Yearly Archive: 2018
News Briefs for October 5, 2018
•In case you missed yesterday’s News Alert, Beam Suntory has named Albert Baladi to succeed Matt Shattock as CEO, effective April 2019. Baladi, who has been with Beam Suntory since 2011, is currently the spirits giant’s COO and president for North America. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 5, 2018News Alert: Beam Suntory Names Albert Baladi CEO, Succeeding Shattock, Effective Next April
Beam Suntory has announced that current CEO Matt Shattock will step down from chief executive duties effective in April 2019, and will be replaced by Albert Baladi, currently Beam Suntory’s COO and president for North America.
Constellation Sales Climb 8% In First Half Of Fiscal Year
Constellation Brands has posted net sales up 8.2% to $4.3 billion for the six months through August, representing the first half of its fiscal year. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 4, 2018News Briefs for October 4, 2018
•Pernod Ricard’s The Gin Hub unit has launched a new, strawberry-forward expression within the Beefeater lineup. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 4, 2018Craft Brewing and Distilling News for October 4, 2018
•California’s Lagunitas Brewing Co., owned by Heineken, is laying off more than 100 employees, equal to 12% of its workforce, mostly at its Petaluma headquarters in Sonoma County. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 4, 2018Interview: Biggar And Leith Founder Elwyn Gladstone
In 2016, veteran industry executive Elwyn Gladstone set out on his own, founding New Jersey-based spirits company Biggar and Leith with the launch of the Malfy gin brand ($30 a 750-ml.). Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 3, 2018
