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“The next darling of the American whiskey movement” – Southern Distilling co-founder Pete Barger bets on single malt catching fire

After establishing the Southern Distilling Company in North Carolina just over a decade ago, Pete Barger is grabbing a new…

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“The goal is to make Arkansas the place best known for producing sake outside of Japan” – Origami Sake co-founder Matt Bell

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“There’s a lot of room and potential for growth” – Full Glass Wine’s optimism about DTC wine in US

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“There’s a lot of low-hanging fruit here” – Butterfly Equity and new wine asset The Duckhorn Portfolio look to future

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Fortitude Spirits Group CEO Ed Cottrell on striving for success in low-growth UK spirits market

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Vignobles Foncalieu on adapting to slumping red wine consumption

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Zevia plots “path to profitability” after Walmart deal – CEO Amy Taylor discusses road ahead

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“We’re here to catch the switchers” – Lipton on attracting tea drinkers in China’s deflationary market

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“You need to differentiate – but that’s tough” – Bodegas Valdemar’s Jesús Martínez Bujanda on Rioja’s challenges and ambitions for Washington wines

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Casa Redondo CEO Daniel Redondo talks Safari deal and building brands

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El Rayo on why there’s still room for Tequila “premiumisation” in UK

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“Do you remove people who are being more and more efficient? No, you add to them” – Pernod Ricard’s chief digital officer on the added value of AI

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“Demand is becoming more diverse” – Asahi CEO Atsushi Katsuki on US expansion, outlook for no-and-low beer and ESG

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“I don’t worry about competition” – Radico Khaitan’s Sanjeev Banga on stepping up Indian distiller’s international presence

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Warner’s Distillery on the need for “continual innovation” in spirits

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“Chile has to remain a value-for-money wine” – Undurraga Wine Group CEO talks M&A and competing globally

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“This is a very perilous time for the beverage alcohol industry” – DISCUS on the “challenging” US spirits market

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“Premiumisation is stalling” – Uncle Nearest CEO on navigating a “correcting” spirits market

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“We’ve just scratched the surface” – Stravito CEO on using AI in food and beverage

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“Owning the innovation space within whisk(e)y will be crucial” – Suntory Global Spirits’ travel-retail chief

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“It’s not always about hacking” – Brown-Forman CISO Sailaja Kotra-Turner talks cybersecurity

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Crossip on why the on-premise is key to growth in non-alcoholic spirits

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Henkell Freixenet CEO Andreas Brokemper on why he sees sparkling wine continuing to fizz

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“There is opportunity in being ale-focused when others aren’t” – T&R Theakston on leveraging global interest in British beer

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“We’re riding on this Korean wave” – Three Societies on building South Korean whisk(e)y amidst “a pinch” in the global market

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“I can leverage those folks looking for volume” – Liquid Death on co-packing benefits in a “soft” US market

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“Consumer discretionary spending is obviously under pressure” – Campari Group CEO talks H1 results and US sales

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“Hunt and Brew is serious coffee for serious people” – Brownes Dairy on shaking up RTD coffee

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“Sauvignon Blanc rush is not going to go away” – Invivo co-founder optimistic for New Zealand wine growth

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Familia Martínez Zabala on Faustino rebrand and tackling declining wine consumption

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“We are still far away from the French. This is where we need to work” – Gruppo Lunelli on boosting Italy’s “high-end” sparkling wine position

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“We have a superb portfolio of brands, which have momentum” – Pernod Ricard on prospects in gin

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Lifeway’s CEO on goal to be “Tropicana and Hershey” of kefir

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“Vodka will be the big player in spirits” – Nemiroff CEO plugs vodka’s long-term potential

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Suntory Global Spirits on Scotch, Irish ambitions and RTD potential

Jessica Broadbent

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Mast-Jägermeister on Tequila ambitions and becoming “portfolio business”

Jessica Broadbent

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“On the spirits side, the importance of us delivering growth is critical” – Diageo on global innovation strategies

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“I wouldn’t be negative about the future of Cognac” – Larsen Cognac’s new MD upbeat about category’s prospects

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