Southern Glazer’s Active On First Day of Canadian Cannabis Sales
Established by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, Great North Distributors — Canada’s first national sales broker for legalized adult-use cannabis — successfully launched on the first day of sales in Canada.
With a team of sales...
Pernod Ricard Invests $173M in Irish Whiskey
Irish Distillers, a unit of Pernod Ricard and among the largest global producers of Irish whiskey, has announced an investment of around $173 million in sites at Cork and Dublin.
The investment is to help...
Bill Coors Dies at 102
The beer industry has lost a legend.
Molson Coors Brewing Company announced that William (“Bill”) K. Coors, former chairman of the board of Adolph Coors Company, died peacefully at his home at age 102.
Coors was...
Pernod Ricard Renews Agreement with RNDC
Pernod Ricard USA has renewed its distribution agreement with Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC).
The contract is effective July 1, 2018, and extends through June 2024. It reaffirms the long-lasting partnership between the two companies.
Per...
Beer Distributors Respond Following Hurricane Florence
Beer distributors have stepped up again following a natural disaster.
The North Carolina Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association this week presented a $50,000 donation from the Independent Beer Distributors Relief Fund (IBDRF) to the North...
M.S. Walker Picks Up Bodegas Franco-Españolas
M.S. Walker has announced its appointment as the U.S. importer for Spanish wine producer Bodegas Franco-Españolas.
With more than 125 years of history, Bodegas Franco-Españolas comes from the La Rioja region.
M.S. Walker now represents a large...
Founders Brewing Announces Canadian Breakfast Stout 2018
Craft beer enthusiasts, get ready to hunt.
Founders Brewing Co. will release Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS), an imperial coffee chocolate stout aged in maple bourbon barrels, as the final release in the brewery’s 2018 Barrel-Aged Series. CBS...
Buffalo Trace Antique Weller Named ‘World Whisky of the Year’
You thought it was tough to track down already.
One of the most highly coveted whiskey releases has obtained an even higher profile. Buffalo Trace’s William Larue Weller, a wheated cask-strength from the brand’s much-sought-after 2018 Antique...
Seagram’s 7 Launches First Integrated Campaign in Over a Decade
Seagram’s 7, the classic American whiskey brand, has launched its first integrated campaign in 10-plus years.
The “This is Your Whiskey” campaign is an ode to the no-frills of a dive bar, the company says:...
Beam Suntory CEO Will Step Down
Beam Suntory's chairman and CEO Matt Shattock announced today that he will transition CEO responsibilities effective April 2019 to Albert Baladi, the company’s current COO and president – North America.
Under this succession plan, Shattock...
