Posted: March 9, 2010 By Dan Marsteller
Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) is set to invest $11.8 million over five years in a new 200,000-square-foot facility in Lexington County, South Carolina.
Posted: March 8, 2010 By Dan Marsteller
Constellation is moving to shift some wine packaging operations for the U.K. and Europe from Australia to its U.K. bottling plant in Avonmouth, western England.
Posted: March 5, 2010 By Curtiss Gibson
Admiral Imports has signed a pact to become the exclusive U.S. importer of Abarbanel's kosher wine portfolio.
Posted: March 4, 2010 By Peter Zwiebach
Warren Buffett, one of the world’s best-known and most successful investors, is said to be targeting a new business—spirits and wine distribution. Industry insiders claim that Buffett is considering a purchase of Empire Distributors, one of Georgia’s biggest wholesalers.
Posted: March 4, 2010 By Curtiss Gibson
Frederick Wildman and Sons is set to import John Rexer’s Ilegal Mezcal, an artisanal spirit crafted in Tlacolula, Mexico. Ilegal is made from 100% Espadin agave, compared to the blue agave that is used in the production of Tequila.
Posted: March 4, 2010 By Dan Marsteller
Proximo Spirits’ Three Olives vodka brand is adding its 18th flavor extension, Rangtang, a blend of orange and tangerine flavors. The new offering is selling alongside other Three Olives flavors at around $20 a bottle.
Posted: March 2, 2010 By Peter Zwiebach
Diageo is poised to bet nearly $1 billion on the Chinese spirits market. The drinks giant is moving to acquire a controlling stake in the holding company that owns Sichuan Shui Jing Fang Co (SJF), one of China’s most storied spirits brands.
Posted: March 1, 2010 By Curtiss Gibson
Jon Moramarco has been named president of New Jersey-based Winebow, Inc., effective March 30, 2010. Moramarco was most recently the Managing Partner of BW 166 LLC, and his experience includes executive-level experience with such companies as Constellation Brands and Allied Domecq.
Posted: March 1, 2010 By Dan Marsteller
Constellation’s Svedka vodka is expanding its signature ‘Fembot’-driven advertising to cable TV as part of a new multimillion-dollar campaign.
Posted: February 26, 2010 By Peter Zwiebach
Diageo NA, by far the leading vodka marketer in the U.S., is ramping up its activities in the category, with plans for several new flavor extensions—and at least one new brand—in the coming months.
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