After an illustrious career in the beverage alcohol industry, former Bacardi executive Pete Carr last year became CEO of A1rwater, an atmospheric water company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ...

Japan’s Suntory Holdings saw its global beverage alcohol business slip 2.4% in sales terms to approximately $3.3 billion excluding liquor taxes in the first half of the year, as growth in its domestic ...

•Napa, California-based Old Bridge Cellars has forged a new partnership with the wholesale division of Frederick Wildman & Sons for distribution of its Champagne Collet label in New York and New ...

While table wine imports suffered a third straight annual volume decline in 2024, brands from New Zealand eked out yet another gain, according to the 2025 edition of The U.S. Wine Market, Shanken’s ...

•California-based importer and wholesaler Quintessential has added Rutherford Wine Company to its Golden State distribution portfolio. Continue reading → ...

•Seattle, Washington-based Jones Soda Co. is bringing its Mary Jones line of cannabis-infused drinks to its home state. Continue reading → ...

Mike Duggan came over from Diageo North America early last year to become CEO of Minneapolis-based United States Distilled Products Co. (USDP), including its subsidiary Phillips Distilling Co.

E-commerce player Flaviar, which has a strategic partnership with RNDC, has announced the acquisition of fellow e-commerce company Speakeasy in a stock and cash deal. Continue reading → ...

Brugal rum, part of the Edrington portfolio, is receiving a new campaign under the banner, “Passion is what sets us apart, and passion is what brings us together.” Launching in the U.S. with ...

Illinois-based Green Thumb Industries is among the leading cannabis companies in the U.S. with revenue rising 8% to $1.1 billion last year, led by its Rythm cannabis brand and Rise dispensaries. In ...

September 2025 will go down in history as the month in which an 18 year old Bourbon beat an 81 year old Scotch as the highest hammer price of the month. Sotheby’s, New York sold the Very Very Old ...

Last week, Shanken News Daily reported that Illinois-based importer Winesellers Ltd. was expanding into the hemp THC category with a new line of infused teas under the Nektr brand. Nektr’s teas come ...