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November 1, 2008

KENTUCKY BOURBON HALL OF FAME

The prestigious Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame will honored seven individuals for their service to the Commonwealth’s signature bourbon industry.  BRAD BOSWELL President of Independent Stave Company, OWSLEY BROWN I, longtime President of Brown-Forman; THOMAS FLOCCO, President and CEO of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.; EDWIN FOOTE, retired Master...
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BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE

ROBERT PROBST has been appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  He will take the leading role in developing financial strategy and will ensure that systems and financial controls effectively support Beam Global and its aggressive growth trajectory.  Probst was with Diageo for eight years in a series...
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PREISS IMPORTS

Spirits industry veterans ANTHONY FOGLIO and KEITH GREGGOR have taken a majority position in the company for an undisclosed sum.  HENRY PREISS, the founder, will retain a significant interest and continue as President and CEO.  The company imports hundreds of top-quality spirits, from around the world, as well as niche...
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SIDNEY FRANK IMPORTING CO.

JIM JULIANO has joined SFIC as State Manager (Massachusetts) reporting to Jim Mingarelli, VP, Northeast Division.  Jim has 24 years of sales and marketing experience working at Bacardi where he successfully led a team in New England that realized a significant growth in volume across Bacardi’s portfolio of brands.  He...
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DRINK DIABETES AWAY

LINGERING AFTER DINNER drinking red wine or tea could help keep your blood sugar in check, say researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In a test-tube study, scientists found that antioxicants in the beverages help block an enzyme, called alphaglucosidase, that ushers sugar into your bloodstream after a...
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ABCC 2OO8 LIQUOR ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR.

The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission’sEnforcement Divisionhas been recognized bythe National Liquor Law Enforcement Associationas the2OO8Liquor Enforcement Agency of the Year. THE NATIONAL LIQUOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION(NLLEA)  is an association of law enforcement agencies in the United States and Canada dedicated to liquor law enforcement. This year the Liquor Enforcement Agency...
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DRINKiQ.com

DIAGEO’s new global online resource, DRINKiQ.com is intended for all interested parties to share programs and tools designed to fight alcohol misuse and help individuals make responsible choices about drinking – or not drinking.  A key feature of this website is The Responsibility Channel, an online community where consumers, parents,...
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TEQUILA STILL MAKES SOME CONSUMERS SQUIRM

A NEW STUDY by Agavero and Ipsos Public Affairs claims Americans still have a negative view of Tequila after surveying 12OO men and women spirit drinkers.  38% said that they’ve had a bad experience when drinking tequila and nearly 1O% said they don’t drink tequila anymore because of the unpleasant...
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