Category: HOMEPAGE PLACEMENT
Heineken new dedicated on-premise national accounts strategy
White Plains, NY (February 4, 2009) – Heineken USA has recently established a dedicated on premise national account team focused on corporate national accounts. The new …
Sierra Nevada strikes deal to make ethanol from its waste
Sierra Navada has signed an agreement with E-Fuel Corp. to use its discarded beer yeast for high-grade ethanol production. Read the full story in the Sacramento …
Brinker lays off 155
Brinker International, parent company of Chili’s, Maggiano’s Little Italy and On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina restaurants, confirmed news reports Monday that it has laid …
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.
Read the full story
at CNBC.com.