Category: In the News
Domestic beer shipments up in December
The Beer Institute’s Lester Jones estimates that domestic tax-paid shipments were up 5.6 percent in December, according to a recent article in Beer Business Daily. Read …
Shepherd to replace Snead at Carlson
T.G.I. Friday’s parent Carlson Restaurants Worldwide said Tuesday that its president andchief executive, Richard Snead, is retiring and will be replaced next month by NickShepherd, most …
A-B InBev sells down Tsingtao stake
Anheuser-Busch InBev sold much of its Tsingtao Breweries of China stake to Japan’s Asahi Breweries in a $667 million deal meant to cut the firm’s debt. …
Groups Partner to Drive Hardcore Offenders Through DWI Courts
The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) and the National Center for DWI Courts (NCDC)launch national campaign to help eradicate drunk driving.
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at wswa.org.
Cecchetti Wine Company & Racke USA Form New Global Wine Company
Cecchetti Racke committed to building quality, high profile brands in the U.S.
PRESIDENTIAL BARREL OF JACK DANIEL’S WHISKEY
Company commemorates the Inuaguration of President Obama.
Australian Wine Industry Suffers Setbacks
Australia shipped 11 percent less wine by volume and 18 percent less by value in 2008, delivering the first setback in 15 years, according to government marketing agency the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation.
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at CNBC.com.
Big Brewers Spur Advertising With Media Stars
Anheuser-Busch InBev and Heineken USA are upping the ante in new advertising campaigns, featuring talk show host Conan O’Brien and actor John Turturro, respectively.
Read the full storyat The New York Times.
Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Aid Seniors: New Study
A new UCLA study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, suggests that healthy seniors may benefit from light to moderate consumption of beverage alcohol, by lessening the odds of their developing a variety of physical problems.
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at UCLA Newsroom.
Alcohol Taxes Could Be Going Up
State lawmakers across the country are considering tax hike legislation on wine, beer and spirits in order to help alleviate daunting budget deficits.
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at Wall Street Journal.