Molson Coors to buy Atwater Brewing

24-Jan-2020 - Tenth and Blake Beer Co., the U.S. craft division of Molson Coors Beverage Co., said today it has agreed to acquire Detroit-based Atwater Brewery, the fourth-largest craft brewer in Michigan. The deal, which is expected to close within the next two months, represents the fifth U.S. craft ...

Beam Suntory Sets Bold Ambition for India

Launches First Truly International Indian Whisky Oaksmith®

09-Jan-2020 - Beam Suntory, the global premium spirits company, has launched a range of four premium spirits in India, signaling its commitment and strategy to grow in India in line with its ambition to reach USD 1 billion in revenue by 2030. The highlight of the launch is the introduction of Oaksmith® Indian ...

Radioactive-free vodka produced from crops in Chernobyl

15-Aug-2019 - Scientists now want to produce the artisan vodka and give 75 per cent of profits back to the affected community. A radioactive-free vodka produced from crops in Chernobyl’s abandoned zone has been brewed by a team of scientists. Professor Jim Smith, at the University of Portsmouth, described the ...

So (French) the American drinks wine

30-Jul-2019 - American wine drinkers often buy local wines: In 2018, wines from the USA accounted for around two thirds of sales, according to the report by "Wines Vines Analytics". Among the importing countries, Italy was ahead - and France came in fourth. However: Champagne, Rosé and Co. had the largest ...

Top 100 World’s Fastest-Growing Spirits Brands

12-Jun-2019 - The world’s top 100 fastest-growing spirits brands, categorised by their respective case volume growth last year, collectively grew by 11%, compared to total global categorygrowth of 0.8% in 2018. Those 100 leading brands, acrossall the major spirits categories,represent 690.5m nine-litre cases ...

Goodbye Gin, Vermouth is the new kid in town

18-Mar-2019 - Vermouth is an aromatised wine (not a spirit as some drinkers assume) that uses herbs, barks, roots and spices to create aromatic flavour profiles. It has all of gin’s advantages and more, but is less widely known, understood and appreciated. This is likely to change in the next few years as ...

Guinness manufacturer Diageo remains on the increase

01-Feb-2019 - The British spirits group Diageo is on the upswing despite the turmoil surrounding the forthcoming Brexit. In the first half of the financial year to the end of December, sales rose by almost six percent to 6.9 billion British pounds (7.9 billion euros), as the manufacturer of Smirnoff ice cream, ...

Beer and weed? Breweries smell the big business with cannabis

06-Sep-2018 - Breweries and spirits companies in the USA are discovering a new drug for themselves in addition to alcohol. Cannabis is generally not regarded as a stimulant, but it is precisely this intoxicant that should get the weakening industry back on its feet. While the demand for many large beers is ...

Rising demand for cognac and whiskey drives Pernod Ricard - Euro loaded

30-Aug-2018 - The growing demand for cognac and whiskey, particularly in Asia, has led to rising profits for the French manufacturer Pernod Ricard in the past financial year. Shareholders should therefore receive a higher dividend, as the world's second largest spirits group after Diageo announced in Paris on ...

New three-year cycle kicks off with BrauBeviale 2018

20-Jun-2018 - How time flies! The scheduled break in the BrauBeviale cycle is already over and preparations for the next three-year programme, specifically the first event in Nuremberg on 13 to 15 November 2018, are already in full swing. Visitors will follow a new route along the process chain for beverage ...