Alcoholic beverages
Fosters to split wine and beer units
26 May 2010
Bacaredi introduces Vodka brand Eristoff
21 Apr 2010
Global Scotch whisky exports rise 3 per cent with rising demand in Africa and the Americas
17 Apr 2010
United Spirits pips Pernod Ricard to emerge world's No 2 in volume sales
07 Apr 2010
UB Group's alcohol-beverage businesses had retail sales of Rs38,200 crore in FY2010 and contributed Rs21,200 crore in revenue to the government.
Remy Martin introduces Louis XIII Cognac at Rs225,000
01 Feb 2010
Louis XIII comes in a hand blown crystal decanter, individually numbered and ringed with 24 carats of fine gold.
Heineken beats SABMiller to acquire Femsa's beer unit for $7.6 billion
11 Jan 2010
Heineken edged out London-based brewing giant SABMiller Plc in an auction to acquire the beer operations of the largest brewer in Latin America, in an all stock transaction valuing it at $7.6 billion
Independent Liquor scotches takeover speculation
08 Jan 2010
AB InBev sells East European beer operations to CVC for $2.2 billion
15 Oct 2009
Funds advised by CVC have agreed to acquire AB InBev's operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia
Creativeland Asia to promote JDL liquor brands
17 Sep 2009
Creativeland Asia, John Distilleries Limted (JDL), Salute vodka, Mont Castle brandy, whisky brand Original Choice, Paul John Enterprise, Sajan Raj Kurup, chairperson and chief creative officer, Diageo's Indian wine portfolio, brand Nilaya, launch of Guinness Beer and Bailey's Irish Cream
Study urges corrective action on employee happy hours
15 Sep 2009
A cold drink after a hard day’s work may be a fun way to wind down with colleagues and co-workers, but now experts are increasingly frowning at the practice.
Budweiser looks for creative agency
02 Sep 2009
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