WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two alcohol companies are seeking a judgment regarding a federal agency's ban of the use of two health-related statements on labels of alcoholic beverages.
Bellion Spirits LLC and Chigurupati Technologies Private LTD filed a complaint on Nov. 27 in the U.S.
Startling new research from valuation firm Brand Finance has estimated that the spread of plain packaging to the beverage industry would result in close to $300bn in brand value losses, with The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo among the companies with most value at risk. The report warns that the true economic toll will likely be much higher, and comes after a recent call for brands to take a stand against plain packaging.
One of the charms of the Triangle craft brewing scene is how collegial it is, with most of the people involved viewing one another not as competition but as additional sources of good beer. There are numerous tales of brewers helping out others with ingredients, equipment, and advice.
Spirits have chipped away at beer's popularity for several years, but executives at Brown-Forman (BFB) see an even faster-growing kind of booze than spirits: straight-up hard liquor.
Southern Comfort has launched a new campaign that focuses on its New Orleans roots, as it seeks to drive sales over the Christmas period.
The new campaign focuses on the spirits ties to New Orleans
Bermuda-headquartered Bacardi announced that Marlene Gordon, general counsel for Bacardi in North America, joins Women of the Vine & Spirits as an Advisory Board member for the United States.
In this role, Gordon will contribute her experience and insight to the organization’s efforts to support and advance opportunities for women in the alcohol beverage industry.
Following an 18-month search for a brewery to purchase, Epic Brewing today announced the acquisition of Telegraph Brewing Company, a California-based beer company that produces a variety of Belgian-inspired beers.
Specific financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The ground is, in fact, floating. It's a peat bog on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, and it's from here that Hofmann, the co-founder of Seattle's Westland Distillery , is taking an unusual step for America's booming spirits industry: making a whiskey whose "terroir" literally involves local dirt.
While much of the country sees the Senate’s tax reform bill as greedy, the tax-strapped booze industry is toasting with the good stuff right now. The drinks world received significant tax cuts and important federal definitions.
Robots may soon have a bigger role in some of the world's most prestigious vineyards, after successful trials in Bordeaux and Portugal this year, including at Château Clerc Milon, owned by Baron Philippe de Rothschild.
