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Brown Spirits Ramp Up Innovation Efforts, As Flavored Vodka Shifts Gears

With vodka’s growth cooling and the whisk(e)y renaissance in full swing, brown spirits are leading innovation efforts across the U.S. market, courting both connoisseurs with upscale, craft-like offerings and neophytes with a variety of entry-level and flavored options. Continue reading →

Posted in News on June 12, 2015

Italian Table Wine Volume Declines In U.S., But Leading Players Perform Well

Italy remained the U.S. wine market’s import leader last year, shipping a total of 27.2 million nine-liter cases of table wine. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 21, 2015

Constellation Posts 5% Sales Growth For Full Year, Buoyed By Beer Business

Constellation Brands continues to reap benefits from its bet on beer, as the company’s portfolio of Mexican brews drove gains in its fiscal year ended in February. Continue reading →

Posted in News on April 9, 2015

Exclusive: Gallo Leads Impact’s Domestic Wine “Hot Brands,” Italy Paces Imports

While the total U.S. wine market inched ahead by less than 1% to 322 million cases last year, Impact’s roster of 2014 wine “Hot Brands” reveals that a mix of established players and ambitious challengers achieved strong growth last year amid the tepid market conditions. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 18, 2015

Premium Boxed Wine Continues To Surge, As Gallo Preps New Entry

Driven by the ongoing growth of heavyweights like Constellation’s Black Box and DFV Wines’ Bota Box, premium boxed wines enjoyed an 11% volume increase and a 14% value advance in IRI channels in the 52 weeks through February 22. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 17, 2015

Brewers Tap Into Growth With Flavored Beers

Like spirits marketers, brewers are pouring on the flavors these days. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 23, 2015

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