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Diageo Chair Said to Shake Up Board in Turnaround

Diageo Chairman John Manzoni is said to be seeking board members with industry expertise. Both he and CEO Dave Lewis come from outside the drinks industry. Currently, the only non-executive director who has senior leadership experience at a spirits company is Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet. formerly CEO of Remy Cointreau.

Michelle Egan to Succeed Liz Thach as President of Wine Market Council

Wine Market Council President Dr. Liz Thach, MW, announced she will retire from the association on Aug. 5, 2026. Michelle Egan, founder of Egan Wine Consulting, a marketing and direct-to-consumer (DTC) winery consulting firm, will succeed Thach as president. During Thach's three-year tenure, Wine Market

Craft Volume Falls 4%in 1st Half; Taprooms Best-Performing Brewery Type

Brewers Association estimates craft volume declined 4% in the first six months of 2026, compared against the same period in 2025. The number of operating breweries also continued to decline, Matt Gacioch, BA's staff economist said. There were 9,344 breweries operating in June 2026, down 1.8%

It's Time for Brands to Rethink Brand Safety and News Media

Running an ad next to a story about some negative incident involving your industry is unlikely to hurt your sales. That was one of the key takeaways from a webinar sponsored by eMarketing, "Reframing Brand Safety in New Environments: Why Advertisers Should Rethink News Media." The media is

AWA Calls for Talks to End Restrictions Against U.S. Spirits, Return to Open Access

American Whiskey Association President Michael Bilello urged policymakers in both the U.S. and Canada "to use this moment to reach a negotiated solution that ends discriminatory restrictions on U.S. spirits, restores commercially meaningful access for American whiskey and returns the U.S.-Canada trading relationship to the

Canada Provinces OK Canada-Wide DtC Alcohol Shipping Agreement

Just a day after President Trump announced he was slapping a 50% tariff on many Canadian goods as retaliation for some Canadian provinces refusing to sell American distilled spirits, wine and beer, Canada's nine premiers anoun ced provincial rules will be changed to allow bev//al suppliers to

Supreme Court to Decide If Seizing $95,000 Airplane over 6-Pack of Bud Was Excessive

Does seizure of a %95,000 1969 Cessna airplane because a passenger brought a six-pack of beer into Beaver, a remote Alaskan village, violate the U.S. Constitution prohibit against excessive penalties. The pilot and owner of the airplane, Kenneth Jouppi, says it does and the U.S Supreme