AB Inbev’s innovation unit ZX Ventures has acquired UK-based spirits company Atom Group for an undisclosed amount. Atom Group, which is based in Kent, UK, consists of three units including Master of Malt, an online retailer, Atom ...
The Glasgow Distillery has signed a UK distribution agreement with Halewood Wines & Spirits for its Makar gin and G52 Urban Craft Vodka brands. Halewood’s enviable portfolio of artisanal spirits will now be bolstered by our Makar ...
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Scottish gin distillery Edinburgh Gin has opted for a new bottle design for its fruit gin liqueurs. The new bottles will be hand-blown by artisan glassmakers in Italy and they will feature the distillery’s logo embossed on to the ...
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Eastside Distilling has acquired a controlling stake in Big Bottom Distilling (BBD), a Hillsboro, Oregon-based distiller of super premium gins, whiskeys, brandies, rum, and vodka. BBD was founded by Ted Pappas, a past president of the ...
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TD Artisan Spirits has added Greenhook Ginsmiths to its artisan spirits portfolio and will start the brand's national expansion. Founded in 2012 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, by brothers Steven and Philip DeAngelo, Greenhook has become a ...
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Pernod Ricard has completed the sale of Domecq brandies and wines to Bodega Las Copas, a joint venture between Emperador Group and González Byass, for €81m. The sale includes Pernod Ricard’s portfolio of brandies ...
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Halewood Wines & Spirits has acquired a stake in the City of London Distillery for an undisclosed amount. The deal allows the City of London Distillery to reap the benefits of Halewood’s marketing and promotional activities. The ...
Spirits and wine firm Pernod Ricard has agreed to acquire a majority stake in West Virginia distiller Smooth Ambler Spirits. The purchase, to be made by Pernod Ricard North America subsidiary NBV Investments, is anticipated to be ...
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Allied Glass announed that a new glass bottle design has been unveiled for the luxurious Bloom London Dry Gin brand. Said to "better reflect" the positioning of the super-premium gin, the beautiful pale green coloured glass of the ornate ...
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Thai Beverage's global unit International Beverage has made its entry into the Indian spirits market with the launch of single malts and gins. International Beverage will now market and distribute the products, under a partnership with ...
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Eighty seven consumer spirit enthusiasts gathered at the waterfront Balboa Bay Resort on May 31, 2015 to participate in the 7th annual consumer based spirits competition. The 2015 SIP Awards comprised of 423 brands from all over the globe ...
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Owens-Illinois, the world's largest glass container manufacturer recently completed a line extension for Lucas Bols, the world's oldest distilled spirit brand. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI), the world's largest glass container ...
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After pollination, peanut flowers form a peg that rapidly grows downward and buries itself in the soil. With about 120,000 to 125,000 acres harvested, and about average yields, this year's peanut crop is certainly much better than it has ...
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Olam Australia, the wholly owned subsidiary of Olam International Limited, has sold its Dirranbandi cotton gin in Queensland to Cubbie Ginnery Pty Ltd for A$20.0 million. Olam Australia’s Executive Director and Country Head Bob ...
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Chase Distillery of Herefordshire is set to introduce its new apple cider - Willy's Cider - in the UK market in October 2013. Willy's Cider is a lightly sparkling cider that contains 4% ABV. It is a blend of Chase bittersweet cider apple ...
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