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Monthly Archive: July 2013

News Briefs for July 12, 2013

Darden Restaurants has named Salli Setta president of its Red Lobster brand. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 12, 2013

Craft Brewing and Distilling News for July 12, 2013

•Restaurateur Jon Mangini of URBN Restaurants Inc. has unveiled plans for a new project in San Diego County’s El Cajon. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 12, 2013

Two Years After Sale, Piper-Heidsieck Retrenches With Value Strategy

Acquired from Rémy Cointreau for nearly $600 million in July 2011, French luxury group EPI’s Champagnes Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck are in the process of reintroducing themselves with a focus on generating value through premiumization. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 11, 2013

News Briefs for July 11, 2013

•Proximo Spirits has named The Kirkwood Group to handle Jose Cuervo Tequila in Canada. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 11, 2013

Craft Brewing And Distilling News for July 11, 2013

•New Ulm, Minnesota-based August Schell Brewing has released Star of the North, the company’s first beer in the new Noble Star Collection of Berlin-style wheat beers. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 11, 2013

Upscale Angel’s Envy Bourbon Aims High With New 500,000-Case Distillery

Angel’s Envy, an upscale Bourbon brand that’s earned high marks from critics like Whisky Advocate, has unveiled ambitious expansion plans with a new state-of-the-art distillery that will allow it to markedly ramp up production. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 10, 2013

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