Technomic’s Top 10 Adult Beverage Trends for 2013
Technomic, the premier resource for actionable adult beverage information, tapped its analysts, consultants, and experts to highlight the trends shaping the drinks business in 2013. Based on ongoing research into spirits, wine and beer volume and sales, as well as...
Depression risk reduced in women who drink moderately
More than 13,000 adults in Spain were studied over a ten-year period, with the outcome based on a doctor’s diagnosis or on the habitual use of anti-depressant drugs for four or more years. Reported depression was much higher among women than men, but for those women...
Craft Brewers Threatened by Big Beer Brands
American craft brewers love to talk about how they’re stealing market share from the big beer companies, such as MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD). In the first half of the year, craft beer sales rose 14 percent, in dollar terms, according to the trade group...
Code Name Sagittarius: Rémy Martin’s New Cognac Storage Game Plan
With the continuing rising demand for Cognac on a global scale, it’s down to those at the sharp end of the market to put adequate plans into place to help prevent a severe shortage in the future. And one of the big stumbling blocks (aside from the necessary process...
Pernod’s Agency Brand Aversion Cools Talk of Cuervo Agreement
Pernod-Ricard SA (RI), France’s biggest distiller, said it doesn’t plan to take on “agency brands” in the Americas, cooling speculation that it may take over Diageo Plc (DGE)’s distribution agreement for Cuervo tequila outside Mexico. “I don’t see that agency brands...
Big Beer’s response to craft: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em
FORTUNE -- There are countless advantages that come with being a massive, multinational enterprise. But sometimes, a big company needs to learn how to act small. Amid the rise of craft beer, this has never been more the case for big brewers. As Denis Wilson noted on...
“Serious concerns” regarding competitiveness of Caribbean rum
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries say they continue to have “serious concerns” regarding the competitiveness of Caribbean rum in the United States and have renewed calls for talks with Washington on the issue. A statement issued at the end of the CARICOM Council...
Airline Liquor Bottles To Be Replaced With Robot Bartender
The Skytender Trolley dispenses hot and cold drink options without the cabin crew having to pour and open traditional drink containers for passengers. Flight attendants using the system are able to serve hot and cold drink items like juices, soft drinks, cocktails and...
Suntory to list food and soft drinks unit in up to $6 billion IPO – sources
(Reuters) - Japan's Suntory Holdings Ltd SUNTH.UL plans to raise up to $6 billion in an initial public offering of its food and non-alcoholic drinks unit, said people with knowledge of the matter, as it looks to build funds for overseas acquisitions. Japanese drinks...