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Stock Spirits Group has made another push into 100%-agave Tequila with a trio of new drinks under its Sierra brand. lnkd.in/eum9-GRY Photo credit: Stock Spirits Group

UK food-and-drink export volumes increased in 2025 despite the impact of US tariffs, as the sector continued to adjust to post‑Brexit trading friction. just-drinks.com/news/uk-food-a… Photo credit: hyotographics/ Shutterstock.com

Novo Nordisk, one of the principal suppliers of GLP-1 weight-loss medication, has handed a board role to the chief executive of Mars. just-drinks.com/news/mars-ceo-… Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia Summit

Suntory Global Spirits has decided not to proceed with plans to build a £150m ($198.5m) Scotch whisky maturation facility in Scotland. just-drinks.com/news/suntory-p… Photo credit: TY Lim/Shutterstock.com

Coca-Cola bottler Arca Continental is planning to increase production and distribution with a 18.5bn pesos ($1.02bn) investment laid out for this year. just-drinks.com/news/arca-2026… Photo credit: JRomero04 / Shutterstock.com

Operations at German brewer Eichbaum are set to continue, with the group having secured capital from an unnamed investor. just-drinks.com/news/german-br… Photo credit: Jaz_Online/Shutterstock.com

Constellation Brands to buy US non-alc brand Hop Wtr outright The Modelo brewer first invested in Hop Wtr five years ago just-drinks.com/news/constella…

Nestlé ‘presses on with water stake sale’ People familiar with the matter told The Financial Times that PAI, KKR and CD&R have moved to the next round of bidding just-drinks.com/news/nestle-pr…

The promise – and pitfalls – of Pernod/Brown-Forman “merger” Bringing together two of the world’s largest spirits groups offers obvious benefits on costs and on geographic presence but what about sales growth? just-drinks.com/features/the-p…

Update – Pernod Ricard, Brown-Forman confirm deal talks Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman are in talks over a deal to form a “partnership akin to a merger of equals”, the spirits giants have said just-drinks.com/news/update-br…

Brown-Forman shares jump after Pernod Ricard ‘deal talks’ report Shares in the Jack Daniel's maker were up more than 20% in the wake of a Bloomberg report that said the two spirits giants had held "initial discussions" just-drinks.com/news/brown-for…

Indian wine group Sula Vineyards has signed a deal to buy wine production assets in the country from Moët Hennessy. just-drinks.com/news/sula-vine… Photo credit: PixelSenses/Shutterstock.com

UK-based Spirit of Harrogate, owner of the Slingsby Gin brand, has been bought out of administration by a newly established firm called Brightside Spirits. just-drinks.com/news/uk-gin-ma… Photo credit: Emily Wilkinson / Shutterstock.com

Suntory has expanded its distribution and marketing partnership with Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) for the latter’s Dr Pepper and Canada Dry brands. Photo credit: Oleksandr Blishch / Shutterstock.com just-drinks.com/news/suntory-e…

Chobani is preparing to invest in its La Colombe coffee facility in Michigan to meet demand for RTD options. just-drinks.com/news/chobani-l… Photo credit: Chobani/PRNewswire

Reed’s CEO steps down, COO named interim chief Neal Cohane, who only jointed as COO in January, has been named interim chief executive officer. just-drinks.com/news/reeds-ceo… Photo credit: Kristi Blokhin/Shutterstock.com

Interview: Liquid Ventures Just Drinks sits down with Liquid Ventures’ co-founders to explore how they plan to build a business in low-and-no. just-drinks.com/interviews/liq… Photo credit: Liquid Ventures

Distil has warned of an “immediate short-term” need for funding as the UK spirits group anticipates a drop in sales in its full fiscal year. just-drinks.com/news/distil-is… Photo credit: Distil Plc / LinkedIn.com

United Spirits has agreed to divest its 100% stake in the subsidiary that owns the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise to a consortium of investors. just-drinks.com/news/united-sp… Photo credit: ssi77 / Shutterstock.com

Bansk Group is set to add US-based wellness shots maker So Good So You to its portfolio of consumer brands. just-drinks.com/news/bansk-gro… Photo credit: So Good So You / LinkedIn.com