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News Alert: Total Wine & More CEO Troy Rice Stepping Down In Mid-August

Troy Rice, who has served as chief executive of national retail chain Total Wine & More since 2022, will depart the company August 15, having accepted a new opportunity closer to his family in Atlanta. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 29, 2025

William Grant & Sons Posts Sales Of $2.4 Billion For 2024

William Grant & Sons has posted sales down 6.5% to £1.8 billion ($2.4b) for the 12 months through last December, as profit before tax registered £388 million ($518m) on a 30% decline from the prior year. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 29, 2025

Off-Premise Spirits Volume Improving In Recent Weeks

With higher tariffs potentially still looming, the spirits market’s performance in the off-premise improved this past month, as volumes increased 1.7% in the four-week period ending July 13, according to IRI/Circana, compared to declines of 0.6% and 0.1% the past 12 and 52 weeks, respectively. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 29, 2025

Wine Trade Groups Urge Zero-For-Zero Tariff Status In U.S.-E.U. Talks

Wine trade groups on both sides of the Atlantic continue to lobby for wine to be included in a list of products that will be exempted from the broader 15% tariffs that emerged from this weekend’s U.S.-E.U. trade deal. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 29, 2025

News Briefs for July 29, 2025

Luxco, the branded division of MGP, has appointed Breakthru Beverage Group as its distributor in the California market. Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 29, 2025

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