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Irish Whiskey Industry Welcomes First New Donegal Distillery In 174 Years

The Irish Whiskey Association has welcomed news that first new distillery in Donegal in 174 years is set to be constructed in Donegal’s Gaeltacht reg...

Analyst: 'Highly Doubtful' That Diageo Is Contemplating Sale Of Guinness

Ahead of the publication of Diageo's interim half year results this Thursday, a leading beverage analyst has told Retail Intelligence that it is unlikely t...

Demand For Alternative Flavoured Ciders On The Increase

Following on from the launch of Bulmers 'Forbidden Flavours' last year, and given the plethora of flavour types available in the Cider category, the latest...

Australian Wine Exports Reach $2.1 Billion

The Wine Australia Export Report for December 2015 has revealed that the value of Australian wine exports rose 14 per cent to $2.1 billion last year, its h...

New Zealand Trade Wine Tasting To Take Place At Hilton

The 19th New Zealand Annual Trade Tasting is set to take place this Thursday, January 21, at the Hilton Hotel, Charlemont Place in Dublin, where New Zealan...

Brown-Forman To Sell Southern Comfort To Sazerac In Over $540 Million Deal

Brown-Forman Corporation has agreed to sell its Southern Comfort and Tuaca trademarks to Sazerac for $543.5 million (€499.3 million). The sale is expe...

Britvic Reports Declining Revenues For Q1 As Tough Trading Conditions Continue

Britvic has reported revenue of £311.6 million for the 12 weeks ending December 20, 2015, however on an organic basis, reported revenue declined by 2...