Daily Archive: January 15, 2016
Pernod Ricard, Cubaexport Gain U.S. Approval For Havana Club Trademark
Pernod Ricard and its Cuban partner Cubaexport have won a victory in their dispute with Bacardi over the Havana Club rum trademark in the U.S. market. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 15, 2016Exclusive: TWE Launches Treasury Chateau & Estate To Handle Luxury Import Stable
Following Treasury Wine Estates’ $600 million deal to acquire most of Diageo’s wine business late last year, SND has learned that TWE will also take on U.S. import rights for a number of prestigious European brands that Diageo formerly handled.
News Briefs for January 15, 2016
•Suntory Holdings president and CEO Takeshi Niinami has ruled out a bid for the Peroni and Grolsch beer brands, which have been put on the block by Anheuser-Busch InBev as part of its pending acquisition of SABMiller. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 15, 2016Craft Brewing and Distilling News for January 15, 2016
•Southern California-based Ballast Point, recently acquired by Constellation Brands for $1 billion, is readying two new brews. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 15, 2016
