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Beverages: Beer, Wine and Spirits – Alcoholic Beverage Event Was Focused on the Consumer

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Source: CITI Wendy Nicholson March 8, 2019Impact Marketing Seminar Offered Insights into Evolving Alcoholic Beverage Industry Trends – Yesterday, we attended the 43rd Annual Impact Marketing Seminar in New York. At the event, we heard from leaders throughout the three-tier system and other relevant industry players, including (i) STZ’s President and CEO, Bill Newlands; (ii) Canopy Growth’s founder, Chairman, and co-CEO, Bruce Linton; and (iii) Pernod Ricard’s Chairman and CEO, Alexandre Ricard. Change Is More Than a Buzzword; It Is the New State of Play –...

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Wonder Women Of Wine Conference Fosters Equality In A Male-Dominated Industry

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Source: https://www.forbes.com/ Claudia Alarcón March 7, 2019 This past weekend, Austin hosted the Wonder Women of Wine conference, the first national conference advocating gender equality in the wine industry. Founded by Advanced Sommelier and wine educator Rania Zayyat with the purpose of advocating gender equality in the wine community, its mission is to create balance in leadership through the advancement of women into decision-making positions. WWOW is a newly-formed nonprofit entity in Texas, awaiting 501c3 status. Zayyat is a champion in advocating gender equality and transparency in...

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Brown-Forman to lose $125 million if tariffs remain

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Source: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Amy Hopkins 8th March, 2019 Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman has estimated that retaliatory tariffs on American whiskey could knock US$125 million off its 2019 financial results. The forecast was made by Brown-Forman’s chief financial officer, Jane Morreau, following the publication of the firm’s third quarter and year-to-date sales. She said that in Q3, Brown-Forman “began to see the cost of tariffs hit not just our cost of sales and growth margins, but also our underlying net sales growth in the quarter and year to date”. Nations...

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