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The market for whisky in India is huge, but local brands have the lion’s share due to the exorbitant import tariffs. Christian Davis reports
The Millionaires’ Club 2012 launches online
The Millionaires’ Club 2012 – the spirits industry’s definitive ranking of million-case selling brands - has launched on Drinksint.com.
Charles Heidsieck champagne moves to Liberty
UK: Charles Heidsieck champagne is to move to a "fine wine-orientated partner" in the UK. Distribution is to shift from First Drinks Brands to Liberty Wines from June 1, 2012 .
Following its €95m purchase of Cooley Distillery, Beam will phase out the supply of third-party brands to concentrate on building its core Irish whiskeys: Kilbeggan, Tyrconnell, Connemara and Greenore.
Children more aware of alcohol ads
UK: Children as young as 10 are more familiar with some leading alcohol brands and adverts than those for popular foods and snacks, according to a new report by Alcohol Concern.
Johnnie Walker takes 1st place in Brands by Value list
Johnnie Walker has taken first place in Brands by Value, a list of the world’s 50 most valuable drinks brands.
Diageo posts 7% organic sales growth
Diageo has delivered 3% volume growth and 7% organic net sales increase for the six months ended December 31, 2011.
Consultancy firm hires former Bacardi chief
Global business consultancy McKinney Rogers has appointed a former Bacardi USA president to its board.
CEDC pairs with Beam in Poland
Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) has signed a five-year exclusive agreement to distribute Beam brands in Poland.
Altia Plc is buying the Xanté Company and the Xanté spirits brand from the Swedish Tilander family.
Pernod Ricard UK announces senior appointments
Pernod Ricard UK has announced the following senior appointments within its executive committee and senior management group with immediate effect.
LVMH has appointed new chief executive officers for its champagne brands Moet & Chandon and Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin.
Beam agrees Cooley Distillery purchase
Beam Inc has announced an agreement to purchase Irish whiskey producer Cooley Distillery.
Heineken to up share in Haitian brewery
Heineken has declared an intention to increase its share in a brewery in Haiti to 95%.
Heineken strengthens ties with Facebook
Heineken and Facebook have announced a global partnership, which will see the two companies collaborate on digital campaigns for Heineken’s brands around the world.
Accolade Wines has set its stall out, 10 months after Constellation Brands sold off its international wine division to an Australian private equity group.
Mexico: Beam teams up with La Madrileña
US: Mexico-based La Madrileña is to distribute Beam’s entire portfolio in Mexico. As part of the performance-based agreement, effective on January 1, 2012, La Madrileña will be the exclusive distributor of Beam’s brands, including Jim Beam bourbon, Sauza tequila, Courvoisier cognac and Cruzan rum.
Bruce Willis vodka rolls out new flavours
US: Polish vodka brand Sobieski is to launch three new flavours in the US. Espresso, Cynamon and Bizon Grass are to be imported and marketed by Imperial Brands.
Patrón enters India with Aspri Spirits
Patrón Spirits International has teamed up with Mumbai-based agent Aspri Spirits to distribute its portfolio of tequila, vodka and rum in India.
World’s Most Admired Wine Brands is published online
Drinksint.com is now home to the World’s Most Admired Wine Brands magazine supplement, a comprehensive industry poll of the world's best regarded wine.
Russia: Roust and Rémy strengthen ties
Russian Standard vodka owner Roust and Rémy Cointreau have announced the expansion of their partnership in Russia which will include the distribution of additional Rémy Cointreau brands.
Constellation acquires Ruffino wine brand
Constellation Brands has purchased the remaining 50.1% of Italian wine brand Ruffino from MPF International.
Beam floats in Fortune Brands break up
US Spirits company Fortune Brands today begun trading as Beam on the New York stock exchange, following the separation of its businesses.
Sazerac buys 17 brands from Corby
Buffalo Trace bourbon owner the Sazerac Company has agreed to purchase 17 brands from Pernod Ricard‘s Corby Distillers.
Pernod looks to Americas to overtake Diageo
Pernod Ricard is pinning hopes of further growth on the US, central and South America to undermine Diageo’s position as the number one drinks company in the world.
Burn Stewart Distillers posts profits
Burn Stewart Distillers, producer of brands Bunnahabhain and Scottish Leader, has announced net profits of £3.7 for the financial year ending December 31 2010.
