Comic Relief has taken the decision to stop investing fundraising money in alcoholic drinks companies in a move that could lose the charity £1 million a year.
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Blossom Hill has launched two fruitier style wines - Sun-Kissed red and white - after finding that almost half of its consumers wanted wines with a lighter, fruitier taste.
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Emperador Inc, part of the Philippines Alliance Global Group, confirmed today it has agreed to purchase Whyte & Mackay from United Spirits for £40 million.
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Diageo is reportedly in advanced talks with Alliance Global Group as a possible purchaser of the Whyte & Mackay spirits business, according to the financial press.
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Published: 25 April, 2014
In case you missed some of the headlines this week (and a bit of last week due to the long weekend) on harpers.co.uk, we have done a review of the top online news, Q&As, and opinion stories.
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Published: 24 April, 2014
Tom Nichol, Tanqueray's master distiller, is unimpressed with the raft of new gins from craft distillers being launched onto the market.
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Published: 22 April, 2014
Blossom Hill has revamped its packaging - backed by a £2.1 million marketing campaign - to encourage consumers to shop across the brand.
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Published: 17 April, 2014
Two of the leading personalities within the spirits industry will openly debate the future of the global rum category in London next month for the latest annual Distillers Debate organised by the Worshipful Company of Distillers.
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Published: 17 April, 2014
Rémy Cointreau has warned that full year profits may plummet by 35 to 40%, thanks to a fall in Chinese sales.
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Published: 17 April, 2014
Diageo's interim results show only 0.3% growth over the last nine months, with organic net sales down 7.4% to Q3.
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Published: 15 April, 2014
Diageo, which already owns 28.8% of India's United Spirits, has made a $1.9 billion bid to acquire an additional 26% share of the company.
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Published: 08 April, 2014
Diageo is launching a new Scotch whisky called Haig Club, in partnership with footballing great David Beckham and music mogul Simon Fuller.
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Published: 08 April, 2014
Last week Rémy Cointreau' stocks spiked on speculation that Brown-Forman was a possible interested buyer, however reports have surfaced that Brown-Forman is a possible bidder for the Whyte & Mackay business which is currently up for sale.
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Published: 31 March, 2014
Diageo's chief executive Ivan Menezes has made changes to the company's global management team with a major focus on emerging markets.
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Published: 27 March, 2014
The proposed bill challenging the definition of Tennessee whiskey was temporarily laid to rest earlier this week as state lawmakers voted to shelve consideration of the bill until the summer.
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Published: 20 March, 2014
Both Diaego and Brown-Forman have made headlines in recent days over a battle that is brewing in the south of the US over what exactly is the appropriate definition of Tennessee Bourbon whiskey.
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Published: 17 March, 2014
Guinness, Sam Adam's Boston Beer Company and Heineken have all pulled their sponsorships of the New York City and Boston St. Patrick's Day parade because organisers excluded gay and lesbians groups from participating in the events.
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Published: 11 March, 2014
Irish whiskey brand Bushmills' third annual Bushmills Live gig will be headlined by up and coming indie rock band the 1975.
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Published: 04 March, 2014
Wirtz Beverage Group is to become Diageo's exclusive national broker in Canada, after signing an agreement last week.
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Published: 27 February, 2014
The Scotch whisky industry is asking for clarity from both the UK and Scottish governments ahead of the independence referendum on what it would mean for business.
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