Fortune Brands, owner of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, expects to increase the proportion of its sales from outside of the US, group chief financial officer Craig Omtvedt has told an investor conference.

The Edrington Group has announced the closure of one of its facilities in Scotland.

Analysts and investors raised a toast to SABMiller's half-year results yesterday (19 November), despite a 26% drop in pre-tax profits, reports Michelle Russell.

Heineken has announced the appointment of a new group commerce director.

SABMiller has said it is hopeful of getting beer sales in India back on track by solving a legal dispute in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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PepsiCo has confirmed it plans to invest US$100m in Egypt next year.

UK bottled water company Highland Spring is to be the 2009 official water supplier to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

UK soft drinks group Nichols has appointed Tim Croston as its group finance director with effect from 1 January 2010.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, the third largest soft drinks group in the US, is to pay its first dividend to shareholders.

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