News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
Claims by the Russian Trade Ministry that Ochakovo beer contained an illegal preservative have been quashed by a Moscow court, but the case serves to highlight the problems facing the country's burgeoning beer market.
The European Commission gives the go ahead to Diageo to sell its last remaining food-related business, leaving the UK group free to strengthen its position as the world's leading spirits and wine producer.
Martell, the latest priority brand to join the Pernod Ricard stable, will see a quarter of its workforce axed in the coming months, a move Pernod says is necessary to keep the company competitive.