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2019 Market Update | Day 75

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Corona brewer Constellation is nearing a deal to sell some wine brands to E. & J. Gallo Constellation Brands is in advanced talks to sell its some of its low-end wine brands to E. & J. Gallo Winery, people familiar with the situation tell CNBC. Constellation put its U.S. wine business, which includes brands like Clos du Bois, Mark West and Arbor Mist, up for sale last year as part of its move into cannabis. Sales of non-premium wine have slowed, as millennials focus increasingly on health and alternative indulgences like cannabis. CNBC Lauren Hirsch 15 March 2019 Constellation Brands...

2019 Market Update | day 73

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Premium spirits to boost global consumption https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/ by Amy Hopkins 14th March, 2019 The soaring popularity of whisky, gin and flavoured spirits is forecasted to enable global spirits consumption to reach a value of US$366 billion in 2022, according to a new report from Vinexpo and IWSR. This marks a value increase of 14.9% between from 2017-2022, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.8% for the same period. Volume spirits consumption is estimated to hit 3.2 billion nine-litre cases, a 1.2% rise from 2017-2022, with a CAGR of 0.2%. The data has been...

2019 Market Update | day 72

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Pernod Weighs Sale of Jacob’s Creek, Campo Viejo Wines https://www.bloomberg.com/ By Ruth David and Thomas Buckley March 13, 2019 Pernod Ricard SA is considering a sale of its wine division, which includes Australia’s Jacob’s Creek and Spain’s Campo Viejo labels, according to people familiar with the matter. The world’s second-largest distiller has held early discussions on a potential sale of the unit, which has sales of about $500 million, said the people. Deliberations are at a preliminary stage and Pernod may ultimately decide to retain the business,...

2019 Market Update 70

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Anheuser-Busch Chasing Online Beer Sales As Grocery E-Commerce Picks Up Steam https://www.marketwatch.com/Tonya garciaMarch 12, 2019 As online grocery sales slowly creep higher, anheuser-busch inbev s.a. is wasting no time getting a foothold in the burgeoning e-commerce beer sector, which is only just starting to come to the attention of shoppers. Through ab inbev’s bud, -0.12% global growth and innovation group, zx ventures, it is working across north america to “elevate the beer category online,” which only made up less than 1% of the market in the u.s. in 2017. According...

MillerCoors takes another swipe at Bud Light for its corn syrup Super Bowl ad?

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MillerCoors published Nielsen data showing Bud Light’s falling sales since the rival beer aired a Super Bowl ad attacking Miller Lite and Coors Light for using corn syrup in their products.MillerCoors had already hit back at Bud Light on Twitter and with a full-page New York Times ad. The ad further jeopardized a beer alliance after MillerCoors pulled out of a meeting scheduled for this month. MillerCoors took another swipe at Bud Light in a blog post that pointed to the rival beermakers’ falling sales since it aired its Super Bowl ad that called out Miller and Coors’ use...

Banfi Vintners and Riunite/GIV agree to part ways

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Banfi to focus on Premium & Luxury offerings. After a partnership spanning over 50 years, Banfi Vintners and Riunite have mutually agreed to part ways.Following a transition period ending June 10, 2019, Riunite and GIV brands will be marketed in the USA by Frederick Wildman and Sons. “With all the history we have made together, this is a difficult announcement to make,” says Banfi Vintners CEO Cristina Mariani-May. “However, after thoughtful consideration for our long-term goals, both sides concluded that it is time to move on.” Banfi began importing Riunite...

Anheuser-Busch chasing online beer sales as grocery e-commerce picks up steam

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As online grocery sales slowly creep higher, Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. is wasting no time getting a foothold in the burgeoning e-commerce beer sector, which is only just starting to come to the attention of shoppers.Through AB InBev’s BUD, -0.12% global growth and innovation group, ZX Ventures, it is working across North America to “elevate the beer category online,” which only made up less than 1% of the market in the U.S. in 2017. According to data provided by ZX Ventures, only 6% of the adult beer-purchasing population has bought beer online in the past. More than a...

Board rigid with AB InBev, Disney and Apple’s director reshuffles

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The world’s biggest brewer has finally admitted that Budweiser is a soft drink – tolerable only as a thirst quencher at a baseball stadium on a hot day after the third inning and a particularly spicy hot dog. At least that was my read of AB InBev’s decision this week to replace its chairman, Olivier Goudet. Mr Goudet’s day job is running JAB Holdings, the investment group that has embarked on a blitz of acquisitions in recent years, from Pret A Manger to Peet’s Coffee. The precise trigger for his departure is disputed. The Frenchman says he needs to devote...

Report: Gender gap widens in key food industry leadership roles

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The findings come as the Women’s Foodservice Forum gathers in Dallas to drive change. Hiring and promotions are the two biggest levers for changing the representation of women in the workforce, yet women remain underrepresented across the corporate pipeline, according to the 2018 “Women in the Workplace” report by McKinsey & Company. “Since 2015, the first year of this study, corporate America has made almost no progress improving women’s representation. Women are underrepresented at every level, and women of color are the most underrepresented group...

What We Ignore When We Toast the ‘Top Five’ Women in Whiskey

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https://vinepair.com/Mackenzie FeganMarch 9, 2019 Heather Greene needs another article about women in whiskey like she needs a raging case of shingles. ‘Top Women You Should Know in This Industry.’ ‘Top Five Women Who Are Busting It Up.’ It drives me nuts,” says Greene, the author of “Whiskey Distilled: A Populist Guide to the Water of Life” and all-around whiskey expert. “Are women supposed to be inspired just because another woman is in the job? That doesn’t mean anything to me. I’m not interested in women for women’s...

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