Coles has seen success but there is a lot more hard work ahead according to Managing Director John Durkan. Speaking at a strategy briefing day last week, Durkhan looked back on the wins and losses over the last year for the supermarket. ...
Tags: Coles, in-house brands
New York distiller Black Button Distilling has announced that it will launch limited edition Lilac Gin next month. The company is launching "hand crafted" Lilac Gin as a tribute to Rochester botanical heritage and Lilac Festival of ...
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Thies has redesigned and upgraded its soft-TRD series of dyeing systems with the aim of offering resource-saving technology with even greater energy efficiency. According to Thies, the soft-TRD series has offered customers successful ...
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The government of West Bengal in India is planning to introduce branded liquor in tetra packs in an attempt to stop sale of adulterated liquor. The Press Trust of India (PTI) quoted a source from the secretariat as saying that the ...
Recommendations by Harper Competition Review receive government fanfare but government promises ‘further consultation’ The Australian Government has released the Final Report of the Harper Competition Policy Review, which has ...
Tags: Government, CCA, Food
It was reported on 25 March 2015 that new Country of Origin Labelling laws will be delayed until at least August 2015 despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on 16 February 2015 that country of origin labelling proposals for reform ...
Tags: FSANZ, dietary supplements, Food
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
Minibar Delivery, a New York-based technology company that provides on-demand access to wine, liquor, beer, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Booze Carriage, an alcohol delivery platform based in New York City, the US. As per ...
Molson Coors Canada will introduce its Mad Jack Premium Apple Lager across Canada at select beer retailers and stores in April. The lager was introduced in Ontario and Quebec in 2014. Molson Coors is set to expand the availability of ...
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Australian wholesaler and distributor of groceries Metcash is attempting to stem recent losses in its Liquor division, entering into an agreement in late February 2015 to purchase Southern Independent Liquor Group (SILG), which trades under ...
Tags: Liquor Sales, Food
Former Coles boss, Ian McLeod has resigned from his position with Coles’ parent company Wesfarmers, accepting an offer to become President and Chief Executive Officer of Bi-Lo Holdings, one of the largest supermarket operators in the ...
Tags: retail market, Agriculture
Australians are drinking 25 per cent less alcohol than 40 years ago, according to a new report prepared by the Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA). ALSA said the report, which it said was based on data sourced from the Australian ...
Tags: Liquor Stores, alcohol, Agriculture
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 ...
Tags: whisky, alcoholic beverages, Agriculture
The proposed Constitution Amendment Bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST), introduced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Lok Sabha last month, is expected to smoothen business process (ease of doing business) for ecommerce companies by ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to control the rising prices of vodka to avoid consumption of spurious, cheaper liquor. Reuters quoted Putin as saying: "The overshoot of vodka prices leads only to ...
Tags: liquor, bootleg, Agriculture