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(24-02-2009)
South Africa’s Distell Group reported a positive first half, but warned that growth is expected to slow in the remainder of the year.
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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)
Cuba’s Havana Club is celebrating sales growth of more than 13%, from 3 million cases in 2007 to 3.4 million in 2008.
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(24-02-2009)
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is applying pressure on the EU to urge South Korea to reduce its 20% import tariffs on imported spirits.
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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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(10-02-2009)
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) is mulling over a fresh appeal against the trademarking of Canadian single malt whisky Glen Breton, after Canada ’s Federal Court of Appeal ruled that the Nova Scotia-based distillery Glenora could use this brand..
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(10-02-2009)
The organisers of the London International Wine Fair, and its parallel spirits event, Distil, say they expect the weak position of sterling to boost the numbers of international exhibitors and visitors this year.
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(10-02-2009)
The Czech Republic’s market-leading fruit spirits distiller Rudolf Jelínek saw its sales in 2008 rise by almost 8% to 4.3 million litres, the highest ever.