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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Diageo stories: 3 news summaries

FDA Demands Safety Data on Energy Drinks With Alcohol

Companies have 30 days to comply

Nov 13, 09 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - The FDA has taken action against companies that make alcoholic energy drinks, giving the firms 30 days to provide evidence to support their claim that caffeine and booze are a safe combination. A group of concerned scientists have said there is no evidence to support the claim that the drinks... More »

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FDA • alcohol • caffeine • energy drink • Smirnoff • Diageo • MillerCoors • Anheuser-Busch • Food and Drug Administration • Constellation Brands • Wide Eye

(Newser) - Diddy may be mixing beer with his vodka soon. Rapper-pitchman-entrepreneur Sean Combs is in talks to help market Guinness and Red Stripe, sources tell Advertising Age. Combs has already worked with Diageo, the British company behind the brews, on its Ciroc vodka brand. If the deal goes through, Combs would... More »

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marketing • beer • Kanye West • Diddy • Smirnoff • Diageo • Absolut • Guinness • Jay-Z • Jay-ZTV • Red Stripe • KRS-One • Bud Select

An Absolut Blockbuster

Maker of top-selling Smirnoff eyes second-place Swedish brand

Sep 20, 07 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - British beverage conglomerate Diageo, maker of best-selling vodka Smirnoff, is “very interested” in acquiring Sweden’s Absolut, the world’s second-largest vodka. Diageo says it isn’t worried about anti-trust problems, although its CEO tells Reuters “complexity will vary from market to market.” One easy market would... More »

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alcohol • Sweden • Britain • Smirnoff • Vin and Sprit • Diageo • vodka • Absolut

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