News that David Beckham is to put his name to a new whisky is just the latest in a series of celebrity drink endorsements. But, Richard Foster asks, do such link-ups guarantee good sales?
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News that David Beckham is to put his name to a new whisky is just the latest in a series of celebrity drink endorsements. But, Richard Foster asks, do such link-ups guarantee good sales?
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Drinks distributor Emporia Brands has called a halt to imports of the Russian Parliament's official vodka Legend of Kremlin as the dispute between the European Union and Russian Federation continues.
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Published: 30 April, 2014
Cellar Trends' sales director Malcolm Rigby is to retire after a 15-year career at the drinks distributor.
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Published: 29 April, 2014
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Published: 28 April, 2014
The drinks industry is on track to remove 1 billion units of alcohol from the market by the end of 2015, according to a report by the Department of Health.
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Published: 23 April, 2014
Spirits distributor 180East has launched gin brand Hawthorn's into the off-trade this month, with the first bottles landing on Sainsbury's shelves next week.
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Published: 22 April, 2014
Beam Inc, which is in the final stages of being acquired by Suntory Holdings Ltd, has reported its chief financial officer and two other executives have announced their intention to resign.
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Published: 22 April, 2014
Approvals for sale of powdered alcohol in the US were issued in error, a federal representative has stated.
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Published: 17 April, 2014
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Published: 17 April, 2014
Two of the leading personalities within the spirits industry will openly debate the future of the global rum category in London next month for the latest annual Distillers Debate organised by the Worshipful Company of Distillers.
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Published: 17 April, 2014
Gin distillery Sipsmith is expanding from its original base in Hammersmith to a larger facility in Chiswick, west London.
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Published: 17 April, 2014
Rémy Cointreau has warned that full year profits may plummet by 35 to 40%, thanks to a fall in Chinese sales.
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Published: 11 April, 2014
Scotch whisky exports held steady in 2013 at £4.3 billion, despite a sharp drop off in China, according to figures the Scotch Whisky Association.
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Published: 10 April, 2014
Red Army Vodka, packaged in a gun-shaped bottle, has been ruled "entirely inappropriate" for suggesting a link towards violent and dangerous behaviour.
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Published: 09 April, 2014
Bacardi's chief executive Ed Shirley is to retire and will leave the role after just two years and with no successor named.
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Published: 08 April, 2014
Last week Rémy Cointreau' stocks spiked on speculation that Brown-Forman was a possible interested buyer, however reports have surfaced that Brown-Forman is a possible bidder for the Whyte & Mackay business which is currently up for sale.
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Published: 04 April, 2014
Drinkaware says consumers are confused over unit guidelines and called on the industry to do more.
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Published: 03 April, 2014
Quintessential Brands has acquired First Ireland Spirits Company, Ireland's largest independent producer of Irish cream liqueurs, in a multi-million euro deal.
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Published: 02 April, 2014
Those struggling to get through their five or seven fresh vegetables a day might want to try a new range of vegetable cocktails from mixologist Thomas Weinberger of Barschule München.
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