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U.S. Legislators Push Obama Administration For Answers On Havana Club Decision

Congressional lawmakers from both parties have sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew expressing concern over the Obama administration’s recent decision to award the Havana Club rum trademark to the Cuban government, reports the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading →

Posted in News on February 11, 2016

Impact Databank: Rum Giants Bacardi, Captain Morgan Lose Ground, But Aim For Revival

The U.S. spirits market’s top 25 spirits brands achieved solid growth in 2015, but the same can’t be said for the market’s leading rum brands.

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Posted in News on February 2, 2016

News Briefs for February 1, 2016

•Shocked by the U.S. government’s recent decision to recognize Pernod Ricard and Cubaexport as owners of the Havana Club rum trademark in the United States, Bacardi, which also claims ownership of the trademark, has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to reveal the administration’s thinking on the matter. Continue reading →

Posted in News on February 1, 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, 2016

Exclusive: Bacardi’s Pete Carr On The New Alliance With Southern Glazer’s

Editor’s Note: In this exclusive interview, Pete Carr, regional president of Bacardi North America, spoke with Marvin R. Shanken, chairman of M. Shanken Communications, about his company’s new alliance with Southern Glazer’s and what it signifies for the future.

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Posted in News on January 12, 2016

Bacardi Formally Announces Its Move to Southern Glazer’s

Bacardi has made it official. Today the company has announced that it’s realigning its U.S. distributor network, naming Southern Wine & Spirits of America and Glazer’s, which have signed a definitive agreement to form Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC, to handle its portfolio in more than 40 markets across the United States and Canada.

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Posted in News on January 11, 2016

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