Targets around responsible drinking and sustainability are no longer being used to determine long-term rewards for Diageo management.

Henkell Freixenet has taken a 60% stake in the Irish wine importer and distributor Cassidy Wines for an undisclosed sum.

UK beverage group AG Barr has appointed former Sainsbury’s finance chief Darren Shapland as its new board chair with immediate effect. In a statement today (1 September), the Irn-Bru owner said ...

Australian Vintage is now a “stronger, more agile business”, the wine group’s management has said, after 12 months of work to boost cash, bolster the company’s balance sheet and cut costs. The group ...

Pernod Ricard has bought the remaining stake in Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto, bringing the Italian aperitif liqueur brand fully under its ownership. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Credit: Tanya Keisha/Shutterstock.com. Amber Beverage Group has secured an extension of its debt moratorium, allowing the spirits business to continue talks with creditors. In April, the spirits group ...

Strategic Beverage Services has acquired the US operations of BevZero, a move the company said create the nation’s “largest” dealcoholisation service provider. Strategic Beverage Services, based in ...

It must have been around 2009 or 2010 when I interviewed John McDonnell, then COO of Patrón Tequila (who has gone on to have careers with Tito’s vodka and, most recently, Ghost Tequila). The world, ...

Dutch drinks group Refresco will “discontinue” manufacturing operations at a beverage facility in the US. In a filing with Washington state on 3 March, Refresco said the decision to close the facility ...

The Kautz family, which owns California’s Ironstone Vineyards, has bought a collection of local wine and drinks brands for an undisclosed sum. It has acquired the brands from Allan Lombardi, the owner ...