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What the floor is talking about
Diageo faces India ban while the wider whisky world keeps moving at pace
India's food safety regulator has moved to prohibit the sale of several Diageo-owned brands in the country, with United Spirits' […]
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Strong Global Beer Numbers Can’t Hide Germany’s Brewing Contraction
Heineken's latest results are doing Carlsberg a favour. Jyske Bank analysts have pointed to the Dutch brewer's figures as independent […]
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Campari Trims Its Portfolio as Spirits Giants Post Mixed But Cautiously Optimistic Numbers
The first-half results season is delivering a picture that feels familiar: selective strength, careful pruning, and a renewed faith in […]
Read more →Pork Prices Hit Rock Bottom as Whey Shortage Adds Pressure to Nordic Food Supply Chain
Three signals from the European food production sector this week, and taken together they sketch a sector under real structural […]
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Middle East Tensions Put Nordic Food and Drink Operators on Rate Watch
The governor of Slovakia's central bank has come out saying the ECB needs at least one more rate hike, with […]
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America’s Brewery Boom Is Officially Plateauing, but the Scale of What Was Built Is Still Staggering
The number of breweries operating in the United States fell in 2025 for the first time since 2005. That's the […]
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RNDC Files for Bankruptcy, Leaving Major Suppliers Exposed
Republic National Distributing Co, one of the largest wine and spirits distributors in the United States, has filed for bankruptcy […]
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Business Rates Relief Is Coming for UK Venues, But Costs Are Already Doing Damage
The UK government has announced a 20% cut to business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues, set to […]
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Noma Holding Posts Lower Profits as Acquisitions and Investments Bite
Noma Holding has reported a dip in profits, with management pointing to two specific factors: the cost of running a […]
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Royal Unibrew Caught Up in Warehouse Spill That Fouled a Danish Waterway
A warehouse accident in Padborg, southern Denmark, has left a local stream discoloured and smelling sour after up to 2,000 […]
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Burrata and Peach Salad Is the Summer Plate Nordic Menus Need Right Now
There's a reason burrata keeps showing up on menus that have no business serving Italian cheese. The combination of silky, […]
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Denmark’s Pig Farmers Are Staring Down Another Year in the Red
Steen Sønnichsen, one of Denmark’s most prominent pork producers and a former top chef turned livestock entrepreneur, isn’t expecting profitability […]
Read more →Wales Is Heading Toward the Same DRS Mess Scotland Created, Trade Groups Warn
The Welsh government is being urged to strip glass from its deposit return scheme before it repeats what the industry […]
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The Heat Closing In on Parmigiano-Reggiano
Southern Europe took a brutal summer, and the effects are landing squarely on one of Italy’s most geographically constrained products. […]
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Africa’s Spirits Growth Is Real, and the Numbers Are Hard to Ignore
While most major spirits markets are either flat or contracting, Africa is moving in the opposite direction. According to Euromonitor […]
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