Spirits Industry

  • (16-04-2009)

    Kirin Beer is to sell its stake in Pernod Ricard back to the Ricard family.

  • (16-04-2009)

    Campari is to buy the Wild Turkey Bourbon brand and related businesses from Pernod Ricard for $575 million.

  • (16-04-2009)

    Whyte & Mackay, owned by the Indian company United Spirits, has appointed a new chief executive. John Beard has taken over from Ashwin Malik, who will return to India.

  • (20-03-2009)

    Diageo is to combine its wine and beer operations in the US with the loss of 150 jobs, 4% of the total North American workforce. The measures will take effect in April.

  • (20-03-2009)

    Maxxium global travel retail is to reorganise its business following the alliance between Beam Global Spirits and Wine and the Edrington Group.

  • (20-03-2009)

    Diageo has launched a premium expression of Jose Cuervo tequila, called Jose Cuervo Especial Silver.

  • (20-03-2009)

    French spirits firm Belvedere says it will present its re-launch plan on April 21st, in efforts to remove itself from bankruptcy protection, imposed by a French court.

  • (20-03-2009)

    A new presentation of Mount Gay Rum Extra Old will be unveiled by Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail in Florida this month.

  • (20-03-2009)

    Whyte & Mackay, the Scotch whisky group, is being offered for sale by India-based United Spirits, after the company acknowledged that a sale of a minority 49% stake was not attracting interest.

  • (20-03-2009)

    Beam Global Spirits & Wine has appointed Matt Shattock as its new chief executive. Shattock, who most recently led Cadbury's business in the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Africa, will take up his position at Beam on April 22nd.

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