Thousands of bar professionals and spirit reps from across the globe will descend on New Orleans next week for the world’s leading cocktail conference, Tales of the Cocktail.
With crossover products gaining shelf space, more guidance is emerging from trade associations and states to steer how brands, retailers and regulators define and treat these offerings.
Diageo has completed its second brand sale in the span of a month, announcing today it has offloaded Venezuelan rum label Pampero to Italian food and spirits company Gruppo Montenegro.
Fast-growing whiskey company Uncle Nearest has launched a unique trade mentorship program, leveraging a brand advocacy strategy its creator said is centered on investing in bartenders and building long-term relationships.
Our latest distribution roundup finds Tribini amping up the buzz in Jersey and mid-proof Sommarøy Spirits making headway into the grocery channel, while tequila products Margs and Lo Siento sign deals with new distributors as they go deep in Virginia and Georgia respectively.
The latest data set from NIQ showed a modest slowdown in sales growth for total BevAlc in the two-week period before June 29, according to analysis from Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
Ever since Diageo’s acquisition of Casamigos made George Clooney a billionaire overnight, there’s been a race to the shelf from celebrity-backed brands. But with the wider spirits downturn, how have these business models evolved and where do they have an edge, if at all?
Spirit of Gallo is adding mezcal into its expanding super premium portfolio, while returning to top-end rum with an investment in Ron del Barrilito.
There were many ways entertainment venues aimed to keep the lights on during the pandemic— for a Hamptons bar that regularly hosted musical acts, creating a ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail was one solution. They just had to pass an alcoholic beverage control law first.
Suntory Global Spirits is continuing to bet big on ready-to-drink (RTD), announcing today Carol Robert, previously COO of Suntory Beverage and Food Great Britain & Ireland (SBF GB&I), as its new managing director of U.S. RTD.
The state-by-state battle to expand sales of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails continues as spirits advocates celebrated a win in North Carolina this week.
BuzzBallz has made its spherical bottles an essential part of the brand – and it’s not eager to share. The wine-, spirit- and malt-based cocktail brand filed a lawsuit against The Beverage Ranch last week, alleging the rival company copied its patented packaging for its new SlamZees line.
Sweet Grass Vodka seems to have met a bitter end as its founder gears up to file for bankruptcy, and investors and creditors seek to recoup losses through legal channels.
It’s likely you know the face of Sprinter, a new vodka soda from Kylie Jenner, but the influencer and entrepreneur had some help along the way. While Jenner understandably draws all the attention, Sprinter’s early success – shipping over 140,000 cases and hitting 10,000 retailers and bars since March – belongs in part to the brand’s head of product development and supply chain Chandra Richter.
