Despite many being confronted with greater financial pressures, Australians refuse to sacrifice their taste buds when it comes to their choice of alcohol. Strong volume sales of imported and domestic premium...

Alcohol beverage distributor and manufacturer Independent Distillers fear the introduction of alcopops tax will cut jobs, not drinking. If new excise measures are passed by the Senate, this could mean...

Alcohol may not be recession proof but it remains relatively resistant, save for a few sectors, according to new research from the US. Results of an American consumer survey, presented at Nielsen’s...

With an ageing population comes opportunity for food and beverage marketers, according to new analysis from Datamonitor. In a follow up to their research into the non-alcoholic beverage market, they have...

The world’s leading wine and spirits brands have grown in value over the past 12 months as consumers search for the safety of respected brands. Intangible Business, a brand valuation consultancy,...

Premium alcohol beverage giant, Diageo, has reported organic profit growth of 6% for the first half of 2008/09 despite facing stronger economic headwinds in the last two months of the year. “Diageo’s...

Constellation Brands, the world’s largest wine company and a leading international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol, has entered into an agreement to sell its spirits business to New Orleans-based...

While sales trends have typically favoured white spirits in recent years, brown spirits, led by whiskey, appear to be making a comeback. U.S. sales growth for whiskey and brown spirits is outperforming...

Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc., owner of the Jim Beam brand and the fourth largest premium spirits company in the world , and Hornitos Tequila (a Sauza brand, which is owned by Beam Global) have...

The UK Government has sent a strong warning to alcohol companies via a proposal to implement extensive legislation changes if the industry doesn’t adhere to its’ own voluntary standards. Mandatory...