Exclusive news and research on the wine, spirits and beer business

Tag Archive: Beam Inc

The 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, 2011

Cocktails, Connoisseurship Propel U.S. Market’s Fastest Growing Whiskies

For all the success surrounding vodka over the past decade, many of the spirits industry’s best-performing brands right now are whiskies. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 19, 2011

News Briefs for September 15, 2011

• Beam Inc. CEO Matt Shattock says the company may well be an acquirer rather than an acquiree after it achieves standalone status next month. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 15, 2011

News Briefs for September 8, 2011

• With Whole Foods pulling fast-rising Skinnygirl Margarita from its shelves and two class action suits filed in California against brand owner Beam Global in recent days, Beam and Skinnygirl creator Bethenny Frankel have said they plan to change the brand’s packaging from its current “all-natural” label to say “natural flavoring.” Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 8, 2011

As Beam Inc. Emerges, Potential Suitors Diageo And Pernod Appear Cool To The Idea Of A Bid

With Beam Inc. set to become a stand-alone spirits company effective October 4, it’s been widely viewed as a potential acquisition target. Continue reading →

Posted in News on September 6, 2011

Newer posts →