EPISODE · Aug 10, 2026 · 5 MIN
India seizes 18,000 boxes of Diageo bottles
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India seizes Diageo liquor stock over packaging markings. Government sources tell Reuters inspectors seized roughly 18,000 boxes of Diageo bottles for allegedly missing safe-recycled-plastic markings, a compliance stop in one of the group's fastest-growing markets. (Reuters, News18, Business Standard) Henkell talks to buy Maison Pommery end without deal. Just Drinks reports Henkell Freixenet's bid for a majority stake in the Champagne group closed without agreement, leaving the house's ownership question open. (Just Drinks) Treasury Wine sets out plan to rebalance US supply chain. Just Drinks reports investors responded positively to TWE's plan to "rebalance" its Americas supply chain to accelerate future returns. (Just Drinks) United Spirits accused of misleading whisky maturation claims. The Drinks Business reports India's food safety regulator has extended its labelling dispute with the Diageo subsidiary, a week after banning certain spirits over improper flavourings. (The Drinks Business, LatestLY, Economic Times) Also moving today: Suntory posts stagnant H1 alcohol sales (The Spirits Business, Shanken News Daily) Premiumisation lifts liquor firms' June quarter topline amid cost headwinds (Business Standard) Survey: 69% of Canadians back US booze ban (The Spirits Business) Heimark Distributing Strikes Deal for Alford Distributing in Southern California (Brewbound) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com
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Reuters reports Indian food safety inspectors seized around 18,000 boxes of Diageo bottles at a United Spirits factory in Bengaluru over a missing recycled-PET marking, while a separate regulator notice calls Royal Challenge's American oak cask and Scotch claims misleading. Just Drinks reports Henkell Freixenet's talks for a majority stake in Maison Pommery ended without agreement, and Treasury Wine Estates set out a plan to rebalance its US supply chain. Also moving: flat first-half alcohol sales at Suntory Global Spirits, prestige-and-above growth of 10 to 36 percent at India's major spirits makers, Canadian support for the US alcohol boycott, and Heimark Distributing's deal for Alford Distributing.
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