Trinchero Family Estates strikes import deal with Spain’s Celler Vall Llach
Trinchero Family Estates (TFE) has added the wines of Celler Vall Llach to the range of Spanish wines it distributes …
Absolut production execs talk glass, supply chain volatility and seeking “small wins”
Pernod Ricard vodka business Absolut produces and bottles all its vodka in Sweden. The bottling lines at its main site …
Campari to bring Picon production in-house
Campari Group is to bring the production of French liqueur Picon in-house by the end of the year. The move follows …
Flow Beverage reaffirms expected co-packing boost after falling Q1 sales
Canadian drinks manufacturer Flow Beverage has underlined the spur it expects its recent co-pack contracts to give sales after reporting …
India’s Energy Beverages bags multi-million investment
India-based bottled-water producer Energy Beverages has received an investment of Rs450m ($5.4m) from private-equity group JM Financial. The Mumbai-headquartered investor is …
Asahi, Monarq extend Nikka whisky distribution tie-up to Caribbean
Import business Monarq is to add handle the distribution of Asahi Group Holdings whisky brand Nikka in the Caribbean. Amsterdam-headquartered Monarq …
BinaryBeer on how IoT smart kegs can benefit business
Australia-based tech company BinaryBeer has developed an internet of things (IoT) solution called KegLink. The company claims the smart keg management …
Brown-Forman highlights the uncertainty swirling around US spirits
Corporate results announcements, particularly in difficult times, are awash with euphemism and circumlocution. This year’s buzzwords, from London to Paris …
Les Grands Chais de France makes bid for Blue Nun maker Langguth
Wine giant Les Grands Chais de France (GCF) has made a bid to take over Germany’s Franz Wilhelm Langguth, home …
Agri giant Louis Dreyfus launches first juice brand
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), one of the world’s largest agribusinesses, has launched a juice brand in France. In the main, the …
AB InBev, PepsiCo launch alcoholic 7Up RTD in Canada
Anheuser-Busch InBev and PepsiCo have joined forces to launch an alcoholic 7Up beverage in Canada. Labatt Breweries, AB InBev’s Canadian subsidiary, …
Jones Soda to see “explosion” in foodservice sales, CEO says
Jones Soda expects to see “significant growth” in its foodservice sales on the back of its new distribution deals in …
BlueTriton to distribute Hawaii Volcanic bottled water in California
North American packaged-water group BlueTriton Brands is to distribute Hawaii Volcanic’s products in California. The deal started this week, Hawaii Volcanic …
Keystone makes job cuts at Black Sheep Brewery
Keystone Brewing Group has made an unspecified number of staff redundant at the UK business’ base of operations at Black …
Tequila Europe forecasts, cider in Australia – Just Drinks’ week in data
Alongside our daily news coverage, features and interviews, the Just Drinks team again rounds up the week‘s top stories with a series of data snapshots. This week, we …