Constellation Brands has bought US RTD brand SpikedAde in a deal that could be worth up to $353m. In a statement yesterday (6 October), the US-based drinks group said it will initially pay $75m for ...

Danone said the business "disputes both the reasoning set out in the judgment and the conclusion reached by the court".

Japan’s anti-trust body has searched the offices of four local brewing giants including Asahi and Sapporo, over allegations they breached the country’s competition rules. A report from local public ...

Constellation previously acquired a minority stake in Hiyo through its venture-capital arm in February 2025.

US spirits sales in the country’s control states dropped more than 5% in August, newly released figures show. Dollar sales fell 5.5% to $1.06bn amid a 3% decline in volume sales to 5.1 million ...

Credit: Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the US distributor charged small retailers more than ...

Carlsberg has expanded its tie-up with PepsiCo into Georgia and Armenia through the acquisition of two regional bottling operations. The Danish brewer will purchase PepsiCo bottlers Iberia ...

Anora Group has finalised an agreement with Bacardi to become the distributor of the spirits giant’s portfolio in Sweden and Norway. Signed yesterday (5 October), the deal formalises a non-binding ...

Monster Beverage Corp.’s Rob Gehring is heading back to The Coca-Cola Company to lead the US giant’s business in North America. Gehring will become president of Coca-Cola’s North America operating ...

A statement from the boards of Cassiopee and DF Holding stressed the ruling "does not change the operational governance of the Castel Group in any way".

Diageo’s move into ‘mid-strength’ spirits could provide momentum to the emerging product area – and another challenge to under-pressure winemakers.