Archives for October 23, 2002

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Bottle art for premium wine

The Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2000 vintage wine has been launched featuring an innovative bottle-making technology designed to enhance its appeal.

WBD extends Russian juice presence

Wimm-Bill-Dann, Russia's leading dairy group, has extended its presence in the country's fruit juice sector with the acquisition of Depsona for €3.5m.

Flavour formulation feeds TFF

Higher volume food and beverage flavour product sales to existing customers contributed to a net increase for the third quarter for flavours company Technology Flavors & Fragrances.

V&S is sole bidder for Luksusowa producer

Vin & Sprit, the Swedish producer of Absolut vodka, is to buy the Polish distillery Polmos Zielona Gora, maker of the Luksusowa brand, as the sell-off of the former state-run spirits business continues.

Polish trade deal depresses EU spirits

Poland has agreed to reduce the import duties levied on spirits imported from the EU - but only up to a limit of 3,000 tons, a mere fraction of the 20,000 tons exported there each year. The decision is puzzling, to say the least, given Poland's...