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Irish People Drink Record Amount Of Wine Amid Greater Alcohol Decline

Irish consumers went through a record 9.1 million cases of wine last year, according to the Irish Wine Association which released its latest annual report...

Heineken Ireland To Bring Wild Lager Collection To Big Grill Festival

Heineken Ireland has announced that it is bringing its limited-edition Wild Lager collection, Wild Lager Himalayas, and Wild Lager Patagonia to The Big Gri...

Paula Lindenberg Named As Next AB InBev UK & Ireland Boss

Ab InBev has announced that it’s next president of its UK & Ireland business will be Paula Lindenberg, according to The Grocer. Lindenberg...

Ireland’s Rural Drinks Businesses 'Highly Vulnerable' To A Hard or ‘No Deal’ Brexit

Ireland’s rural drinks and hospitality businesses are highly vulnerable to a hard or ‘no deal’ Brexit following a new report published to...

Diageo Commences Share Buyback Programme To Return £2 Billion

Diageo has commenced its share buyback programme to return up to £2.0 billion to shareholders during the financial year ending 30 June 2019. The d...

Sharon Rolston Announced As Diageo's New Group Controller

Diageo has announced Sharon Rolston, head of investor relations, is to become group controller, effective 1 October 2018 after Stephen Bolton has decided t...

Corona Owner Constellation Brands Pumps $4bn Into Cannabis Firm

Corona beer maker Constellation Brands is to invest a further $4 billion in Canada's top cannabis producer Canopy Growth, doubling down on one of a gr...