Diageo strengthens ties with Facebook
Diageo has announced plans to step-up its multi-million dollar strategic partnership with social media website Facebook.
Diageo has announced the launch of Catalyst, a stand-alone group that will focus exclusively on what it describes as high potential brands.
Japanese brewer Kirin has bought the outstanding shares in Aleadri-Schinni Participações e Representações S.A. (“Aleadri”), a company that holds 50.45% of the outstanding shares of Schincariol Participações e Representações SA (Brazil; CEO: Adriano Schincariol: “Schincariol”).
Fortune Brands has announced the boards of directors for Beam and Fortune Brands Home & Security, the standalone public companies to result from the planned separation of its businesses.
Constellation appoints new board member
Constellation Brands has added Keith Wandell, president and chief executive officer of Harley- Davidson to its board.
EPI completes Piper-Heidsieck purchase
Rémy Cointreau has completed the sale of all the shares in Piper-Heidsieck-Compagnie Champenoise to the EPI Group (Européenne de Participations Industrielles).
Millionaires Club 2011 is published
Drinks International and Euromonitor International have published the Millionaires Club 2011. The report lists spirits brands that sell over one million nine-litre cases. A record 172 brands feature in this year’s edition and figures are based on 2010 sales volumes.
Pernod Ricard has announced the disposal, by its affiliate Pernod Ricard Europe, of its shares in Georgian Wine and Spirits LLC to JSC Marussia (Georgia).
Morrison Bowmore makes five appointments
Morrison Bowmore Distillers has made five new appointments within its sales and marketing team.
Rémy sells Piper-heidseick to EPI
The Rémy Cointreau Group has announced the sale of Piper-heidseick – Compangni Champenoise to EPI (Européenne de Participations Industrielles)
New World leads Old in battle of the wine brands
New World brands continue to dominate the global wine sector and now constitute 13 of the top 15 wine brands, according to a recent study.
Bacardi appoints trio of directors
The Bacardi Global Travel Retail Division has announced three director-level appointments in a bid to “create a leadership team with a wealth of experience and global expertise”.
Japanese whiskies launch in India
Indian distributor Radico Khaitan is to launch Japanese whiskies the Yamazaki 12 year old and Hibiki 17 year old in India.
Ian Macleod appoints business development manager
Ian Macleod Distillers has appointed Danielle Murphy as business development manager at its Scotland-based sales team.
Johnnie Walker tops value list
Diageo’s Johnnie Walker is the number one spirits brand by value according to Impact Databank’s Top 100 Premium Spirits list.
Brown-Forman in $250m share repurchase
Brown-Forman has announced that its board of directors has authorised the repurchase of up to $250 million of its outstanding Class A and Class B common shares until November 30, 2011, subject to market and other conditions.
Rémy in talks with EPI over champagne sale
The Rémy Cointreau Group has announced that it has entered into “exclusive negotiations with EPI” to sell its champagne division.
Fortune sees ‘bright and prosperous’ future for Beam
Fortune Brands has said it sees a “bright and prosperous future for Beam Global as an independent spirits company”.
The Stock Spirits Group has announced double digit organic volume growth with total sales volumes of 162.4 million litres in 2010.
Constellation Wines renamed Accolade after Champ takeover
Constellation Wines Australia and Europe has been renamed Accolade Wines following the completed acquisition of an 80% share in the company by Australian equity group Champ.
Africa: Heineken acquires additional brewing capacity
Africa: Heineken has announced the acquisition of two holding companies from the Sona Group. The two acquired businesses have controlling interests in each of the Sona, IBBI, Benue, Life and Champion breweries in Nigeria.
Groupe Charlois acquires Winemakers Cooperage
French wine barrel manufacturer, Groupe Charlois, has expanded into the US with the purchase of Winemakers Cooperage (WC) from Treasury Wine Estates.
Brown-Forman looking to offload Fetzer
Brown-Forman, the major US drinks company, has announced a strategic review with a view to offloading its Californina-based wine assets.
Pernod completes sale of Lindauer
Pernod Ricard has announced the completion of the sale, by its affiliate Pernod Ricard New Zealand, of Lindauer and other New Zealand wine brands from Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay together with their inventories and assets.
