Tag Archive: Beam Inc
Japanese Whisky Sees Opportunity As Consumers Explore New Spirits Options
Consumer enthusiasm for whiskies has created new opportunities for origins beyond Scotland, the U.S. and Ireland—and Japanese whisky is looking to benefit from the trend. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 6, 2014North American Whiskies Propel Beam To 4% Sales Growth In 2013
In what will likely be its final full year as an independent company, Beam Inc. achieved reported net sales growth of 4%, to a record $2.55 billion, in calendar 2013. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 5, 2014Biggest Beam Shareholder Slashes Stake
Activist investor Bill Ackman has slashed his stake in Beam Inc. following news of Suntory’s planned $16 billion acquisition of Beam. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 3, 2014News Briefs for January 31, 2014
•Cantina Terlano has released what it calls Italy’s “most expensive white wine” in the U.S. market. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 31, 2014News Briefs for January 30, 2014
•Wine Spectator reports that 2014 marked another successful charity event for the Naples Winter Wine Festival, whose January 25 live auction raised $12.1 million—a 53% increase in live sales over 2013 and the highest sales total since 2008. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 30, 2014News Briefs for January 29, 2014
•Jim Beam Bourbon has lined up new celebrity support for its global “Make History” campaign, first announced last fall. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 29, 2014