Quickly evolving dynamics within each industry are prompting increased competition between the three for consumer occasions and dollars.

What do restaurant and bar patrons think about adult beverages? Do their actions reflect their attitudes?

Consumer interest in sweeter flavors continues to grow, and alcoholic beverage makers are adjusting their offerings to meet those expectations

January 14/Osaka, Japan, and Deerfield, Ill./ Press Release-- Suntory Holdings Limited and Beam Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Suntory will acquire all outstanding shares of Beam for US$83.50 per share in cash or total consideration of approximately US$16 billion, including the assumption of Beam’s outstanding net debt.

Hurst will report directly to Piyush Chaudhari, president of the Americas, IRI.

Flavored vodkas peaked in the third quarter of 2012 at 8.8% of on-premise spirits sales.

The initial idea was deceptively simple: if you made a spirit specifically for cooking, how would it be different from one for drinking?

The beer industry posted its first increase in volume since 2008 to bring the industry to 2.8 billion 2.25-gallon cases.

The distilled spirits industry experienced growth in 2011 while taking more market share again from beer.

Diageo has received the necessary regulatory clearances for the £1.3 billion acquisition of Turkish spirits company Mey Icki. The British spirits major revealed its intention to acquire Mey Icki in February this year to strengthen its position in the Turkish spirits market.