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Phillips Distilling’s Prairie Organic Offsetting UV’s Struggles

Long led by its flavor-focused UV vodka franchise, Minneapolis-based Phillips Distilling is now putting more focus on premium vodka label Prairie Organic, which has roughly tripled in size to 120,000 cases over the past two years. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 2, 2016

News Briefs for February 24, 2015

•Pernod Ricard is launching a new extension to its Chivas Regal Scotch whisky brand in the U.S. market. Continue reading →

Posted in News on February 24, 2015

Cape Classics Eyes More European Wines, Sees Potential In South African Chardonnay

Known for its roughly 30% share of the 1.1-million-case South African wine category in the U.S., importer and marketer Cape Classics launched its first French wines stateside in 2013, and chairman and CEO André Shearer tells SND more Old World entries are on the way. Continue reading →

Posted in News on February 17, 2015

Darden Unloads Red Lobster For $2.1 Billion

Darden Restaurants has sold its 705-unit Red Lobster brand to investment firm Golden Gate Capital for $2.1 billion in cash. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 16, 2014