31 January 2018
Lidl launches a Facebook chatbot to aid wine selection
German discount supermarket Lidl has unveiled a Facebook Messenger artificial intelligence chatbot which allows customers to find the perfect wine.
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31 January 2018
First publicly traded whisky fund launched in Sweden
Swedish entrepreneur, Christian Svantesson has launched The Single Malt Fund, the world’s first publicly trade whisky commodity fund.
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31 January 2018
UK champagne market loses fizz
Comité Champagne, the champagne region’s production and trade association, has announced the global total of champagne bottles shipped in 2017 was 308 million, representing a 0.5% increase from the 2016...
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31 January 2018
BevSource acquires Lithuanian firm MyDrink Beverages
US-based beverage solutions developer BevSource has acquired Lithuanian-based drinks producer MyDrink Beverages.
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31 January 2018
Suntory opens store on Alibaba’s Tmall to sell whisky
Suntory has agreed to sell whisky and other spirits in mainland China through Alibaba's Tmall.com platform.
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31 January 2018
Heineken introduces alcohol-free beer in Canada
Dutch brewing company Heineken has launched alcohol-free lager Heineken 0.0 in the Canadian market.
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30 January 2018
UK sugar tax revenue estimate halved
When the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) was announced in March 2016, its projected revenue was more than £500 million. However, Gavin Parlington, director general of the British Soft Drinks...
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30 January 2018
Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple to merge
Coffee company Keurig Green Mountain has signed a ‘definitive merge agreement’ with soft drinks conglomerate Dr Pepper Snapple. The new publicly traded company will be called Keurig Dr Pepper.
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30 January 2018
SWA to phase out plastic straws and stirrers
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has become the latest group in Europe to impose a ban on the use of plastic straws and stirrers as part of its environmental and...
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30 January 2018
Irish alcohol products set for a global expansion in 2018, says ABFI
The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) has reported that sales and exports of the of Irish gin products are set to increase significantly this year due to the introduction...