General Industry

Fall In First Half Sales At Heineken

Dutch brewer Heineken has reported a 17% fall in net profits to €639 million for the first half of 2013, as beer volumes continued to fall across West...

Molson Coors Ireland Appoint New Head of Marketing

Robert Blythe has been appointed as head of marketing for Ireland, Scotland and craft beer at Molson Coors Ltd. Blythe, who will oversee all marketing ac...

Diageo Report Reveals Walsh Pay Packet

Former Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh earned £14.8 million during his final year at the drinks giant. The pay details, which were revealed in th...

Diageo Announces 'Groundbreaking' Belgian Chocolate Liqueur

Diageo has announced that it is to launch a new Baileys variant called Chocolate Luxe, which will utilize real Belgian chocolate. According to the drinks m...

Absolut Vodka Undergoes Design Refresh

Pernod Ricard has unveiled a new redesign of its fruit flavored Absolut vodka range, which will roll out from August 2013 onwards. The new look signals a...

Sales Down For Beam's Kilbeggan

US drinks giant Beam said that sales of its Irish whiskey brand Kilbeggan were down by 26% in the first half of 2013. Beam, which acquired Cooley Distill...

Diageo's Paul Walsh Appointed To USL Board

Diageo has announced that former chief executive Paul Walsh has been appointed as an additional director at United Spirits Limited. Walsh's position is e...

Two-Thirds Of Irish Consumers Not Influenced By Alcohol Sponsorship, Survey Finds

A new survey by Empathy Research and Checkout Magazine has found that 68% of Irish consumers are not influenced by alcohol sponsorship on sporting events w...