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"The consolidation of the spirits industry is not over" - just-drinks speaks to Pernod Ricard's CEO of EMEA & LatAm, Gilles Bogaert 17 Jul 2018

Lucy Britner

Earlier this month, Pernod Ricard's former MD of finance, Gilles Bogaert, moved to head up the group's Europe, Middle East & Africa and Latin America division. just-drinks sat down with Bogaert at the company's Capital Markets Day in China to talk about the job transition, the future of M&A and how data has changed the business.

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"In any integration, we've always talked about three kinds of synergies. With SABMiller, there was a fourth" - just-drinks meets Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito - Part I 13 Jun 2018

Olly Wehring

Late last week, just-drinks editor Olly Wehring met with Anheuser-Busch InBev's CEO in London. A notoriously-reluctant interviewee, Carlos Brito talked for over an hour about the brewer's learnings from SABMiller, the trends set to shape the future for the beer category and which bets the group has put down on potential growth opportunities going forward.

This week in spirits & wine, featuring good news for gin, promotions at Pernod Ricard and the scrapping of wine tariffs between the EU and Japan 20 Jul 18

Lucy Britner

Here's a round-up of this week's top stories from the global spirits & wine categories. Click the links to view our round-ups for beer & cider and soft drinks & bottled water.

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Japan to scrap EU wine tariffs as free-trade agreement signed 19 Jul 18

Andy Morton

Japanese tariffs on European wines are set to disappear by the end of next year after Japan and the EU signed a free-trade agreement.

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Delicato Family Vineyards names Constellation Brands' Jon Guggino EVP marketing 18 Jul 18

Lucy Britner

Delicato Family Vineyards has appointed a former Constellation Brands executive to the role of EVP marketing.

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Duckhorn Wine Co snaps up California's Kosta Browne winery 17 Jul 18

Andy Morton

Duckhorn Wine Co has bought Californian Pinot Noir winery Kosta Browne for an undisclosed sum.

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Pernod Ricard names David Haworth as new UK head 17 Jul 18

Richard Woodard

Pernod Ricard’s UK business will be under new leadership next year, with the appointment of David Haworth as managing director with effect from 1 January.

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Pernod Ricard appoints new global marketing head at Winemakers unit 17 Jul 18

Richard Woodard

Pernod Ricard Winemakers has appointed Darryn Hakof as its global marketing director, replacing Anne Tremsal, who becomes marketing director at Ricard and Pernod in Marseilles.

Feeling Blue on Monday? Help is at hand 15 Jan 18

Olly Wehring

It may not be scientific, but the third Monday in January has been coined 'Blue Monday' - the most depressing day of the year. Dreamed up in the UK by a psychologist commissioned by a holiday company 14 years ago, there's method in the madness: Lousy weather, post-Christmas blues, last pay-day feels ages ago, next pay-day barely on the horizon...

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The (temporary) return of Paul Walsh to the drinks debate 27 Apr 17

Andy Morton

Paul Walsh just can't stay away from the drinks industry.