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  • March 2008

    • Pernod Spirits High After $8.3B Absolut Buy

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 31, 08 9:14 AM CDT

      Pernod Spirits High After $8.3B Absolut Buy

      (Newser) - French liquor giant Pernod Ricard's spirits were soaring after its $8.34 billion bid won it ownership of Sweden's state-owned Vin & Spirit, the parent company of Absolut vodka. Pernod topped US-based Fortune Brands in an auction for the purchase, the Wall Street Journal reports, and is now the wine and spirit industry's co-leader. More »

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      acquisitions  • Sweden  • vodka  • Absolut

    • Docs Not Toasting Ladies' Vodka

      Reuters  |  Mar 20, 08 4:56 PM CDT

      Docs Not Toasting Ladies' Vodka

      (Newser) - A made-for-women vodka touted as the perfect salad accompaniment has sobered Russian doctors, who fear high-end spirits like "Ladies" will only worsen already-high rates of alcoholism, Reuters reports. Estimates peg 10 percent of Russia's 142 million citizens as alcoholics, and the chief of one rehab center says 60% of his clients are women. More »

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      Russia  • women  • luxury goods  • drinking  • alcoholism  • vodka

  • February 2008

    • Not Your Parents' Russian Vodka

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 25, 08 8:15 PM CST

      Not Your Parents' Russian Vodka

      (Newser) - If a shot of Georgi isn’t your style, Russian vodka makers are rushing to sell a new wave of premium bottles, the Los Angeles Times reports. Vodkas from France, Finland, and the US have gained popularity stateside over the past few years, but buyers couldn't find anything Russian other than Stoli on the shelves until recently. More »

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      Russia  • France  • Los Angeles  • alcohol  • marketing  • luxury goods  • drinking  • Finland  • vodka  • snack foods  • liquor

    • Absolut Cans Bottle Ads, Sees Sales Soar

      Advertising Age  |  Feb 19, 08 10:55 AM CST

      Absolut Cans Bottle Ads, Sees Sales Soar

      (Newser) - Absolut is selling a lot more vodka now that it's dumped one of the world's best-known ad campaigns, Advertising Age reports. The Swedish brand and its arty ads featuring the iconic bottle had been a big hit since entering the US market in 1979, but sales were flat before the launch of the "Absolut World" campaign last year. Now global shipments have spiked 9%. More »

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      advertising  • alcohol  • marketing  • vodka  • liquor  • Absolut

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Toasting the Holidays, the Green Way

      MSNBC  |  Dec 20, 07 5:05 PM CST

      Toasting the Holidays, the Green Way

      (Newser) - This holiday season, you can drink responsibly, at least when it comes to the environment. Organic spirits, beers, and wines are the new growth sector of the industry, as consumers are increasingly on the look-out for green alternatives, MSNBC reports. But while an organic pint may not contain chemical preservatives or pesticides, it's pricey - and it's no guarantee against a hangover. More »

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      alcohol  • beer  • organic  • vodka  • tequila  • green business

  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Vodka Was the Best Medicine

      BBC  |  Oct 11, 07 5:32 AM CDT

      Vodka Was the Best Medicine

      (Newser) - Doctors have long recommended a glass of red wine for a healthy heart; but vodka apparently can also do a body good. After running out of medicinal alcohol, doctors in an Australian hospital set up a vodka drip as an antidote to save the life of a poisoned Italian tourist, reports the BBC. More »

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      health  • Australia  • health care  • alcohol  • hospitals  • vodka

  • September 2007

    • An Absolut Blockbuster

      Reuters  |  Sep 20, 07 11:35 AM CDT

      An Absolut Blockbuster

      (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 be the US, where analysts say Absolut’s higher price tag puts it in a different category. More »

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      Great Britain  • alcohol  • Sweden  • vodka  • Absolut

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