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Hamish Smith, Lucy Britner and Christian Davis
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Sazerac buys 17 brands from CorbyPublished:30 September, 2011
Buffalo Trace bourbon owner the Sazerac Company has agreed to purchase 17 brands from Pernod Ricard‘s Corby Distillers. The brands and shares ...
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Ara Wines launches One Estate in UKPublished:29 September, 2011
New Zealand’s Ara Wines has launched One Estate, a sparkling wine made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc, in the UK.The Marlborough winery’s chief winemaker, ...
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Diageo launches social media campaign Published:30 September, 2011
Diageo, through its Johnnie Walker brand, has launched a social media project to get communities involved in either technology, arts or business ...
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Russia: Whyte & Mackay teams up with RoustPublished:28 September, 2011
Whyte & Mackay has announced a partnership with Russian Standard vodka owner Roust. The deal is for the distribution and promotion of the ...
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Former Brown Forman chairman diesPublished:28 September, 2011
Owsley Brown II, former chairman and CEO of Brown-Forman has died after a brief illness. He was 69 years old.A statement from Brown Forman said: ...
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Martini targets next generationPublished:28 September, 2011
Martini has set its sights on recruiting a younger generation of consumers with a new global campaign entitled Luck Is An Attitude.The Italian ...
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Angostura CEO steps downPublished:28 September, 2011
Angostura Holdings has announced the departure of managing director and CEO Wayne Yip Choy, effective September 21, 2011.A statement said: “The ...
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Italy: Stoli changes distributor Published:28 September, 2011
SPI Group has agreed a new distribution deal with Velier, for the entire Stolichnaya portfolio in Italy.The agreement is to include Stolichnaya ...
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Craft Japanese whisky launchedPublished:30 September, 2011
The first whisky from Japanese craft distillery Chichibu has been launched. Chichibu The First is three years old, 61.8% abv and limited to 7,400 ...
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Pernod announces new MD for Pernod Ricard UK Published:27 September, 2011
Denis O’Flynn, currently managing director – Ireland for Irish Distillers, is the new managing director of Pernod Ricard UK from October 17.Ex-Diageo, ...
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US: Heineken makes two appointmentsPublished:27 September, 2011
Heineken USA has appointed two new senior leaders. Nick Lake was appointed as the company’s senior director, category management, effective October ...
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Smirnoff goes for GoldPublished:26 September, 2011
Diageo has launched a cinnamon spiced vodka in travel retail.Smirnoff Gold features a gold etched bottle with edible gold leaf flakes in the ...
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