Tag Archive: Effen
Vodka’s Super-Premium Leaders Aim To Reignite The Category
While vodka’s high end has faced challenges from whiskies and premium-priced domestic brands like Tito’s, the top upscale imported offerings combined to achieve positive volume growth last year. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 23, 2019News Briefs for April 11, 2019
•Moët Hennessy saw sales climb 9% to €1.35 billion ($1.52b) on an organic basis in its first quarter ended in March. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 11, 2019News Briefs for August 30, 2017
•Stoli Group USA’s Kentucky Owl is entering the rye category. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 30, 2017Beam Suntory’s Sales Rise On The Strength Of Its Bourbon Range
Beam Suntory, the spirits arm of Japanese conglomerate Suntory Ltd., achieved a mid-single digit sales increase in the first nine months of 2016. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 4, 2016News Briefs for September 13, 2016
•Delicato Family Wines is looking to boost its offering at the fast-rising above-$20 tier. Continue reading →
Posted in News on September 13, 2016Interview, Part 1: Tim Hassett, President, Americas, Beam Suntory
The third-largest spirits player nationally, Beam Suntory saw its U.S. volume climb by an estimated 1% to 21.7 million nine-liter cases in 2015, according to Impact Databank. Among its top brands, Jim Beam grew 3% to 4.3 million cases, while Sauza rose 4% to 2.2 million cases and Maker’s Mark advanced 6% to 1.4 million cases. Upscale whiskies Knob Creek, Basil Hayden’s and Laphroaig all increased by double-digits, while Pinnacle vodka declined slightly. Consumer goods veteran Tim Hassett was named president, North America, at Beam Suntory in 2014—the same year as Suntory’s $16 billion acquisition of Beam Inc.—and last year added responsibility for South America. SND senior editor Daniel Marsteller recently met with Hassett to look at Beam Suntory’s U.S. roadmap. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 12, 2016
