EPISODE · Jul 30, 2026 · 4 MIN
Campari's Five-Quarter Run, and a Cognac Sell-Off
from AlcBev in Five
Campari reports fifth straight quarter of organic growth. Campari's H1 2026 presentation credits aperitif-led performance for margin expansion, giving operators a benchmark as the wider spirits category softens. (Investing.com) Cobblestone Brands to buy Bisquit and Cabo Wabo. Campari has agreed to sell a Cognac and a tequila brand to a Dublin-based independent, per The Spirits Business, extending its portfolio pruning. (The Spirits Business) RNDC says buyers have shown interest as Chapter 11 begins. The US distributor tells The Drinks Business that parties are circling parts of its remaining business, leaving affected brands' route to market unsettled. (The Drinks Business) Australian wine export volumes fall to 22-year low. Just Drinks reports export volumes at their lowest level in 22 years, putting a figure on the demand decline growers and importers are pricing against. (Just Drinks) Also moving today: Brown-Forman Corporation: Sazerac's $32 Cash Bid Rebuffed as Dual-Class Control Shields Valuation Disconnect (Yahoo! Finance, The News Tribune) Pernod Ricard finalizes deal as NFL's official spirits sponsor (sportsbusinessjournal.com) Wildfires threaten wineries as blaze nears Bordeaux (The Drinks Business) Alcohol consumption falls again in Ireland (Just Drinks, The Drinks Business) United Spirits backs India’s ‘first’ limoncello (The Spirits Business) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com
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Campari posted 2.7 percent organic net sales growth in the first half to 1.512 billion euros with adjusted EBIT margin up 130 basis points, per Investing.com, while Cobblestone Brands agreed to buy Bisquit and Dubouché Cognac and Cabo Wabo Tequila from the group, The Spirits Business reports. Republic National Distributing told The Drinks Business that prospective buyers have expressed interest in parts of its remaining business as its Chapter 11 case begins, and Just Drinks reports Australian wine export volumes have fallen to a 22-year low. Also: Sazerac's bid for Brown-Forman meets a dual-class blocker, Pernod Ricard's roughly 20-million-dollar-a-year NFL spirits sponsorship, wildfires near Bordeaux, falling Irish consumption, and United Spirits taking a 10 percent stake in an Indian limoncello maker.
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