Ben Wein

4 days ago | just-drinks.com | Ben Wein

The Margvelashvili family acquired Georgian winery Tbilvino three decades ago and now operate two sites in Tbilisi, the capital of the European country, and in Kvareli. Managing director George Margvelashvili, who took the reins 25 years ago, sat down with Just Drinks at London Wine Fair to talk exports, target markets and ancient methods of wine production. George Margvelashvili (GM): The Russian market is the biggest for Georgian wine.

5 days ago | just-drinks.com | Ben Wein

UK distiller Cygnet Gin has appointed former Diageo executive Vedran Milosevic as its new global managing director. Milosevic spent more than a decade at Diageo, with his most recent role two years as global commercial director for the company’s luxury group unit. In a statement, Cygnet Gin said Milosevic “brings deep commercial acumen, strategic insight, and a passion for luxury execution and building culturally resonant brands”.

1 week ago | just-food.com | Ben Wein

Mondelez International is suing the Germany-headquartered discount food retailer Aldi over its packaging designs on snacks that it alleges mimic its own. The US-based snacks and confectionery giant filed the lawsuit at a court in Illinois on Tuesday (27 May), seeking damages and a permanent injunction to block Aldi from using the packaging.

1 week ago | investmentmonitor.ai | Ben Wein

Meat giant JBS is to invest $135m in a new sausage plant in Iowa through its US subsidiary, creating 500 jobs on completion. The company expects construction to start at the Perry site late this year and to complete in late 2026. Brazil-headquartered JBS said in a statement today (29 May) that the facility will produce some 130m lbs of sausage each year from processing around 500,000 sows.

1 week ago | just-food.com | Ben Wein

Meat giant JBS is to invest $135m in a new sausage plant in Iowa through its US subsidiary, creating 500 jobs on completion. The company expects construction to start at the Perry site late this year and to complete in late 2026. Brazil-headquartered JBS said in a statement today (29 May) that the facility will produce some 130m lbs of sausage each year from processing around 500,000 sows.