Expects 6-7% volume growth, GST reforms to spur alcoholic beverage consumption: UBL CEO & MDUnited Breweries Ltd anticipates a 6-7% volume growth this fiscal year, despite rain-related setbacks in key states. Premiumization is expe...
14 Sep, 2025, 11.15 AM IST
India-UK FTA: International premium spirits to be more accessible but benefits may be limited, say expertsThe India-UK free trade agreement is set to reduce duties on imported spirits, potentially making premium international options more access...
25 Jul, 2025, 01.08 PM IST
Suntory looks for a high with Imperial Blue buySuntory is reportedly reviving its interest in acquiring Imperial Blue whiskey from Pernod Ricard, amidst Pernod's global restructuring and...
25 Jun, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
A home-grown liquor giant is making a bold pivotTilaknagar Industries, known for its Mansion House brandy, is reportedly eyeing Pernod Ricard's Imperial Blue whisky brand. This potential ...
04 Jun, 2025, 04.38 PM IST
Amrut Distilleries bags three double golds at San Francisco World Spirits CompetitionAmrut Distilleries secures top honors at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2025. The Indian distillery earns three Double Golds a...
02 Jun, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Strong demand for premium beer from tier II cities, Rs 600 crore capex to support growth: SOM DistilleriesSOM Distilleries & Breweries Ltd is expanding its infrastructure to meet this growing demand and explore opportunities in the broader alcoh...
06 May, 2025, 10.24 AM IST
Small & midcaps still hold value; investors should stay constructive: Nilesh ShahNilesh Shah, MD & CEO of Envision Capital, predicts India's market to remain a long-term winner despite short-term corrections. He emphasiz...
10 Mar, 2025, 11.17 AM IST
Scotch, whiskey & more: Why the world is raising a toast to Indian tipplersTop spirit makers, including United Breweries, AB InBev, and Carlsberg, are investing over Rs 3,500 crore in Indian breweries by 2025, driv...
20 Feb, 2025, 06.26 PM IST
ABD acquires Pumori gin and Woodburns whiskey; strengthens premium spirits portfolioAllied Blenders and Distillers has acquired brands Pumori gin and Woodburns whiskey from Fullarton Distilleries for nearly Rs40 crore. This...
03 Feb, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
- Budweiser brewer plans to enter new segments in India
Globally, brewers including Heineken and Carlsberg have steered clear of spirits segments and at most have only ready to drink products in ...
26 Sep, 2022, 09.29 AM IST
How the chief blender of Suntory Spirits has helped put Japanese whiskey on world mapOn his visit to India, he jokes, for the first time he saw whiskey with cola, soda, water and ice, all in the same glass. He had also never...
08 May, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
FMCG firms have recovered successfully due to restructured supply chains and adigital first strategy: ETILC MembersThe past year saw many jolts to the supply chain. Demand for many items was volatile. While short-term demand for some items increased shar...
15 Mar, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
Conjuring desi spirits to cure colonial hangoverBoutique liquor companies, government agency attempt to tap a growing market for local flavours.
02 Mar, 2019, 11.37 AM IST
Liquor ban: 2017 sales in low spirits, valuations soarThe industry executives cited said consumer demand picked up in the third quarter of the fiscal year, although that was also because of a l...
27 Jan, 2018, 07.11 AM IST
Alcobev companies hope GST, demonetisation and a regulatory flux have caused no lasting damageConsumers too have felt the pinch and have watered down their preferences, from premium whiskies to entry-level ones, from upmarket beer to...
12 Nov, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
In a first, Sequoia Capital invests in craft beer brand Bira 91The $6 million in series A funding will be used in marketing of the brand as well as starting a production facility in Madhya Pradesh by Ma...
04 Jan, 2016, 12.25 PM IST
- Deepak Roy inks Gorbatschow JV to take on Smirnoff
The company is learnt to be targeting volume sales of 15 million cases by 2010, and a possible listing on the bourses by then. Invest in wi...
06 Mar, 2008, 12.08 AM IST