English winemaker Chapel Down is looking to raise up to £6m ($8.1m) from shareholders to invest in production. In a stock-exchange filing today (4 November), the AIM-listed company announced a ...

PepsiCo bottler Varun Beverages will set up a new food and drinks manufacturing facility in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The project will involve an investment of approximately Rs21bn ($221.3m) ...

Strike action at a Diageo site in Scotland has been shelved ahead of talks between the spirits giant and union officials. Staff at Diageo’s Cameronbridge distillery started their action last month ...

The Indian government has reportedly indicated bulk Scotch shipments will qualify for the tariff cut agreed on whisky with the UK. How much bulk Scotch shipments are taxed has become a hot political ...

Greene King has appointed Clair Preston-Beer as its next CEO, making her the first woman to lead the UK brewer and pub-group in its 227-year history. She will succeed Nick Mackenzie, who is stepping ...

The Portman Group has upheld a complaint against Sazerac that argued its use of an ice cream van to promote alcohol could appeal to children. The self-regulatory body ruled handing out soft-serve ...

Nestlé is to sell half of its waters business to the US private-equity firm Platinum Equity under a joint-venture agreement. In a statement today (23 July), issued alongside Nestlé’s first-half ...

González Byass has named German wholesaler Schlumberger as the new distributor for the Spanish group’s sherry, gin and brandy portfolio. Under the contract, Schlumberger assumes distribution of brands ...

Heineken is moving production of its Czech beer Březňák as part of what it says are efforts to support the brand’s “long-term future”. In a statement today (28 October), the Amstel brewer said it had ...

India’s attempt to exclude bulk Scotch imports from reduced tariffs goes against benefits agreed in the UK-India trade deal, local trade body the ISWAI has reportedly said. Earlier this month, the ...

US spirits sales in the country’s control states “rebounded” in September, helped by the timing of the Labor Day holiday, newly released figures show. Volume sales rose 3.2% to just over five million ...

Credit: Ruslan Lytvyn / Shutterstock.com. Bacardi has adjusted its distribution network in the US after signing new agreements with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits and Reyes Beverage Group. The ...