Team America: World Cup winners
Bacardi has named Team USA winners of the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup 2012, which took place at the vodka brand's home, New Zealand.
Direct Wines reshapes its buying and merchandising team
Direct Wines, the world's largest independent wine merchant with a turnover of £350 million, has announced major changes to its buying and merchandising teams.
Stella Artois anoints UK Draught Master
Stella Artois is gearing up for its World Draught Masters final in Buenos Aires, having anointed a champion from its UK heat.
Diageo’s catalyst for change
Diageo has announced the launch of Catalyst, a stand-alone group that will focus exclusively on what it describes as high potential brands.
Beam appoints mixables manager
Beam Global has appointed Debora Boyda to the role of general manager of the Mixables Category Business Team (CBT).
Aspall invests £4m and restructures business
UK cider producer Aspall is to restructure its business and invest £4m following “40% volume growth” last year.
Rémy Cointreau makes directorial changes
Rémy Cointreau has announced “important” director-level changes to its Global Travel Retail (GTR) team, in the shape of the appointments of Matthew Hodges and Simon Roffe.
Brown-Forman adds to duty free team
Brown-Forman Duty Free has announced the appointments of Pierre-Hubert Plessis, Susanna Leslie and Hannah Lyons, effective immediately.
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”.
DQ makes UK comeback
Swedish vodka brand DQ has re-launched to the UK, following the restructuring of parent company Nordic Spirit.
42 Below announces cocktail winners
Team Italy has won the 2011 42 Below Cocktail World Cup.
Diageo acquires Turkish spirits firm
Diageo has struck an agreement to acquire Turkey's "leading" spirits company, Mey Içki.
Carlsberg gets behind the England team
Carlsberg, the official beer of the England football team, has launched its new TV advert in the build-up to this year’s World Cup.
Jose Cuervo tequila plays games
US: Diageo’s Jose Cuervo has launched CuervoGames, an experiential marketing campaign.
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It’s ‘up periscope’ for Irish distilleries
I know how wierd this might seem but I often think that the opening of a new distillery is like the launch of a new submarine. It is unveiled in all its pristine glory in a blaze of publicity and fanfare.
