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Hood River Distillers Launches Pendleton Midnight Whisky

Hood River Distillers, Inc., the largest and oldest importer, distiller, producer and bottler of distilled spirits in the Northwest, announces today the expansion of its Pendleton Whisky portfolio with the introduction of Pendleton Midnight, a premium select 90 proof Canadian whisky.

Heaven Hill Brands Launches Super-Premium Pikesville Rye

At 6 years old and 110 proof, this new expression of Pikesville Rye is produced at Heaven Hill’s Bernheim Distillery in Louisville and aged in its premier rickhouses in Bardstown, Ky. With a suggested retail price of $49.99 for a 750ml bottle, it will roll out in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

PepsiCo CFO Hugh Johnston Named Vice Chairman

PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi called the new appointments “essential to ensure our ability to better navigate complex operating conditions around the world and meet the changing needs of our business in the future.”

Video: Brand Owners Discuss Rapid Evolution of Cocktail Mixer Category

In the following videos, we take a deeper dive into the fast-growing segment, having queried brand owners and company executives at the recently held 2015 Summer Fancy Food Show — including Powell & Mahoney co-founder Mark Mahoney, Jim Pickett, the co-founder of Pickett’s Ginger Beer, Q Drinks founder Jordan Silbert, Owl’s Brew co-founder Maria Littlefield, among several others — about the continued development of bottled cocktail mixers.