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Published July 5, 2009 at 4:01 p.m. Tags: root beer barrel , summerfest , bob crocker , soda For the past 35 years, the root beer barrel became as ubiquitous at local fairs and festivals as food on a stick.

Upper Saucon Township isn't home to the late famed American wine producer Robert Mondavi.

There's a new giant single serve coffee maker in town that uses K-Cups - a giant Keurig Vending Machine.

OUTSIDE Diageo's vast Kilmarnock blending and bottling hall, a small crowd of staff wept and hugged each other as news filtered through that production of Johnnie Walker whisky would cease at the plant.

FOX2now.com - These recipes are from the Anheuser-Busch cookbook "Great Food, Great Beer." The recipes are courtesy of Chef Sam Niemann of Anheuser-Busch and were prepared this morning by local chef Russell Ping.

RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity software provider, has announced that Sargento Foods Inc., a leading manufacturer, packager and marketer of natural cheese, has successfully upgraded to a new version of RedPrairie Warehouse Management.

First, there was Two Buck Chuck. Now, there's Three Dolla Koala. Fred Franzia, the Ceres-based vintner who shook up the California wine world seven years ago with Charles Shaw wines -- nicknamed Two Buck Chuck because they sell for $1.99 in some states -- has come up with Down Under, a chardonnay made of imported Australian bulk wine and priced ...

Constellation Brands, Inc first quarter sales fell 15% to $791.6 million and net income fell 85% to $6.5 million or 3 cents a share.

"I don't get out to many wine events in Toronto any more," says Jamie Drummond, the busy sommelier for JK Kitchens, "but when I found out Margrit Mondavi [widow of vintner Robert Mondavi] would be here, I had to come.

Marion Cotillard said the accent was a huge hurdle in "Public Enemy." CHICAGO - She is Oscar-winning, French, intense and full of interesting opinions about the quality of the bottled water in her trailer.

If you're the CEO of a big American company, chances are you are traveling to China at least once a year.

Everybody loves secrets, mystery, and intrigue. That's why mystery novels and films have been popular for decades, and why shows like "The X-Files" and "Lost" are cult hits.

Coca-Cola continues its long-standing support of the Essence Music Festival Presented by Coca-Cola, the summer's largest African-American music and empowerment event in the country.

First Minister Alex Salmond has urged drinks giant Diageo to reconsider plans to axe 900 jobs.

Get ready to rock and roll and have a great time on Sunday, July 26 for the 13th Annual Redhook Music and Arts Festival.

As New York state Democrats convened to hold a legislative session, Republican state Sen.

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, the start of the third quarter, as reassuring manufacturing data from China, Europe and the United States reinforced hopes that the world's economy is on the road to recovery.

Anheuser-Busch InBev says it will sell four U.S. packaging plants to Ball Corporation for $577 million to help pay off debt.

Diageo PLC, the world's biggest spirits maker, said Wednesday it is cutting 900 jobs as it shutters a 199 year-old distillery and packaging plant as part of a cost-cutting restructure of operations in Scotland.

Constellation Brands Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit slid 85 percent partly on increased restructuring charges, but the wine company's adjusted results still beat Wall Street expectations.