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Monthly Archive: September 2011

News Briefs for September 28, 2011

•Sazerac Co., the fourth-largest U.S. spirits marketer, has significantly strengthened its position in the Canadian market with the acquisition of 17 spirits brands from Corby Distilleries (a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard). Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 28, 2011

The Global Spirits Industry’s Top Players: Taking Stock After Years Of Consolidation

Analyzing the effect of consolidation after a decade and a half of deal-making, Shanken News Daily sister publication Impact has ranked the world’s top spirits companies—and compared today’s numbers with those in 1995. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 27, 2011

Owsley Brown Dies At 69

Owsley Brown II, former chairman and CEO of Brown-Forman, died late Monday after a brief illness. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 27, 2011

News Briefs for September 27, 2011

Heaven Hill Distilleries will release the fifth edition of Parker’s Heritage Collection aged American whiskies across the U.S. this month. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 27, 2011

Impact’s “Hot Prospects” Rank U.S. Market’s Most Promising Wine And Spirits Brands

Shanken News Daily sister publication Impact Newsletter has chosen its latest crop of “Hot Prospects”—the U.S. market’s most promising wine and spirits growth brands. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 26, 2011

News Briefs for September 26, 2011

•E&J Gallo continues to leverage the sports sponsorship promotional route for its Camarena Tequila brand, today announcing the renewal of a deal with the Dallas Cowboys to grant Camarena rights to game-day radio exposure and the Cowboys’ name and logos, as well as a new exclusive promotional space to be unveiled inside Cowboys Stadium. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 26, 2011

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