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USA – Pernod Ricard has announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Louisville, Kentucky based spirits company, Rabbit Hole Whiskey for an undisclosed sum. The deal expands Pernod Ricard’s newly created […]
UK – The Kellogg Company has joined forces with UK brewery Seven Bro7hers to create beer from its rejected Rice Krispies and Coco Pops breakfast cereals. The two have co-created coco based ‘Sling it out […]
USA – The American wine and spirits business, Brown-Forman Corporation has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire The 86 Company, the New-York based spirits company. Upon completion, Brown-Forman will add Fords Gin, […]
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch brewing giant, Heineken has acquired a minority shareholding in the Amsterdam-based craft brewery Oedipus Brewing for an undisclosed amount. According to the company, the investment will help bring their dreams a […]
USA – Anheuser-Busch, maker of popular Bud Light and Golden Road beers has partnered with the solar and energy storage developer, Recurrent Energy in commitment to use 100% renewable energy across its entire portfolio of […]
SCOTLAND – Hillhouse Capital Management, a Hong-Kong based investment fund has announced it has acquired Loch Lomond Group, a spirit’s firm from Exponent Private Equity for an undisclosed sum. Loch Lomond is one of Scotland’s […]
SPAIN – The Danish beer maker, Heineken has tapped 3D printing solutions from Ultimaker, the global leader in desktop 3D printing to support manufacturing operations at its brewery in Seville, Spain. Using a set of […]
BELGIUM – Carlsberg has unveiled plans to reopen a new microbrewery at Grimbergen Abbey in Belgium after it was shuttered in 1798 after a fire outbreak during the French Revolution. The microbrewery, which will be […]
RUSSIA – Global beer brewer, Heineken has launched two new PET bottles developed using PET Engineering’s interchangeable insert system technology. The new bottle designs have been used for brands Tri Medvedya, Okhota and Okckoe by […]
ITALY – British spirits producer, Diageo has added a super-premium gin to its portfolio after investing €420,000 (US$469,000) in a new distillery in Santa Vittoria d’Alba, Italy. Called Villa Ascenti, the new gin will first […]