Tag Archive: Bacardi
News Briefs for January 20, 2012
•California’s bulk wine market inventory is now at just 4 million gallons (1.7 million nine-liter cases), down from 25 million gallons (10.5 million cases) in 2002, according to a presentation by Turrentine Brokerage at yesterday’s Sonoma County Winegrape Commission Dollars & Sense seminar. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 20, 2012News Briefs for January 18, 2012
•California’s Concannon Vineyards (part of The Wine Group) and Ireland’s Cooley Distillery (recently acquired by Beam Inc.) have partnered on a new brand, Concannon Irish whiskey, which hits the U.S. market this month. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 18, 2012The Global Spirits Industry’s Top Players: Taking Stock After Years Of Consolidation
Analyzing the effect of consolidation after a decade and a half of deal-making, Shanken News Daily sister publication Impact has ranked the world’s top spirits companies—and compared today’s numbers with those in 1995. Continue reading →
Posted in News on September 27, 2011News Briefs for September 13, 2011
• Bacardi USA is introducing the “OakHeart Challenge,” a series of simultaneous nationwide bar events designed to support the launch of Bacardi OakHeart, on September 15. Continue reading →
Posted in News on September 13, 2011News Briefs for August 10, 2011
•Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is in talks with Las Vegas hotel and casino Caesar’s Palace to open at least three Gordon Ramsay-branded restaurants, including a pub/bar and grill. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 10, 2011Bacardi Aims To Challenge Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum Supremacy With OakHeart Launch
Rum giant Bacardi has upped the ante in the spiced rum segment—long dominated by Diageo’s Captain Morgan—with the launch of Bacardi OakHeart, a 70-proof, spiced blend of Bacardi Superior and Gold priced at around $12.99 a 750-ml. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 8, 2011