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Chicago’s Goose Island Ramping Up Production By Nearly 50%

Goose Island Beer Co., the Chicago craft brewer acquired by Anheuser-Busch last year in a $39 million deal, tells Shanken News Daily it’s increasing production for 2012 by nearly 50%. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 6, 2012

News Briefs for July 3, 2012

•New Zealand-based Astrolabe Wines is now rolling out its wines in the U.S. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 3, 2012

News Briefs for July 2, 2012

•Diageo has appointed Ivan Menezes to its board as an executive director, effective today. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 2, 2012

Brewers Prepare Spring And Summer Effort To Regain Share From Spirits

In “Skyfall,” the James Bond thriller to be released later this year, Agent 007 is seen drinking a Heineken rather than his iconic vodka Martini. Continue reading →

Posted in News on April 16, 2012

News Briefs for July 6, 2011

•Italy’s Gruppo Campari is on the acquisition hunt, chief executive Bob Kunze-Concewitz told the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 6, 2011

News Briefs for June 28, 2011

•The Wine Group (TWG) is suing Indiana’s Tipton Spirits in a U.S. District Court in Sacramento, alleging that Tipton’s Desiree vodka brand and specifically its Cupcake and Red Velvet flavors infringe on the trademarks of The Wine Group’s Cupcake wine and vodka brand. Continue reading →

Posted in News on June 28, 2011

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