QSR chains face margin pressure, not demand shock: Karan Taurani on fuel and LPG impactRising fuel and LPG prices are impacting India's consumption landscape unevenly. While some sectors like QSR face margin compression due to...
26 May, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
Diageo India bets big on premium demandDemand for premium alcohol in India remains robust despite global challenges, says Diageo India's managing director Praveen Someshwar. Howe...
18 May, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Karnataka rolls out new alcobev policy, distillers unhappyBengaluru has a new excise duty on alcohol-in-beverage. Prices are now set by producers. The government cut liquor price slabs to make drin...
17 May, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
Monika Alcobev FY26 revenue up 39% to Rs 310.36cr, Q4 PAT up 22% to Rs 22.3 crMonika Alcobev has announced a substantial profit increase of 22 percent for the March quarter of FY25-26. The company's revenue also saw a...
15 May, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
New policy will benefit premium brands, hurt local ones, distillers tell Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahLocal alcohol manufacturers in Karnataka have urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to review the proposed liquor tax system, saying it favours...
03 May, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
India-New Zealand FTA duty concessions under to help boost exports of single malt whisky: CIABCIndia's free trade agreement with New Zealand is set to boost Indian liquor exports. Duty concessions will make Indian single malt whisky a...
28 Apr, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
How global liquor brands are choosing desi partners to tap India’s premium boomGlobal liquor companies are increasingly partnering with Indian firms to navigate the complex market and tap into its steady growth. Facing...
11 Apr, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Pernod Ricard India eyes double-digit growth, retains top slot with Rs 27,446 cr revenue in FY25Pernod Ricard India targets double-digit growth in the coming years. The company plans to achieve this through premiumization and innovatio...
02 Dec, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
Actor Rana Daggubati’s tequila brand Loca Loka to debut in India this NovemberThe premium spirits brand plans to tap duty-free stores first at the airports, leveraging this route as a high-margin discovery channel.
16 Sep, 2025, 11.12 AM IST
Indian Spirits cos stirred up to fight a premium battle as British scotch whiskies expected to flood India at reduced pricesA new India-UK FTA deal is set to halve import tariffs on whisky and gin, potentially flooding the Indian market with cheaper premium scotc...
07 May, 2025, 12.38 PM 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
Diageo India ropes in Praveen Someshwar as its new CEO, to replace Hina Nagarajan in AprilUnited Spirits Limited announced the appointment of Praveen Someshwar as CEO-Designate. He will replace Hina Nagarajan as Managing Director...
13 Jan, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
Indian alco-bev industry one of the world’s most dynamic markets: Piccadily Agro’s Siddhartha SharmaMaker of Indri single malt whisky plans to establish its first international distillery in Portavadie, Scotland, and also cater to connoiss...
28 Nov, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
Piccadily Agro to invest Rs 1000 crore in capacity expansion; new distillery in Scotland also lined upPiccadily Agro is investing Rs 1,000 crore to expand its distillery and malt facilities in Haryana and Chhattisgarh, and establish its firs...
13 Nov, 2024, 04.30 PM IST
Why Coca-Cola is looking for fizz in a different bottleIntroducing an alcohol brand in India, Coca-Cola is strategically investing in the liquor market, propelled by an expanding middle-class, p...
11 Dec, 2023, 06.58 PM IST
Pernod Ricard’s loss in Delhi to help Radico, United Spirits: Karan TauraniPernod Ricard's non-renewal of liquor license in Delhi will benefit local brands and companies, such as Radico. United Spirits also will ma...
19 Apr, 2023, 02.38 PM IST
ISWAI urges Karnataka government to consider tax rationalisation on premium AlcoBev productsKarnataka is one of the largest AlcoBev-consuming states in India, however, the overall excise revenue generation is not in line with the c...
24 Jun, 2022, 02.08 PM IST