BUT BIG BRANDS HENNESSEY, JOHNNIE WALKER STRONG IN KEY MARKETS

Spirits brands miss digital marketing opps in new Asian sales 'epicenter'?

Despite runaway spirits growth in Asia, 20% of global brands do not have a Chinese website, and mobile sites tend to lack investment, but Hennessey and Johnnie Walker are strong...

Diageo eyes ‘amazing opportunities’ in confectionery flavored spirits

Diageo technical director Luca Lupini believes confectionery flavored spirits are an ‘amazing opportunity’ for the firm, and insists the sub-category brings out the best in its R&D team.

£62m UK brand set for Stateside rollout

Apple of AB InBev’s eye: Stella Cidre set for US launch

AB InBev CEO Carlos de Brito has revealed that the world’s biggest brewer will launch UK cider sales sensation Stella Cidre in the US within the next few weeks.

BRAND PROMISE EXCELLENT TASTE AND OMEGA-3 BIOAVAILABITY

Time for a Change...Cola? US firm heralds healthy cola revolution

Change Cola CEO and founder Jim Phillips predicts that his brand’s healthy Omega-3 fortified cola will shake-up the segment for good in the US following its soft launch in Q4...

'ELEPHANT COFFEE' ENTREPRENEUR SURPRISED BY JAPAN MICROBREW SALES

World’s priciest coffee brand Black Ivory Coffee seeks beer licensee

The world’s priciest coffee brand, Black Ivory Coffee, made using Thai Arabica beans predigested by elephants, tells BeverageDaily.com it is searching for a reputable microbrewer in Japan to license a...

(Elephant) Crap stout prompts Japanese sales stampede

A limited edition coffee-flavored beer brewed using coffee beans harvested from elephant dung sold out within a day after going on sale in Japan, brewer Sankt Gallen claims.

DISPATCHES FROM THE 2013 INNOBEV GLOBAL BEVERAGES CONGRESS, WARSAW, POLAND

Unilever touts tea as ‘hottest beverage’ in world

Unilever has described tea as the ‘hottest beverage’ in the global drinks landscape, and one with unlimited opportunities as a natural product with scientifically proven health and wellness benefits.

NEW UK DISTILLERY WILL HAVE 'SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER' 3.5M CASE CAPACITY

Bombay Sapphire Master Distiller talks of 'exciting times' on line extensions for Bacardi brand

Bombay Sapphire’s new master distiller Nik Fordham tells BeverageDaily.com it is an ‘exciting time’ for the Bacardi-owned spirit in terms of brand extensions, while the broader gin category is enjoying...

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey halo: ‘US bourbon is hot', Brown-Forman

Brown-Forman’s US flavored whiskey revolution continues, with Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey sales nearly doubling in the firm’s fiscal year to date, as the firm hails a ‘hot’ US bourbon category....

BEVERAGEDAILY.COM: FUNCTIONAL & HEALTHY BEVERAGES

Marketing guru: 'Consumer co-creation’ key to healthy drinks development

Consumer 'co-creation' is essential when developing nutritious and functional beverage brand concepts, a healthy food and beverage marketing expert told BeverageDaily.com.

Diageo spirits ABC is advantage over SAB Miller: Analyst suggests

Diageo is in an arguably stronger market position than multinational peer SAB Miller due to its core exposure to spirits rather than beer, according to one City analyst who covers...

Big boys bulk up: World’s Top 5 brewers turn screw on local players

A recent M&A wave in brewing means that ‘global giants’ AB InBev, SAB Miller, Heineken, Carlsberg and CR Snow are piling the pressure on local players, particularly in markets such...

China’s Top 5 most valuable alcohol brands in 2013: From beer to baijiu

In this exclusive gallery, BeverageDaily.com explores the Top 5 Chinese alcohol brands by value, which sees the nation’s movers ‘n’ shakers reaching out to the world with baijiu, beer and...

Unique beverage Gizmo ‘transcends technology’: CEO

The co-founder of Gizmo Closures boldly claims that his company’s patented closure and ingredient delivery system ‘transcends’ technology, as it stands poised to enter the US market.

Pharrell Williams: Diageo’s ‘critical and avoidable mistakes’ killed Q Qream dream

Pharrell Williams claims he created Q Qream liqueur “to celebrate the beautiful, independent and sophisticated women of today”. However, the dream went sour after partner Diageo did not keep to...

NESTLE POISED FOR CONTINUED CHINESE COFFEE DOMINANCE: ANALYST

China wakes up, smells Nestlé’s ‘unique’ coffee flavor

Nestlé’s ‘smart investment’ in Chinese whole bean coffee is likely to consolidate its market-leading position within the category there, as it stands poised to release a local product, according to...

Hot New Beverage Concepts for 2013: Episode One

The CEO of beverage development and innovation company MyDrink Beverages tells BeverageDaily.com why his firm's new non-alcoholic beverage concepts for 2013 could take the market by storm...

Premium drinks packaging demand hit by tough times: Visiongain

Premium drinks packaging is expected to suffer due to the after-effects of the global economic crisis, according to a report from Visiongain.

Massive Campari takeover exploits ‘underdeveloped’ premium rum

Gruppo Campari today announced a US $414.7m deal to acquire Jamaican rum company Lascelles (LdM) de Mercado and said it planned to use its new heritage brands to spur 'underdeveloped'...

Coca-Cola Amatil tries premium beer goggles for size...

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is one step closer to re-entering the Australian premium beer market, after announcing plans to lend JV the Australian Beer Company AUS $46m, as it leverages its...

Diageo targets UK ‘meal occasions’ with super premium Chinese baijiu brand

Diageo has told BeverageDaily.com that the initial European launch focus for its Chinese ‘baijiu’ brand Shui Jing Fang will be UK ‘meal occasions’, although success will see it pursue sales...

Alcohol has untapped premium own label opportunity: Mintel

Mintel claims that the best opportunities for alcoholic drinks in the UK’s growing private label sphere lie at the premium end of the market, given the stigma still attached to...

New Tropicana Pure Premium PET clear container 'unique' in juice aisle

Tropicana has told BeverageDaily.com that its new clear PET flip-top container for Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice is ‘premium in look and function’ and unlike anything else in the juice...

Nestlé likens new Nespresso premium coffee variety to 'fine wine'

Nestlé has developed a production technique for a new variety of its Nespresso brand that it says is similar to that used to create wine, in a step that reflects...

Molson Coors snaps up StarBev and plans to push ‘aspirational’ premium brands in CEE

Molson Coors has swooped to takeover Staropramen brewer StarBev for €2.65bn and says it aims to leverage its own premium brands in central and eastern Europe (CEE) citing the success of...