Alcoholic beverages

Carlsberg buys additional stake in China’s Chongqing Brewery for $379 million

10 Jun 2010

Fosters to split wine and beer units

26 May 2010

Bacaredi introduces Vodka brand Eristoff

21 Apr 2010

Global Scotch whisky exports rise 3 per cent with rising demand in Africa and the Americas

17 Apr 2010

United Spirits pips Pernod Ricard to emerge world's No 2 in volume sales

07 Apr 2010

UB Group's alcohol-beverage businesses had retail sales of Rs38,200 crore in FY2010 and contributed Rs21,200 crore in revenue to the government.

Rémy Cointreau appoints Sula Vineyards as Indian distributor

31 Mar 2010

Japanese brewers Kirin and Suntory call off merger talks

08 Feb 2010

Budweiser floats Select 55, ‘lightest beer in the world’

08 Feb 2010

Remy Martin introduces Louis XIII Cognac at Rs225,000

01 Feb 2010

Louis XIII comes in a hand blown crystal decanter, individually numbered and ringed with 24 carats of fine gold.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Belgium breweries halts production over job cuts

20 Jan 2010

Heineken beats SABMiller to acquire Femsa's beer unit for $7.6 billion

11 Jan 2010

Heineken edged out London-based brewing giant SABMiller Plc in an auction to acquire the beer operations of the largest brewer in Latin America, in an all stock transaction valuing it at $7.6 billion

Anheuser-Busch InBev axes 800 jobs across Western Europe

08 Jan 2010

Independent Liquor scotches takeover speculation

08 Jan 2010

Foster’s to spin off 13 less profitable brands in joint venture

23 Oct 2009

AB InBev sells East European beer operations to CVC for $2.2 billion

15 Oct 2009

Funds advised by CVC have agreed to acquire AB InBev's operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia

United Spirits selling shares to repay debt: report

13 Oct 2009

Delhi public drinking fine Rs5000, not Rs50000, clarifies Walia

06 Oct 2009

Blackstone in talks to acquire Anheuser-Busch theme parks: report

03 Oct 2009

Japan’s Suntory to enter Europe with $3.8-billion Orangina deal

23 Sep 2009

Creativeland Asia to promote JDL liquor brands

17 Sep 2009

Creativeland Asia, John Distilleries Limted (JDL), Salute vodka, Mont Castle brandy, whisky brand Original Choice, Paul John Enterprise, Sajan Raj Kurup, chairperson and chief creative officer, Diageo's Indian wine portfolio, brand Nilaya, launch of Guinness Beer and Bailey's Irish Cream

Study urges corrective action on employee happy hours

15 Sep 2009

A cold drink after a hard day’s work may be a fun way to wind down with colleagues and co-workers, but now experts are increasingly frowning at the practice.

Japan’s Suntory in talks to buy French rival Orangina

10 Sep 2009

Vital health information missing from alcohol labels: U K health charity

05 Sep 2009

100 million campaign for smart drinking opens in Britain

03 Sep 2009

Budweiser looks for creative agency

02 Sep 2009