According to Nielsen's tracking data for more than 1,100 hypermarkets that covers a total of 22 key cities across China, in off-trade channels, the Baijiu market, after an inhibitory decline, got warm again in 2014, when the sales of Baijiu ...
British spirits maker Diageo expects Asia to drive sales growth of its products by 50%, inspite of the fluctuations in its Asia unit. Diageo CEO Ivan Menezes told BBC that the basics in the Asian region are still strong. For instance, the ...
Distell Group, a leading liquor producer in South Africa, is in negotiations with India-based Tilaknagar Industries to acquire a few of latter’s brands. Tilaknagar Industries, which has INR 8bn- ($128m) debt, expects to generate ...
Tags: Distell Group, Liquor, Food
Pernod Ricard intends to borrow up to $240.4m in a bid to break the dominance of Diageo-controlled United Spirits's share in the Indian spirits market. United Spirits holds one third of the share in the Indian market. Without ...
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has cut duty on spirits and cider by 2% and froze duty on wine and slashed the price of beer by a penny a pint for the third year now. In the budget speech presented in the House of ...
Porto Cruz has launched a new design for its classic range to retain the style of the product and to enhance its brand visibility. The company will introduce the new packaging in Tawny, White, Ruby, Special Reserve and Pink at Prowein ...
Tags: Porto Cruz, new packaging, Scotch Whisky, Vodka
The Scotch whisky market in the UK has shrunk by almost 5% as consumers and industry continue to be impacted by the heavy tax regime. The tax is approximately 80% as a share of the price of an average bottle of the drink. The figures, ...
Tags: Scotch Whisky Market, Fairer Tax, Whisky
Amber Beverage Group, a unit of alcoholic beverages producer and distributor SPI Group, has expanded its partnership with Beam Suntory, effective March this year. With this partnership, Amber Beverage will bolster its position in the ...
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Perth Food and Drink Park, a new business park has opened for business in Scotland to strengthen the country's food and drink sector. This new business park in the country is a result of a £5m investment by Perth and Kinross Council ...
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UK-based whiskey and vodka producer Inver House Distillers is planning to ramp up its production capacity in order to cater to increasing demand in international markets. The company has secured £10m in loan from Bank of ...
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Spencerfield Spirit Company has launched of their new whiskey, an intricate blended malt - The Feathery. This crafted whiskey will be available in John Lewis and other major independent UK retailers from February 2014. This premium malt ...
Tags: sherry, whiskey, Agriculture
Small distillers from across the UK are supporting the 'Drop the Duty!' campaign, which calls for a reduced duty on alcohol in order to facilitate the growth of the industry. This campaign is run by Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) Wine and ...
Tags: Whisky, alcohol duty, Agriculture
Jim Beam, a bourbon brand owned by Beam Suntory, has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Jim Beam Pre-Prohibition Style Rye. Bottled at 90-proof, new Jim Beam Rye is a pre-prohibition style Kentucky Straight Rye ...
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Diageo-owned Indian alcoholic beverages subsidiary United Spirits has secured minority shareholders' approval to produce and sell Johnnie Walker whisky, Smirnoff vodka and other brands. The Press Trust of India reported that United ...
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Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky distillery, Balblair, has launched four new vintage expressions in the US market this month. The newly released whiskies include the Balblair 2003, 1999, 1990 and 1983 vintages, which were each distilled ...
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