Beverage News

“Despite UPS' efforts in the last several years to focus away from the maturing U.S. market, (Tuesday's) announcement shows how dependent the company's business is on the U.S. economy”

Beverage makers are doing it. So are airlines. With the U.S. economy waning and its outlook for recovery uncertain, the shipping industry, too, is eyeing overseas growth opportunities to offset tough times at ... via The Macon Telegraph

The Boston Beer Company has announced a voluntary recall of select 12-ounce glass bottles of its Samuel Adams malt beverages which may contain small grains or bits of glass. via KXAN-TV Austin

“We've got to be part of the solution as to the harmful effects of alcohol.”

A $200,000 gift from one of Kentucky's signature distillers will enable the University of Kentucky to expand its programs for educating students about the dangers of alcohol abuse. via Lexington Herald-Leader

Some positive commentary from Credit Suisse analyst Carlos Laboy could be boosting the stock - in a note to clients this morning, the analyst raised his first-quarter profit estimates on the company and ... via SchaeffersResearch.com Daily Market Blog

“If the 200 million Wal-Mart shoppers in the U.S. purchase these shirts, they will help us reuse and divert more than 700 million bottles from the waste stream.”

If you want to wear Coke on your shirt, head to Wal-Mart. Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. via Atlanta Business Chronicle

Tree Top to pay $89,000 fine to EPA Leah Ward Yakima Herald-Republic Tree Top Inc. via Yakima Herald-Republic

Talk about a beer binge: Authorities are searching for three men who stole about $24,000 worth of beer from a trucking company south of Milwaukee. via The Miami Herald

“You only go around ONCE in life....”

Pabst Brewing Co. looks to be marketing nostalgia as it reintroduces Schlitz beer in Chicago this week. via Green Bay Press-Gazette

“Suddenly whisky is cool again”

The noise is deafening at Diageo PLC's Abercrombie coppersmiths as skilled workers hammer away, moulding 14 large bell-shaped stills destined for Scotland's first new whisky distillery in more than three ... via Globe and Mail

Warren Buffett, the world's richest man, may have Lakshmi Mittal and Mukesh Ambani trailing him on the Forbes billionaire list, but Buffett has been left far behind by a bunch of Indians, in terms of annual pay ... via Hindustan Times

New Belgium Brewing Co. of Fort Collins ranks as the third-largest craft brewing company in the United States, according to a list released Monday by the Brewers Association. via Denver Business Journal

The brewer of Samuel Adams beer is recalling selected bottles of beer that may contain tiny bits of glass. via NewsCenter 25

“Unlike Coca-Cola and Pepsi, Red Bull Cola will be 100% natural and command a premium price. Its formula will consist of kola nut and coca leaf.”

Coca Cola and PepsiCo better look out. Red Bull GmbH, the Austrian company behind bestselling energy drink and household name Red Bull, wants to try its hand at selling cola. via Blogging Stocks

European Union regulators approved a joint venture Monday between Molson Coors Brewing Company and SABMiller that will market and distribute both companies' beers in the United States. via 9NEWS

“Everybody's trying to get their arms around and their hands on the more money you can make if you sell beer at a higher price”

Craft beer by its definition is small, both in batches and distribution. So, what does it mean when the nation's second biggest brewer takes its most popular beer and does it up, craft-style? It's confusing, ... via The State

Q : Why haven't my shares of PepsiCo Inc. continued upward this year as usual? F.W., via the Internet A : Rising commodity costs and declining domestic sales of carbonated drinks are key challenges for the ... via Chicago Tribune

Pabst Brewing Company looks to be marketing nostalgia as it reintroduces Schlitz beer in Chicago this week.

The beer was once a top-selling beer brand. But the Woodridge, Illinois-based company changed the brew's formula in the 1970s and sales dipped.

Now Pabst is relaunching the old brew in long-neck bottles at ten outlets on Chicago's North Side with hopes of the beer being available city-wide in 2009.

Schlitz was first introduced in Chicago at the 1893 World's Columbia Exposition. Read more

“We plan to initiate a joint venture for developing Munnar with interested parties, once we recover the land”

Kochi , April 6: The Poonjar royal family has moved court to get back its land which is currently on lease to Tata Tea and to Kannan Devan Hills Plantations Company. via Newkerala.com

Hansen Natural Corp. shares soared Tuesday after a Goldman Sachs analyst upgraded the stock, saying the soda and energy drink maker has been undervalued by investors and is now an attractive buy. via Forbes

“I'd like to see not only our group, but other students connecting more with farmers and with the different issues of sustainability of food in this valley”

Spring break is usually a time to unwind and take a vacation from the pressures of school and homework. via Statesman Journal