Alcoholic beverages
Brazilian billionaire mulling bid for Diageo: report
06 Jun 2015
London-based Diageo owns some of the world’s leading beverage brands, including Johnnie Walker whisky, Smirnoff vodka, Tanqueray gin, Don Julio tequila and Guinness beer
More trouble for Mallya as MCA, I-T dept probe USL fund diversion
28 May 2015
The government’s move comes after the majority shareholder Diageo put pressure on Vijay Mallya to quit as the chairman of United Spirits following a probe that found huge diversion of funds to UB group firms
Sebi to look into Daigeo-Mallya spat over USL `non-disclosure'
27 Apr 2015
USL on Saturday said "various improprieties and legal violations" were found in its inquiry into loans worth Rs1,337 crore given by the company to UB Group firms
Diageo wants Mallya out of USL board over alleged `improprieties’
25 Apr 2015
Mallya refused to quit the USL board saying that the PwC report related to transactions entered into by USL between 2010 and 2012, which have been duly reflected in the audited accounts of USL and duly approved by the then directors of USL and its shareholders
Heineken to buy Slovenian brewer Pivovarna Laško
14 Apr 2015
Scotch makers get hiccups as sales, exports dip
02 Apr 2015
Scotch whisky market declined 5 per cent in UK
13 Mar 2015
US federal regulator approves powdered alcohol
12 Mar 2015
A powdered alcohol to make vodka, rum, cosmos and lemon drop cocktails – up to 12 per cent alcohol by volume — has been approved by US federal regulators
US brewery to remove ‘Gandhi-Bot’ label, rename beer
24 Jan 2015
In a travesty of the Mahatma’s message and values, the Gandhi-Bot beer, was promoted as “fully vegetarian” and “an ideal aid for self-purification and the seeking of truth and love.”
United Spirits shareholders stand by troubled Vijay Mallya
01 Oct 2014
Despite warnings from credit rating agencies, shareholders of United Spirits Ltd re-elected Vijay Mallya unopposed as chairman
Heineken rejects SABMiller take over approach
15 Sep 2014
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