Daily Archive: March 26, 2012
Diageo’s Walsh Says Cuervo Deal Must Include Control
Diageo CEO Paul Walsh told the Wall Street Journal over the weekend that an extension of Diageo’s current global distribution deal with Mexico’s Beckmann family on Jose Cuervo Tequila would need to see Diageo gain control, or a route to control of the brand. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 26, 2012Impact Seminar Snapshot: Marnier Lapostolle Talks Innovation, New Launches
In a presentation entitled “Innovation in Wine & Spirits,” Grand Marnier vice chairman Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle announced a raft of upcoming product launches, unveiled exclusively at last week’s Impact Marketing Seminar. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 26, 2012Louis J. Foppiano Dies at 101
Louis J. Foppiano, who managed Sonoma’s oldest family-run winery, Foppiano Vineyards, for much of its 116 years, died March 23 at the age of 101, reports Wine Spectator. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 26, 2012News Briefs for March 26, 2012
•Drinks retailer BevMo is making good on its plans to enter Washington state, where the recent passage of Initiative 1183 will end the state’s retail monopoly on liquor June 1. Continue reading →
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