Monthly Archive: November 2011
High-End Spirits Continue To Drive Off-Premise Growth, IRI Numbers Show
Entering the key holiday-selling season, the spirits industry is showing solid momentum. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 14, 2011News Briefs for November 14, 2011
•Pernod Ricard has appointed Jonas Tåhlin as vice president global marketing for the Absolut Co. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 14, 2011Total Wine Moving Into Texas And New Mexico, Sets Five-Year Plan To Reach $2 Billion In Sales
Potomac, Maryland-based Total Wine & More, which just opened its 78th store in Sacramento, California, plans to move into the Dallas market with one store and into New Mexico with at least two stores next year. The company has also set a five-year goal of doubling revenues from this year’s $1 billion, according to Total Wine’s executive vice president Michael Salzberg, who joined the company three months ago after long tenures at E&J Gallo Winery, PepsiCo, Campbell Soup Co. and its Pepperidge Farm subsidiary. Shanken News Daily recently interviewed Salzberg about Total Wine’s latest expansion plans. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 11, 2011News Briefs for November 11, 2011
•VinNobles, a new flash site specializing in rare and iconic wines, has launched. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 11, 2011Canadian Whisky Seeks Renaissance With Upscale And Small-Batch Brands
Canadian whisky passed a milestone in 2009 when its U.S. sales slipped below 15 million cases for the first time in many years. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 10, 2011High-End Table Wines Are Growing Fastest, According to Symphony IRI
Higher-end table wines are far outpacing their lower-end counterparts in food, drug and convenience stores, according to the latest SymphonyIRI numbers. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 10, 2011
