Daily Archive: August 17, 2012
Treasury’s U.S. Depletions Slip 2% For Full Year, But Trend Improving
In its first full fiscal year as a standalone wine company, Treasury Wine Estates said its U.S. depletions declined 2% in the 12 months through June 30, but asserted that trends are pointing in the right direction, with depletions rising 2.3% over its fiscal second half. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 17, 2012Owsley Brown Frazier, Longtime Brown-Forman Executive And Noted Philanthropist, Dies At 77
Owsley Brown Frazier, former vice chairman of Brown-Forman and one of Kentucky’s best-known philanthropists, died yesterday after a long illness. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 17, 2012News Briefs for August 17, 2012
•Diageo has unveiled a new global campaign for Guinness, entitled “Paint The Town Black,” to launch the brand’s annual Arthur’s Day celebrations. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 17, 2012Craft Brewing And Distilling News for August 17, 2012
•Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based Smuttynose Brewing Co. has broken ground on a new brewing facility in nearby Hampton. Continue reading →
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