Monthly Archive: March 2012
Exclusive: Impact Databank’s Survey Of The World’s Top Spirits Brands By Retail Value
Impact Databank is set to release its exclusive analysis of the world’s top 100 spirits brands by retail sales value, which shows total top-100 retail revenues rising by 6.5% to $77.3 billion last year. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 14, 2012News Briefs for March 14, 2012
•Beam Inc. has raised prices on its Bourbon brands and could take a second round of U.S. price hikes this year, Beam North America president Bill Newlands told the Reuters Food and Agriculture Summit earlier this week. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 14, 2012Winebow CEO Moramarco Expects Few Changes, Continued Growth Under New Owners
New Jersey-based Winebow was founded in 1980 by Leonardo LoCascio to focus on importing high-end Italian wines to the United States. Since then, the company’s import portfolio has grown to include wines and spirits from Chile, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Australia, Scotland, Brazil and Japan—a total of approximately 1.8 million cases with an average retail price of $16 a bottle—with Italy remaining the core of the business. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 13, 2012News Briefs for March 13, 2012
•Milagro Tequila is unveiling a new brand extension, Unico, a super-premium joven blend. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 13, 2012Campari’s Sales, Profit Up By Around 10% On Strength Of Aperol, Wild Turkey Range
Gruppo Campari enjoyed solid sales and profit growth in 2011, bolstered by the strong performance of Aperol and the Wild Turkey franchise. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 12, 2012Washington Craft Distiller Dry Fly Sees Rising Sales, But Tougher In-State Market Ahead
Spokane, Washington’s Dry Fly Distilling, founded by former marketing executives Kent Fleischmann and Don Poffenroth in 2007, has been one of the more successful brands of the craft distilling movement of recent years. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 12, 2012
