Diageo's 650 million (250m) investment in a new Irish brewing centre will be the company's largest in its ten-year history but will be accompanied by closures and redundancies elsewhere in the business.
Read more...Health warnings on alcoholic drinks will receive only a "lukewarm reception, with men in particular considering them a "waste of time," new Mintel research reveals.
Boris Johnson, the newly elected Mayor of London, has announced the banning of alcohol on the capital's transport network from June 1 2008.
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The annual Drambuie Pursuit across the Scottish highlands has been won by a US team.
Read more...E&J Gallo is to invest 2.5million on TV and point of sale in a bid to capitalise on the strong ros growth in the UK market.
Diageo has seen net sales grow by 7% in the nine-month period ending March 31 2008.
Read more...Marc Bolland, the Morrisons chief executive, pocketed a bonus of 706,000 last year, according to the company's annual report.
Read more...The Scotch Whisky Experience, the visitor attraction situated on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, is to undergo a 2 million expansion.
Read more...Thousands of buy-one-get-one-free deals are being axed by Britain's leading supermarket chains as high street shoppers hit by the credit crunch tighten their belts and reduce their weekly grocery bills, a new report showed yesterday.
Read more...Despite a positive overall picture in the US wine industry, sales of fine wine are set to slump as we move into 2008.
Read more...Germany has traditionally been one of the world's biggest beer consumers but a new report has shown wine is now coming to the fore in the country's drinks market.
Read more...The Australian wine industry has seen exports drop in volume and value for the second consecutive month.
Read more...Beam Global Spirits & Wine (BGSW) has selected logistics firm Paxonix to automate and streamline its global packaging processes.
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Independent Islay-based whisky producer Bruichladdich has reported strong figures for the year ending 2007.
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Dan Aykroyd, the Canadian former Saturday Night Live comedian and Blues Brothers star, has won an award for his icewine.
Read more...New Zealand wine exports revenues reach a record high of NZ$766 million (300m) - up 16% on the year before.
High demand from Asian markets has driven up prices for Bordeaux 2005.
Read more...The Japanese whisky market shows no signs of abating with premium single malts driving sales.
Read more...Chris Milard is the new winemaker at Newton Vineyard.
Read more...Exports of Scotch whisky products grew by 8% last year, new figures show.
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