Yearly Archive: 2012
Craft Brewing And Distilling News for December 17, 2012
•Leading U.S. beer wholesaler Reyes Beverage Group (RBG) is expanding in the craft segment with an agreement to acquire Windy City Distributing, a craft wholesaler covering Chicago and eight northern Illinois counties, for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 17, 2012Price Hikes Likely For Imported Wine Amid E.U. Supply Squeeze
With European Union wine production expected to fall 10% to 144 million hectoliters this year, producers are warning that price hikes on exports to the U.S. are likely in 2013, especially at the lowest and highest ends of the market. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 14, 2012Rémy CFO Pflanz Adds COO Title, Becomes Heir Apparent To CEO Laborde
Rémy Cointreau chief financial officer Frederic Pflanz has been given the additional title of chief operating officer, a move that analysts see as a first step toward Pflanz succeeding Jean-Marie Laborde as the company’s CEO in the near future. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 14, 2012News Briefs for December 14, 2012
•Robert Parker announced earlier this week that he has agreed to sell a “substantial interest” in The Wine Advocate to a group of three Singapore-based investors, who have yet to be publicly identified. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 14, 2012Craft Brewing And Distilling News for December 14, 2012
•The number of active brewers in the U.S. has risen to a record-high 2,751 in 2012, according to permit data released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) and the Beer Institute. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 14, 2012Malibu Red Spearheads New Wave Of Spirits Innovation At Pernod Ricard
Malibu rum has been one of the U.S. spirits market’s most dynamic players on the new product front, as brand-owner Pernod Ricard continues to aggressively expand the franchise’s flavor range. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 13, 2012
