Monthly Archives: March 2018

Diageo’s Perry Jones 1 of ‘Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America’

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

The honor was bestowed by Savoy magazine, a leading African-America business and lifestyles publication.

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Who & What —

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Baron Philippe de Rothschild names Véronique Hombroekx managing director of the Branded Wines division.  She has spent her career in food retailing, specializing in brand development for consumer products.

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

A Foolish Take: Is Beer Getting Less Popular? That’s the question asked today by Motley Fool, which notes that Diageo-owned Guinness has fallen in four of the last five years. 

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A-B, 76 Others to Congress: Fix Grain Glitch in New Tax Law

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

“We are concerned that language in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has fundamentally disrupted the agricultural economy by giving

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BI: One Size Doesn’t Fit All, When It comes to Drunk Driving

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

We asked Beer Institute to respond to a study by the antialcohol Centers for Disease Control & Prevention calling for higher

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Spirits Council: EU Plan to Retaliate Against U.S. Whiskey Unwise

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Distilled Spirits Council cautioned the European Union against retaliating against bourbon and some other U.S. whiskey products. 

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