Global drinks industry needs to adapt its raw material sourcing strategies in order to survive an impending global supply shortage
Source: the Drinks Business A new report has called on the global drinks industry to adapt its raw material sourcing strategies in order to survive an impending global supply shortage. While drawing attention to a number of supply pressures for the beer and spirit...
Governor Corbett’s plan for liquor privatization in Pennsylvania ties to education funding
Source: The Morning Call Gov. Tom Corbett served up a liquor privatization plan in Pittsburgh that would eliminate state liquor stores and dramatically expand the availability of wine, beer and liquor, while dumping the licensing proceeds into a $1 billion, four-year...
Wine making in unusual places: example long-isolated Myanmar
Source: Agence France-Presse Myanmar may be best known for its decades of junta rule, but behind the bamboo curtain maverick entrepreneurs have toiled for years to put the nation on the map for the quality of its wine. Vines cascade down terraces overlooking the vast...
Diageo profit soars, bolstered by price increases
Source: Diageo 6 months ended Dec 31, 2012 results summary 5% organic net sales growth with 1% organic volume growth 70 basis points of organic gross margin improvement 5% organic growth in marketing focused on the faster growing markets 110 basis points of organic...
Gov. Corbett’s privatization plan for Pennsylvania said to include wine, liquor and beer
Source: Reading Eagle Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to call for auctioning off wine and liquor store licenses and opening beer sales to a broad array of retailers including supermarkets and convenience stores, according to information from people briefed by the...
Diageo shifting focus to other Tequila options after Cuervo
Source: Bloomberg Echo Hopkins’ love of tequila began with a happy hour margarita at the Blue Moon Mexican Café in Bronxville, New York. Four years later, her tastes have matured, and she now eschews cheap margaritas in favor of tequilas costing $10-plus a shot...
Maine official wants to cut liquor prices to improve sales – bring back volume lost to New Hampshire
Source: Bangor Daily News Those in the business of selling liquor in Maine may be missing out on as many as 200,000 cases, or $30 million worth, of hard alcohol sales a year. That’s how much liquor is being consumed in Maine but being purchased somewhere else —...
Glazer’s, Charmer Sunbelt Group and Wirtz Beverage announce plan to explore best practices and efficiency opportunities in parallel back office operations
Source: Glazer's Glazer's Distributors, The Charmer Sunbelt Group, and Wirtz Beverage Group, three of the country's largest andmost respected beverage alcohol distributors, today announced their plans to launch an exploratory effort to gauge best practices and...
Alcoholism vaccine will give drinkers an immediate hangover if they drink even a small amount of alcohol – effective for 6 months to one year
Source: Daily Mail Alcoholism vaccine will give drinkers an immediate hangover if they drink even a small amount of booze The vaccine would be effective for between six months and a year It sends a message to the liver not to express genes that metabolize alcohol...