http://www.just-drinks.comDaily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com© 2008 All content copyright just-drinks.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:19:29 GMTThu, 28 Aug 2008 06:19:29 GMTjust-drinks.com - RSS feedjust-drinks.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20http://www.just-drinks.com/images/small_logo_drinks.gifhttp://www.just-drinks.com10021Heineken has said it expects a mid-single digit profit rise for 2008, following strong revenue growth and a series of cost savings measures in its first half.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94836Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:50:00 GMTThe management at Cott Corporation has said it remains upbeat about the future, despite lowering its expectations for this year.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94844Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:00 GMTFears are growing that Mexico's tequila industry will face severe shortages, as farmers switch from the blue agave plant to so-called cash crops such as corn.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94843Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:09:00 GMTCott Corporation has revised its outlook downwards, warning it will fall "substantially short" of its expectations for this year.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94838Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:27:00 GMTClearly Canadian Brands has secured a bottling agreement with Cott Corporation in North America.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94841Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:00 GMTRosé wine has continued to establish its place in UK wine drinking culture, despite poor summer weather, according to new research.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94845Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:30:00 GMTWines from Rioja has launched a new generic advertising campaign in the UK.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94837Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:16:00 GMTDiageo has extended its tie-up with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay for its Gordon's gin brand in the UK.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94835Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:20:00 GMTBeer brand Amstel Light is planning to get interactive with consumers in the US by offering them rebates and recipe ideas for Thanksgiving celebrations.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94834Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMTArniston Bay, the South African wine producer, is to launch a new range of premium wines on the UK market.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94833Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:08:00 GMTBelgian brewer Duvel Moortgat has appointed a new general manager in the UK as the group looks to capitalise on a trend for speciality beers.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94832Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:53:00 GMTAbsinthe Mata Hari has secured a raft of new distributors in the US.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94840Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:59:00 GMTHat Trick Beverages has lined up the acquisition of a vending machine company in North America.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94839Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:27:00 GMTAustralian drinks giant Foster's has blamed a disappointing performance from its wine division for a drop in full-year profit and sales.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94818Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:51:00 GMTDescribing itself as a powerhouse in the Australian FMCG sector, Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is certainly an iconic figure in the Australian drinks industry.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94831Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:37:00 GMTPernod Ricard's acquisition of Absolut has once again made the future of Stolichnaya a subject of intense speculation. Pernod had been in negotiations with Russian owner SPI Group about a possible acquisition of Stolichnaya, but for anti-trust reasons has had to abandon any such plans and walk away from its existing international distribution agreement for the brand. Chris Mercer spoke with SPI minority shareholder Andrey Skurikhin about Stoli's future.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94829Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:17:00 GMTCarlsberg has announced another change of leadership at its recently-acquired Brasseries Kronenbourg operations in France.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94828Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:59:00 GMTThe Coca-Cola Co. has opened a new bottling plant in the Mongolian capital. The soft drinks giant said over the weekend that the MNT25.35bn (US$22m) facility, in Ulaanbaatar, will be its second plant in the country, after the first facility was built by exclusive Coke bottler MCS Coca-Cola in 2001.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94820Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:42:00 GMTStolichnaya vodka is to begin a new advertising push in the US, according to Andrey Skurikhin, a minority shareholder in owner SPI Group.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94830Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:27:00 GMTAdministrators for Cains Brewery expect the firm's owners, the Dusanj brothers, to submit a bid to buy back the business, just-drinks understands.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=94827Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:41:00 GMT