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(20-03-2009)
Italy’s wine exports fell in volume by 7% in 2008, although the value of exports increased by 2%.
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(20-03-2009)
Producers in Europe are angered over proposals from the EU to allow rosé to be made by blending white and red wines together.
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(24-02-2009)
More UK wine drinkers are becoming aware of Fairtrade products, even if the number of people buying them is not significantly increasing.
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(24-02-2009)
Victoria’s Yarra Valley, the region worst affected by the recent wildfires in Australia, has suffered fire damage to about 5% of its planted area.
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(24-02-2009)
Strong sales, bolstered by revenues from the newly acquired Absolut Vodka brand, have delivered strong first half profits for Pernod Ricard, with net profit growing by 15% over the same period last year.
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(24-02-2009)
Diageo, the world’s largest drinks company, reported a 6% rise in operating profit for the six months ending at the end of December, but warned that the prospects for the second half of the year was “difficult to predict”.
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(24-02-2009)
Bodies representing the UK drinks industry are warning the government that up to 75,000 jobs could be lost if plans to implement progressive tax rises are implemented over the next four years.
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(24-02-2009)
The European Parliament has narrowly opposed allowing European Union (EU) member states to levy reduced VAT rates on alcohol served in restaurants, rather than the full rate currently mandated under EU law.
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(24-02-2009)
Heineken has admitted that it does not expect the Scottish & Newcastle business to contribute to its profits for four years.
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(24-02-2009)
Carlsberg has posted strong results – suggesting it may have got the better part of the bargain when it divided up the Scottish & Newcastle business with Heineken.