The UAE is a market of over 1.3m bottles (1,386,966 to be exact which is more than either China or Russia although this is unlikely to be the case for much longer) and grew 18% over 2011.
Consumers in the U.S. now comprise the biggest chunk of the global wine market, drinking 13% of the world’s wine, according to analysis by a wine industry expert.
Oak Beverages and Boening Brothers were recently on hand at the Dogfish Head Brewery (Milton, Delaware) to celebrate a distribution milestone achieved by Oak on behalf of the brewery.
A voluntary share exchange offer that will allow Greek Coke bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) to move from Greece to Switzerland and list on the London Stock Exchange has been approved by the British authorities.
Constellation Brands, Inc. and Interfood Importação Ltda. have signed agreements for the importation and distribution of a key selection of Constellation’s coveted premium wines and spirits brands into South America’s largest country.
Xyience Xenergy, the official energy drink of the UFC, has signed a one-year endorsement contract with historic mixed martial arts (MMA) athlete Chuck Liddell.
Barfresh Food Group has signed a marketing agreement with RestaurantLink to expand the distribution of Barfresh Smoothie products to RestaurantLink's thousands of foodservice clients in the US.
Allied Blenders & Distillers (ABD), an India-based manufacturer of Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL), is close to secure $100m to expand its network and invest in emerging brands in the country.
The introduction of new EU customs classifications may result in increase in excise duty and value added tax (VAT) for some made-wine products, according to The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) has entered into an agreement with Unilever North America to offer Lipton hot and iced teas in K-Cup and Vue packs for its Keurig single cup brewing systems.
Wholesalefund, an Arizona-based company that aids manufacturers and distributors to get products distributed, has added four new beverage manufacturers to its Beverage Network.
Essentia Water increases its retail presence in grocery and specialty stores as a result of partnerships with retailers including Albertsons, Raley’s Supermarkets and The Fresh Market.
It may be a disappointing end to a once promising beverage brand, but Pitaya Plus founder Chuck Casano said that discontinuing his company’s line of pitaya drinks is for the best.
