EU: US fruit juice ready for EU duty retaliation
European Union (EU) drinks importers are girding themselves for the imposition of heavy duties on a range of United States…
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UK: Scotch industry lobbies WTO
Representatives of The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) are travelling to Mexico to hold face to face meetings with government trade…
EU: Geographical protection talks at WTO
The European Union has moved to exploit this week's (Sep 10-13) World Trade Organisation summit in Cancun to press the…
WTO: Drinks talks hit deadlock
Negotiations over a wine and spirits registry at the World Trade Organisation are deadlocked and it now looks highly unlikely…
Drinks key in WTO negotiations
The drinks industry will play a key role in the next round of WTO talks in Cancun in September. But…
Trademark questions hamper Pisco investments
Chilean pisco producers are once more riding high and attracting the potential investment from the world's leading drinks groups. But…
CHINA: Fake spirits dominate China’s HORECA sector
A survey by the China National Administration for Industry and Commerce in Beijing, Shenyang, Zhengzhou and Chengdu claims more than…
EU and US raise stakes in the name game
The battle for control of generic names such as Champagne, Burgundy and Scotch has been raging between the EU and…