Pernod Ricard has reported a first quarter revenue rise of 13% thanks to the strong performance of brands such as Perrier-Jouët and Jameson and the recent purchase of Absolut Vodka.
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Don Ricardo Claro, chair of the Santa Rita wine group in Chile, has passed away after suffering a heart attack.
Read more...Wine Australia has launched its search for candidates for its scholarship programme, which will offer 12 industry members the chance to go to Australia and participate in a series of educational workshops.
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PLB Group has appointed former managing director of Paragon Vintners, Tony Dee, to the position of non-executive director.
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Consumers are spending less on wine and are letting price promotions govern their choices, according to a major survey of wine drinkers by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).
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United Brands has added Godfrey's Schnapps to its premium portfolio as of November 1st 2008.
Read more...TV network HBO is launching a range of wines in a spin-off venture of cult US television show The Sopranos, a series about a mobster family in New Jersey.
Read more...British designer Alexander McQueen has added some fashion-world glamour to whisky, by creating a limited edition 'couture' bottle of Chivas Regal 18 Year Old.
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Foster's Group has delayed until next year a decision on what to do with its ailing wine business.
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Lourensford Wines has joined the group of just 13 South African wineries to be named a "champion producer" by the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI).
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The government has decided not to impose a minimum price on alcohol, according to a report in the Mirror.
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Grants, distributed in the UK by independent drinks distributor First Drinks Brands, is investing in a major radio campaign to support the Scottish market in the run-up to Christmas.
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International Beverage Holdings, parent company of Inver House Distillers, is to invest £15 million to centralise its global marketing operations in Scotland.
Read more...Jancis Robinson mulls over the mysteries of sake, Jonathan Ray visits the Western Cape, and Anthony Rose joins the wine club. Meanwhile, Jane MacQuitty considers what to drink in a recession and Tim Atkin tires of the domination of the big five grape varieties in New World wine.
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Sales of Champagne are up at Asda despite the fact that they are down across the market as a whole, the supermarket said today.
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This year's Tax Free World Exhibition (TFWA) is being used as a launch pad for exclusives and "world-firsts" by some of the drinks companies on show.
Read more...Nine countries have today signed an agreement to fight the $700 billion trade in counterfeit luxury goods, including alcohol brands.
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Rising fuel costs and falling passenger numbers coud end up costing the duty free sector $1 billion (£648 million).
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Supermarkets and convenience stores in Ireland could soon be forced to separate alcoholic drinks from food and other products using a permanent barrier or turnstile.
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The decline in beer sales in the UK is accelerating, reveal figures from the British Beer & Pub Association out today.
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