Mutsumi Kimura, 55, who became the third-youngest president in Takara’s 93-year history in June, plans to expand the company’s network in the U.S., its biggest export market.
Beer sales in the UK rose by just over 3% in the first half of the year thanks to a strong performance in the off-trade, but the pub industry is still struggling after years of decline
UPS and FedEx are confiscating and disposing of some wines shipped from New York retail stores to customers out of state.
As millennials fully crossed over into the legal drinking age, trends across the beer and wine market evolved, and now this important age group is conditioning retailers to a new set of trends.
The best-performing Chinese distiller in the domestic stock market is a Beijing-based company that sells cheap, tongue-torching hard liquor for as little as $0.6 a bottle.
Diageo’s chief executive Ivan Menezes talks confidently about meeting the challenges of Brexit, which is now just eight months away and with negotiators facing a mountain of work to reach agreement timetabled for October.
Marketers want to use data to understand their customers more, and alcohol maker Pernod Ricard has a new tactic: adding data-tracking capabilities to cocktail glasses and booze bottles.
Rabobank’s third-quarter report released this week forecasts consolidation in the wholesale tier, wineries and the retail sector, as change becomes the only certainty in the wine business.
This morning, Brown-Forman announced the death of longtime executive Bill Street, who died after a long battle with cancer. He was 79.
Hunting for decent beer stock photography is, for me, one of the most frustrating parts of writing about beer.