Monthly Archive: March 2015
News Briefs for March 23, 2015
•A California federal judge has put a class action suit against Tito’s Handmade Vodka producer Fifth Generation Inc. on hold because of a technical issue, but has also rejected most of Fifth Generation’s arguments aimed at dismissing the suit, which maintains that Fifth Generation misled consumers with its “handmade” claim. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 23, 2015Craft Brewing and Distilling News for March 23, 2015
•Atlanta, Georgia’s SweetWater Brewing Company is entering the Chicago market this month through a distribution agreement with Lakeshore Beverage. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 23, 2015Wine Spectator: Lawsuit Claims California Wines Contain Dangerous Arsenic Levels
Are some California wineries “secretly poisoning wine consumers”? That’s one of the incendiary charges being leveled in a class-action lawsuit against several of the biggest companies in American wine, filed March 19 in a California state court. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 20, 2015The 39th Annual Impact Marketing Seminar Highlighted By Thought Leaders From The Drinks Industry And Beyond
The 39th annual Impact Marketing Seminar was held yesterday at New York City’s Pierre Hotel. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 20, 2015News Briefs for March 20, 2015
•Diageo is planning to include nutritional information and alcohol content per serving on its Smirnoff vodka, Tanqueray gin and Guinness stout labels or on its responsible drinking website. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 20, 2015Exclusive: Whisk(e)y Looms Large Among Spirits “Hot Brands,” As Vodka Also Has Strong Showing
2014 was a challenging year for the U.S. spirits market. Growth has been slowing over the past few years, and many of the market’s top sellers lost ground last year. Despite this, there was an abundance of standout performers across the market, as evidenced by the impressive breadth of the latest list of Impact “Hot Brands,” which includes 20 spirits entries. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 19, 2015
