Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

BevMo! Names Josiah Knutsen CEO

Knutsen, who has been senior vp-merchandising, succeeds Domitri Haloulos who has led the company over the past four years. Haloulos is returning to the consumer packaged

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Georges Duboeuf Dies from Stroke at 86

One of the great wine merchants of the 20th Century, Dubouef enthusiastically promoted a little-known ordinary red wine called Beaujolais Nouveau into a global phenomenon by

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Economy Watch: Sentiment Improves, But Economy Contracts a Bit–PMI

December was the fifth consecutive month of the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) contracted at a faster rate compared to the prior month.

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What We’re Reading —

Can Cocktails of Convenience Win Consumers Over? There was something new and unusual among the flights of whiskey and gin at this year’s American Craft Spirits Association tasting competition: coolers full of cans.

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Miller 64: Don’t Do Dry January, Make it a ‘Dry-ish January’

Miller 64 is responding to the “Dry January” movement, urging people to make it a “Dryish January.”

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A Third of Adelaide Hills Vineyards Lost in Australian Fire

California wildfires largely spared vineyards in recent years, but news reports from Australia indicate that as much as a third of

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