Spirits & Tobacco

Global Beverage Alcohol rebounds…
Global beverage alcohol value grew by +12% last year to reach US$1.17 trillion, making up for COVID-driven value losses…

Fraternity Spirits scales new heights…
Fraternity Spirits World, the Costa Rica-based drinks developer with a representative office in Mexico which is best known…

Bacardi boosts in-store team
As air travel returns in Europe, Bacardi is expanding its team of retail ambassadors ahead of the summer season, with the…

Uncle Nearest and MONARQ ink distribution…
Uncle Nearest Inc and MONARQ Group have struck an exclusive regional distribution agreement for Mexico, the Caribbean markets…

Rodiek named new Head of Brown-Forman…
Brown-Forman Corporation has announced the appointment of David Rodiek as Vice President,…

Henkell Freixenet bags 29 gold…
Wine and spirits group Henkell Freixenet has been awarded a total of 29 gold medals at the spring tastings of Mundus Vini…

DFS celebrates 10th Masters of…
DFS Group, in partnership with City of Dreams Macau, opened its 10th annual Masters of Wines and Spirits exhibition at T…

Stoli's Director Jean-Philippe…
Aucher – who earlier in his career spent more than seven years as Global Travel Retail Director with Altadis/Imperial Tobacco…

WG&S makes three senior appointments…
William Grant & Sons bolsters its senior global travel retail management team as it eyes recovery and expansion in the duty-free…

DFS presents 10th Masters of Wines…
DFS Group has announced that it will present the 10th annual Masters of Wines and Spirits exhibition. For the first time…

Maestro DOBEL tequila celebrates…
Dubai Duty Free has played host to Mexican tequila brand Maestro DOBEL with a display from…

Kavalan wins IWSC Worldwide Whiskey…
The International Wine and Spirit Competition has awarded its Worldwide Whiskey Producer trophy to Kavalan for the third…