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Posted on July 11, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Wine Profitability, Premiumization and Getting Into On-Premise Meininger’s Wine Business International interviews Chris Indelicato, CEO of Delicato Family Vineyards.  A CPA by training, he explains his financial approach at one of the U.S.’s top 10 wine companies.  Read the interview … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 11, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Consumer Companies, Desperate for Growth, Drove Dealmaking to a 15-Year High in 2017 “The balance of power has shifted as some of the traditional scale advantages that the major brand owners enjoyed (like having scale manufacturing, big salesforces, ability to … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 4, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Diageo Owns 18 of World’s Top 100 Spirits Brands Diageo owns 18 of the world’s top 100 spirits brands, with Pernod Ricard second with nine, according to IWSR Magazine‘s latest

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Posted on July 4, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Bacardi Heiress Sells Florida Mansion for $19 Million Hilda Maria Bacardi, whose family owns the Bacardi Rum franchise, sold her Coral Gables mansion Thursday for $19 million, which is $8 million less than it was first asking, according to listing … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 2, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

How a new vineyard solution for stray foliage wires was created Stray foliage wires can cause significant amounts of machinery downtime and production loss for vineyards. One enterprising grower took it upon himself to come up with a solution to … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 22, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

How the Recession Leveled the Playing Field for Massive Growth in Craft Beer Sales of big beer producers, specifically Anheuser-Busch, are threatened by smaller rivals. But when did this craft beer phenomenon take root, and more importantly, why and how? … Continue reading →

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