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• TV game show host Pat Sajak admitted in an interview with ESPN2 that he and longtime eye candy Vanna White used to knock back numerous drinks during breaks in taping their “Wheel of Fortune” show. “Our dinner breaks would be 2½ hours long while they drove in new cars and boats and gazebos and [...]

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A business "ambassador" will promote UK food and drink exports overseas under plans launched drawn up by industry and Government.

PepsiCo has declined to comment on reports that it is grooming certain executives as successors to shortly replace CEO Indra Nooyi, or that it plans a spike in drinks advertising spend.

Accolade Wines has renewed a sponsorship deal for its Hardys and Echo Falls brands with the television show 'Come Dine With Me'.

SABMiller has contributed a greater amount to Altria's profits for the tobacco firm's fiscal year.

Beam Inc has said it will hand more money back to shareholders via a company dividend, adding to signs that the group is poised to report solid full-year trading.

SABMiller's Chinese joint-venture, CR Snow Breweries, could get a second chance to dig its claws into Kingway Brewery and mount a stronger challenge to Tsingtao in the country's Guangdong province.

SABMiller's Chinese joint-venture, CR Snow Breweries, could get a second chance to dig its claws into Kingway Brewery and mount a stronger challenge to Tsingtao in the country's Guangdong province.

Red Bull is to expand in Brazil by building a production facility in the country. Here, just-drinks looks at Brazil's thirst for energy and sport drinks.

Export sales have continued to drive beer sales at Fuller, Smith & Turner in its fiscal third-quarter, as the UK Government pledges more support for the country's food and drink exporters.

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Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co Italia has re-opened one of its facilities after truckers' strikes in the south of Italy forced the bottler to close two plants earlier this week.

The British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) has announced the departure of its director general.

Marston's has seen beer sales volumes in its current fiscal year-to-date outperform the UK market.

ALBANY — Time is running out to purchase tickets for Friday night’s 8th annual “Taste of Compassion.” Tickets for the fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Upstate New York/Vermont Chapter are available online or by calling (518) 474-5877 at $75 each, or $65 for persons 35 and under. The event will begin at 7 [...]

Beam Inc has confirmed a change of business manager for its travel retail unit in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.

Coca-Cola Embonor has recorded a drop in full-year profits.

The chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Co has said it will look to create around 100,000 jobs globally, over the next ten years, according to reports.