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Daily Archive: May 6, 2011

Italian Wine Shows Resilience As Argentina Surge Continues In US

Bottled wine imports climbed by more than 7% in 2010, according to Impact Databank, thanks to a strong performance by Italy and sharp increases by Argentina, Spain, Germany and New Zealand. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 6, 2011

Interview With Bill Newlands, President, North America, Beam Global

As Fortune Brands prepares to divest its golf and home products businesses and focus solely on spirits, Beam Global Spirits & Wine is seeing some of its best results in recent memory, including a 17% jump in net sales to $673 million during 2011’s first quarter. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 6, 2011

Sams Wines And Spirits Former Owner Returns To Retailing With Chicago Start-Up Play

Brian Rosen, former owner of Chicago retailer Sam’s Wines & Spirits with father Fred and brother Darryl, has returned to retailing as a full-time consultant to Evolution Wines & Spirits, a Chicago-area start-up led by Indiana businessman Richard Salberg, who is 100%-owner of the operation. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 6, 2011

Darden Outlines New Growth Plan, Looking to Double Number of LongHorn Units In 10 Years

Darden Restaurants has outlined growth projections for its brands, which include plans to roughly double the size of LongHorn Steakhouse over the next 10 years. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 6, 2011