Calvados supplier Avallen Spirits | BCorp has appointed De Kuyper Royal Distillers as its distributor in the Netherlands.

De Kuyper will distribute Avallen’s Calvados in the Netherlands.

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PepsiCo reported falling volumes from its North American drinks business in the first quarter of its fiscal year.

The Mountain Dew brand owner’s PepsiCo Beverages North America division saw volumes fall 5% in its opening quarter.

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Portuguese brewer Super Bock Group has struck a deal with Suntory Beverage & Food to distribute the Schweppes and La Casera brands in the country’s on-trade.

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The Coca-Cola Company has signed a $1.1bn deal with Microsoft to improve its cloud computing and adopt the tech giant’s generative AI capabilities on a global scale.

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Tequila’s slowing growth in the US is likely to make many spirit firms reassess their strategies in the category.

Just Drinks sat down with Pernod Ricard's House of Tequila CEO Michael Merolli to discuss the company’s growth plans and premiumisation.

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German wine and spirits group Henkell Freixenet is temporarily reducing its Spanish workforce due to drought conditions and lower yields in the country.

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Pernod Ricard is expanding its wine portfolio in France’s Côtes-de-Provence with the acquisition of the Aux Terres de Ravel estate.

Aux Terres de Ravel portfolio includes the brands Symphonie, Fantastique and Marguerite en Provence.

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Kroger and Albertsons have set out plans to sell more stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers in a bid to get regulatory clearance for their $25bn retail mega-merger.

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Carlsberg has opened a production centre for non-alcoholic beverages at its brewery in Kazakhstan.

@Carlsberg said the new facility will supply customers in Kazakhstan and ship to the neighbouring countries of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.

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Climate-certification organisation Science Based Targets initiative has sought to diffuse tensions with its own staff.

Plans to allow businesses to use environmental attribute certificates to offset emissions from their supply chains met with anger.

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Five Teamsters unions in the US have filed charges of unfair labour practices charges against PepsiCo, claiming it has “anti-worker policies”.

Union officials representing workers are in negotiations over new contracts for staff in Illinois and Indiana.

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Unilever’s rollback of targets on plastic underlines the slow progress being made on plastic, writes David Burrows.

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Corby Spirit and Wine Limited has bought Canadian ready-to-drink brand Nude Beverages.

Vancouver-headquartered Nude Beverages markets RTDs that are sugar- and sweetener-free.

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UK investment firm Bridgepoint Group is reportedly eyeing up the sale of its Swedish functional drinks business Vitamin Well.

The buyout group is in talks with investment bankers at Jefferies to consider a change in ownership of the drinks brand.

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Campari Group has added bottling capacity for its Aperol brand in Italy to support a brand that saw its sales grow by more than 20% last year.

The group is investing €75m in Novi Ligure plant and has built a dedicated line for Aperol.

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Brauerei C. & A. Veltins has announced changes to the German brewer’s senior team, which are set to take place by the end of the year.

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Campari Group has added bottling capacity for its Aperol brand in Italy to support a brand that saw its sales grow by more than 20% last year.

The group is investing €75m in Novi Ligure plant and has built a dedicated line for Aperol.

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Big Drop Brewing has successfully challenged trademarks on the term ‘Dry January’ for certain uses.

UK charity Alcohol Change UK said it “coined the term” and has invested “significantly” in its promotion for a decade.

Alcohol Change UK Big Drop Brewing Co.

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Alongside our daily news coverage, the Just Drinks team rounds up the week’s top stories with a series of data snapshots.

This week, craft-beer in the US, English wine-makers, Nigerian Breweries’ plans to bolster its profits and Estonia sugar tax.

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A proposal to increase the quantity of healthier products in Nestlé’s portfolio has been rejected by a majority of the company’s shareholders at its AGM.

Some 88% voted against the motion, while 11% were in favour and 1% abstained.

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