Fiona Holland

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Deputy Editor at GlobalData

Deputy Editor @Just_Drinks • formerly @FoodMattersLive Get in touch: [email protected]

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Pernod Ricard not expecting near-term US tariffs impact

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

Pernod Ricard is not expecting to see an immediate hit from US tariffs, with China still expected to weigh on its on full-year results.
Heineken “concern” over Latin American consumers in US

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

Heineken has become the latest drinks major to express concern about consumer confidence among drinkers of Latin American heritage in the US.
US iced-tea firm Ryl Tea eyeing new markets

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

US iced-tea firm Ryl Tea is considering expanding into new markets as part of plans to grow the business.
US, China Cognac demand pulls on LVMH wine-and-spirits division

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

LVMH’s wine-and-spirits division saw its first-quarter sales decline due to weak demand for Cognac in both the US and China.
Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley to step down

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

Molson Coors Beverage Co. president and CEO Gavin Hattersley plans to leave the US beer major by the end the year. Hattersley, who has headed the Carling brewer since 2019 will leave both the business and its board by 31 December, a group statement said today (14 April). Molson Coors said it was starting a search for a new CEO, with internal and external applicants being considered for the post.
UK's Distil re-enters US with Blavod Black Vodka

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

UK-based spirits business Distil has agreed a new partnership with distributor Aiko Importers to relaunch Blavod Black Vodka in the US. The deal marks its re-entry into the US market. Blavod was first sold in the US “in the early 2000s” through a joint venture with Extreme Spirits, executive chairman Don Goulding told Just Drinks. Distribution then switched to Kanetz Alcohol Imports Company, operating as Drink Dogg, around 2015.
Flood recovery begins at Sazerac's Buffalo Trace distillery

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

A clean-up process has begun at Sazerac’s Buffalo Trace Bourbon distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, following a flood that shut the site for over a week. The US spirits group announced the closure of the 200-year-old distillery over a week ago in the wake of “historic levels of rain”. It was then closed to both visitors and workers.
Strained Hispanic consumer weighing on Constellation beer sales

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

Pressure on Hispanic consumer sentiment in the US is affecting Constellation Brands’ beer business, the US group’s management has said. Speaking in an investor call following the release of its 2024/25 fiscal year results on Wednesday (9 April), CEO Bill Newlands said that “two thirds” of Hispanic community “are concerned about higher prices on things like food, gas and other essentials”. He added “over half” were also “concerned relative to immigration issues and how those impact.
Nestlé to launch audit of water production in France

1 week ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

Nestlé is embarking on an internal audit of its water production in France, the group’s CEO Laurent Freixe has told French senators.
EU countries approve counter-tariffs on US goods

2 weeks ago | just-drinks.com | Fiona Holland

The European Commission has received the green light from EU member states to bring tariffs on US imports into play but it is understood the levies will exclude Bourbon and wine. In a statement this afternoon, the EU’s executive arm confirmed it had received “the vote of approval” from its member states and that it expected to begin collecting duties on affected goods from next Tuesday (15 April). The counter-tariffs are in reaction to US levies on steel and aluminium imports from the EU.

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Articles

Pernod Ricard not expecting near-term US tariffs impact

Heineken “concern” over Latin American consumers in US

US iced-tea firm Ryl Tea eyeing new markets

US, China Cognac demand pulls on LVMH wine-and-spirits division

Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley to step down

UK's Distil re-enters US with Blavod Black Vodka

Flood recovery begins at Sazerac's Buffalo Trace distillery

Strained Hispanic consumer weighing on Constellation beer sales

Nestlé to launch audit of water production in France

EU countries approve counter-tariffs on US goods

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