Push for privatized liquor could come this session
BOISE -- Some grocery stores and other groups are gearing up to propose Idaho move away from being a 'control state' to using a privatized liquor model. Washington State just went that direction last summer -- and some grocery stores would like to see that in the Gem...
High-End Spirits Continue To Drive Off-Premise Growth
Distilled spirits sales rose 2.4% by volume last year (52 weeks ending December 30), in SymphonyIRI channels. Off-premise growth was even better on a dollar basis, up 4.5% to $4.1 billion. The data represents roughly 15% of the total U.S. spirits market, as estimated...
Diageo strikes new distribution deal with Charmer Sunbelt Group in US
Drinks giant Diageo has selected The Charmer Sunbelt Group as the exclusive distributor of wines and spirits in Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, New York, South Carolina and the District of Columbia. Under the deal, The Charmer Sunbelt Group will also continue...
Blow for William Grant as Bols Cancels US Contract
The Dutch spirits group will take control of the distribution of Bols Liqueurs under subsidiary Lucas Bols USA from 30 June 2013. The range, which features the world’s first yoghurt liqueur launched last year, will join other Lucas Bols brands Damrak Gin, Galliano...
New whisky tax ‘would raise £1bn for Scotland’
A NEW “tartan tax” should be levied on every bottle of whisky to bring a £1 billion boost to the Scottish Government’s coffers, senior SNP advisers have demanded. Professor John Kay and Sir George Mathewson have both served as members of First Minister Alex Salmond’s...
How Scotch whisky conquered the world
Scotch whisky is ideally positioned to gain from the growth of the middle class in emerging markets such as Asia, South America and Africa. And for the new clientele it comes packaged in tradition and offers quality provenance. Gavin Hewitt, chief executive of the...
Wine Scams: The Ultimate Hall Of Fame
Seven years after a French co-operative based in the north eastern province of Champagne-Ardenne was accused of selling fake vintage bubbly, the perpetrators – three former managers of the Esterlin Champagne co-operative have finally been sentenced,...
Treasury Wine bidding war could net more than $4bn
AUSTRALIA'S largest wine company could soon be in foreign hands, with institutional investors predicting Treasury Wine Estates -- owner of some of the country's most famous wine labels -- is ripe for a takeover offer with a potential bidding war netting up to $4.2...
Bacardi Acquires St-Germain Liqueur
HAMILTON, BERMUDA, JAN. 8, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ -- Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, has acquired St-Germain, the super-premium elderflower liqueur. "St-Germain is one of the most exciting brands in the industry today. Since its...