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IN THIS ISSUE / Whisky History Distillers Company Limited Strong foundations [I.The success of world-beater Diageo was built upon the bedrock of Distillers Company Limited, which survived wars, Prohibition, and [...]

Byline: Fiona Holland While still a small part of the global alcoholic drinks industry, the market for non-alcoholic alternatives continues to grow - and continues to attract investment from the [...]

Byline: Ian Wright The late Alex Salmond certainly wasn't a nice man, but he was arguably a great one. As Scotland's first minister, he saw, as his predecessors had only [...]

Byline: Fiona Holland There's no denying that 2024 has been a tricky period for spirits producers in key markets like the US. The likes of Diageo, Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman [...]

Byline: David Burrows One in four wine and spirits bottles on supermarket shelves could be paper-based rather than glass within a decade, according to UK packaging company Frugalpac. Surges in [...]

Byline: Henry Mathieu Last week, Diageo revealed it had sold its majority stake in African unit Guinness Nigeria to Singapore-based conglomerate Tolaram. Nigeria became home to the first Guinness brewery [...]

Byline: Henry Mathieu Diageo has sold its shareholding in publicly-listed Guinness Nigeria to Singapore-based consumer group Tolaram. Recommended Buyer's Guides * Buyer's Guide Leading Guide to Cloud Computing Companies for [...]

In this issue / Distillery Focus Port Ellen The phoenix from the ASHES The iconic and beloved Islay distillery has reopened, with a focus on both the art of whisky [...]

Byline: Dean Best Acquisitions, aspartame, NPD and celebrity investments (and legal spats) were among the topics on Just Drinks' news pages that caught your eye throughout the year. Brew By [...]

Byline: Henry Mathieu France is less appealing to multinational investors due to margin pressures, the social and political climate and the cost of labour, a survey shows. Ilec (l'Institut de [...]

Byline: Henry Mathieu France is less appealing to multinational investors due to margin pressures, the social and political climate and the cost of labour, a survey shows. Ilec (l'Institut de [...]

–John Holl ALL-SEASON STOUTS Winter isn’t the only time for stouts and porters. Many people have a seasonal mindset about stouts and porters. They believe that because the beers have [...]

Black talent is gaining recognition in fmcg. Thanks to a series of accomplished individuals paving the way - as chairs, founders and senior executives - the grocery industry is becoming [...]

SPICE / SPIRIT WHISKY | TREND The Drama of the Indian Dram The journey from a whisky-drinking nation to globally acclaimed ‘Made in India’ whisky. By SANDEEEP ARORA Consulting Editor, [...]

Byline: Jessica Broadbent Alongside our daily news coverage, features and interviews, the Just Drinks news team sifts through the week's most intriguing data sets to bring you a roundup of [...]

Byline: Conor Reynolds Pernod Ricard is building its first Scotch-whisky distillery on the isle of Islay, where it will 'focus' on a single malt. The distillery is expected to be [...]

The Editors Breakthru Bolsters Fine Wine Division…. Breakthru Beverage Group is rolling out its Aspect Fine Wine division in several new markets. Breakthru launched Aspect in Missouri in July. Additionally, [...]

Byline: Ian Wright The awfully early death of Ivan Menezes (63) leaves his family and many friends bereIt leaves his beloved Diageo without one of its founders in charge for [...]

The City was unified in sadness on Wednesday when drinks giant Diageo announced the passing of its much-admired CEO Sir Ivan Menezes. Group chairman Javier Ferran hailed 'one of the [...]

Byline: Nicholas Robinson The long retirement awaiting Sir Ivan Menezes, 63, after a distinguished and hugely successful career at Diageo has been cruelly taken away. His untimely death, after a [...]

Byline: Eszter Racz Diageo has provided funding for a new UK consortium that is to build an aluminium recycling and manufacturing plant in the country. The Guinness brand owner has [...]

Byline: James Beeson Spirits giant Diageo has said it is 'extremely concerned' by reports Russian police have uncovered a factory bottling counterfeit Johnnie Walker. The raid, which according to The [...]

—Jonny McCormick Whisky labels are a powerful medium for visual arts and graphic design, just like book covers and vinyl album sleeves. Artistic whisky labels are a relatively modern phenomenon, [...]

Byline: Alec Mattinson In King Charles' first New Year's Honours list, Diageo chief Ivan Menezes was knighted for services to business and equality. His services to Diageo shareholders haven't been [...]

February 21 -- Liquor companies including Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Radico Khaitan and United Breweries said they are aggressively seeking price increases from the government after inflation in key raw materials [...]

Byline: Jessica Broadbent As well as clinching a long-term trade agreement in South Korea, Belfast Distillery Company is in the midst of building a distillery in a Grade A-listed building [...]

The Editors Off-Premise News: E-Commerce Player Partners With Shopify Beverage e-commerce company Drinks has partnered with internet business platform Shopify. The partnership will introduce a system to allow wineries and [...]

Byline: Conor Reynolds Diageo has unveiled proposals for a EUR200m (US$200) carbon neutral brewery in Kildare Ireland, which, when completed, will be Ireland's second-largest brewing facility with capacity of two [...]

Byline: Ian Shackleton * The beverage reaction to Russia’s invasion There are times when analysts feel very important. There are also times when they’re quite irrelevant. When there are potentially [...]