Brown-Forman slashes jobs as part of multi-pronged cost-savings plan
More than 600 Brown-Forman workers are set to lose their jobs as the global spirits and wine maker seeks to…
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Simon Harvey
Simon has been writing about the food industry with Just Food since 2017. Prior to that, he was a financial news editor at Bloomberg and Dow Jones for around 17 years, working out of bureaus in London, Singapore and Malaysia.
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Diageo coy over fate of Cîroc vodka in post ‘Diddy’ Combs era
Diageo has declined to comment on a report the UK drinks group plans to sell its Cîroc vodka brand following…
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RhönSprudel Group takes full control of juice business Bauer Fruchtsaft
Germany’s RhönSprudel Group, known for its mineral water brands, is buying up the remainder of the fruit juice business Bauer…
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Rémy Cointreau-backed Dynasty Fine Wines forms China JV
Dynasty Fine Wines Group is setting up a joint venture in its home market of China to produce traditional alcoholic…
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Heineken rapped for Formula One zero-alcohol beer ad in UK
Heineken has been instructed by the UK advertising regulator not to use an alcohol-free beer ad unless it is prominently…
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Oatly to close Singapore facility as cost cuts continue
Oatly plans to close its Singapore manufacturing facility as part of a strategy to reduce costs and take the oat-drinks…
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Ardent Spirits rescues Dark Matter rum brand from administration
Ardent Spirits, a rare whisky distiller in Scotland, has acquired the Dark Matter spiced rum brand from administrators. Producer Dark…
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Chapel Down names James Pennefather CEO as another executive departs
Chapel Down has appointed former Diageo executive James Pennefather as CEO but also announced the resignation of its finance chief…
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Heineken workers at brewery in France ‘strike over pay’
Workers at a Heineken brewery in France have reportedly resorted to strike action in a dispute over pay. Local media…
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Fine and rare whisky volume pressures likely to persist in new year, Noble & Co. forecasts
The fine and rare whisky auction market is likely to “remain challenging” in the near term as volume declines continued…