Panache Beverage, Inc., producer of Wódka Vodka and Alibi American Whiskey, has closed on its acquisition of the Empire Winery and Distillery, officially changing the name to Panache Distillery.
Irish Distillers, an Ireland-based distribution arm of Pernod Ricard, has officially opened its newly expanded Midleton distillery located in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland.
PepsiCo, Inc. is driving “bigger, better innovations” throughout its 200 markets due to an approach that now more clearly captures unmet needs, said Zein Abdalla, president of PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, N.Y.
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is locked in on expanding through innovation and improving its internal operations efficiency, said Dennis Riordan, executive vice-president and chief financial officer.
Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food (2587.T) is in advanced talks to buy GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L) Lucozade and Ribena drinks for more than 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion), in a deal that would pre-empt an auction of the brands.
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has signed into law House Bill 315 at Alltech’s Lexington Brewing and Distilling that enables breweries to serve complimentary samples of malt beverages.
Exports of Scotch whiskey have increased by 11% to £2bn in the first half of 2013, compared to £1.78bn generated in the same period in 2012, according to Scotch Whisky Association.
Trinchero Family Estates (TFE), through its spirits division Trinchero National Spirits (TNS), has added two new spirits, Sugar Island Spiced and Sugar Island Coconut rums, under its wholly owned and operated brand Sugar Island.
Campari America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Davide Campari-Milano that manages X-Rated Fusion Liqueur brand in the US, is to introduce a new TROPIX flavor to its X-Rated Fusion Liqueur.
The J.M. Smucker Co. will increase focus and resources to a few key areas over the next several years: expanding in single-serve coffee, accelerating growth of the Smucker’s and Jif brands, and building up the company’s presence in frozen handheld.
