Japan’s anti-trust body has searched the offices of four local brewing giants including Asahi and Sapporo, over allegations they breached the country’s competition rules. A report from local public ...

Constellation Brands has bought US RTD brand SpikedAde in a deal that could be worth up to $353m. In a statement yesterday (6 October), the US-based drinks group said it will initially pay $75m for ...

Anora Group has finalised an agreement with Bacardi to become the distributor of the spirits giant’s portfolio in Sweden and Norway. Signed yesterday (5 October), the deal formalises a non-binding ...

US spirits sales in the country’s control states dropped more than 5% in August, newly released figures show. Dollar sales fell 5.5% to $1.06bn amid a 3% decline in volume sales to 5.1 million ...

A statement from the boards of Cassiopee and DF Holding stressed the ruling "does not change the operational governance of the Castel Group in any way".

Carlsberg has expanded its tie-up with PepsiCo into Georgia and Armenia through the acquisition of two regional bottling operations. The Danish brewer will purchase PepsiCo bottlers Iberia ...

Credit: Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the US distributor charged small retailers more than ...

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has picked Kimberly-Clark executive Russ Torres to lead its future global coffee business. Last year, KDP struck a deal to acquire Dutch coffee major JDE Peet’s, and split the ...

Diageo’s move into ‘mid-strength’ spirits could provide momentum to the emerging product area – and another challenge to under-pressure winemakers.

Roland Weening, the chief executive of juice drink maker Capri-Sun Group, has stepped down from the business. In a statement, the Switzerland-based business said Weening, who had been at the helm ...

Warsteiner owner Haus Cramer Group is cutting jobs at the brewer’s headquarters as part of moves to protect its “long-term competitiveness”. The cuts follow the company’s decision earlier this year to ...