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 ...
Tags: Pernod Ricard, Wines
Sazerac has acquired the Popcorn Sutton Distillery in Newport, Tennessee, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition allows Sazerac to enter Tennessee whisky market. In an interview to Mail Online, Sazerac’s spokeswoman Amy Preske ...
Tags: whisky, whisky market
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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North American wine and spirits distribution firm Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has unveiled a new structure and appointments within the Control Region, effective 1 December 2016. The new organizational structure allows Southern ...
Redbreast Irish Whiskey has added a new permanent expression to its decorated Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey family - Redbreast Lustau Edition. Finished in hand selected, first-fill sherry butts from the prestigious Bodegas Lustau in ...
Carbonated mixers maker Q Drinks has entered into a national partnership with Breakthru Beverage Group. The partnership gives Q Drinks the same powerful level of distribution and promotion channels in liquor stores, bars, restaurants, and ...
French spirits company Pernod Ricard has announced the new structure of its US unit, making several changes at the senior management levels. According to Pernod Ricard's chairman and CEO Alex Ricard, the US marketing team, which is ...
Tags: spirits, US Business
In an ongoing effort to defend its rights and ownership of the Havana Club rum brand and trademark in the US, Bacardi has filed an amended complaint with the US District Court for the District of Columbia. This filing amends the original ...
Tags: Havana Club, Bacardi, US District Court
French drinks group sale of icts Mexican RTD brand Caribe Cooler to Grupo Bepensa. The deal amount has not been revealed, reports The Spirit Business. Mexico-based conglomerate Bepensa had agreed to acquire the RTE brand in December ...
Tags: RTE brand, wine cooler, 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 ...
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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 ...
Chivas Regal, a brand owned by French wines and spirits producer Pernod Ricard, has expanded its whiskey range with the introduction of new Chivas Regal Extra in the US. Made from Chivas' house whiskies that have matured in Oloroso sherry ...
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Wines and spirits producer Pernod Ricard has launched Yellow Spot in the US which was previously available exclusively in select European countries. Produced by Mitchell & Son Wine and Spirit Merchants in Dublin, Yellow Spot is made from ...
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Japanese beverage maker Suntory intends to double the revenue at Beam spirits business to $10bn over the next five years. The firm plans to leverage on the growing demand for drinks such as whiskey and bourbon. In addition, it is ...
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InnerWorkings, a marketing execution firm, has been named US marketing partner of Edrington, the international maker of iconic Scotch whiskies and other premium spirits. Under the long-term multi-year agreement, InnerWorkings will produce ...
Tags: branded materials, point-of-sale displays, Agriculture