Starbucks Coffee Company, which has exported coffee beans from Colombia for more than four decades, plans to open its first café in the Andean country in 2014 and serve only locally-grown coffee.
An exclusive deal with PepsiCo for the right to sell beverages at the new Grand Park sports campus will pour $2 million over 10 years into the city of Westfield, officials announced last Thursday.
Coca-Cola has dropped a substantial legal challenge against Sydney small family business Teavolution, which produces iced tea under the trademark Honest Tea.
Boyden Valley Winery and Spirits, a Vermont-based producer of wines and cream liqueurs, has added new spirits - Vermont Ice Apple and Maple Crème Liqueurs - to its portfolio of craft spirits.
The price of coffee beans in the central highland provinces has continued to fall in the past month to VND37.8-38.3 million per ton as foreign news agencies predict a bumper harvest this year.
Luxury drinks retailer the Whisky Shop has opened a new 600sq ft store in Manchester which aims to provide a dedicated platform for some of the world’s most exclusive whiskies.
Brown-Forman is to invest more than $100m to expand its Jack Daniel Distillery at the Lynchburg area in Tennessee to increase the production of Tennessee whiskey.
Bebida Beverage (BeBevCo), a US-based developer of relaxation drinks and energy products, has entered into an agreement with HT Hackney to expand its relaxation drinks distribution in the eastern US.
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has posted net sales of A$1.68bn ($1.52bn) for the full year ended 30 June 2013, up 2.9% on reported currency basis or 2.8% on constant currency basis.
Smirnoff is continuing to invest in its flavoured vodka range with the introduction of Smirnoff Gold – a blend of Smirnoff No.21 premium vodka with a hint of natural cinnamon flavouring, and garnished with real edible 23 carat gold leaf.
