequila launch
US-based Foley Family Wines (FFW) is looking to add a Tequila to its burgeoning range of spirits. The company, which entered …
“We want brands that have a similar consumer appeal as our wines” – Foley Family Wines president Shawn Schiffer on the US group’s entry into spirits
Foley Family Wines (FFW) is a US-based vintner, distributor and now spirits business that was founded by Bill Foley in …
Pernod Ricard to build first Scotch distillery on Islay
Pernod Ricard is building its first Scotch-whisky distillery on the isle of Islay, where it will “focus” on a single …
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, …