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Suntory Sees Slower First Half, Eyes Further Growth In RTDs

Japan’s Suntory Holdings saw its global beverage alcohol business slip 2.4% in sales terms to approximately $3.3 billion excluding liquor taxes in the first half of the year, as growth in its domestic market couldn’t fully offset slower economic conditions in the U.S. and Europe. Suntory Global Spirits ranks as the fourth-largest U.S. spirits player by volume at 22.4 million cases, according to Impact Databank. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 8, 2025

News Briefs for May 19, 2025

•Napa Valley’s Sequoia Grove, part of the Kobrand portfolio, is introducing its first single-vineyard wine to hit national distribution. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 19, 2025

Suntory Backs -196 Brand With National Campaign

Suntory Global Spirits is backing its -196 vodka soda brand with a new national ad campaign called “Unusual Your Usual.” Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 17, 2024

Suntory’s Spirits Business Up Single-Digits In H1

Suntory Holdings saw revenues in its beverage alcohol unit, which includes Suntory Global Spirits, increase 3.5% to $3.4 billion in the first half of the year, with operating profit rising 18% to $725 million. Continue reading →

Posted in News on August 15, 2024

News Briefs for March 4, 2024

•Brunello icon Biondi-Santi, imported by Wilson Daniels, is introducing two library releases from its La Storica collection in tandem with its new 2018 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 4, 2024