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NORWALK, Conn., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A sense of a stabilized economy pushed the beverage alcohol industry in a positive direction in 2012. Consumers were more confident, and sales were trending upward for the on- and off-premise. However, by the third quarter, talks of fiscal cliffs and tax increases began to seep into the minds of consumers, and sales began to fall. Thankfully, the gains seen in the beginning of the year out-weighed the end of the year losses. The...

Magazine's April 2013 Issue Honors Local Environmental Innovators CHICAGO, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago magazine is pleased to announce the recipients of its seventh annual Green Awards, honoring local pioneers of smart, new environmental ideas. This year's honorees are hard cider maker Greg Hall, biofuel innovator Nancy Tuchman, urban farmer Emmanuel Pratt, venture capitalist Amy Francetic, and architect Rand Ekman. The five winners are profiled in the magazine's April...

GLASGOW, Scotland, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackthorn Cider is delighted to announce that the brand will be Rangers Football Club's new main sponsor for the 2013/2014 season. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130301/600276 ) The deal will see the famous Blackthorn Cider brand feature on the Rangers strips for next season. Blackthorn Cider and Rangers Football Club share ambitious plans for the future and this one year partnership will...

GLASGOW, Scotland, January 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Magners, the premium international cider brand, today announces a three-year sponsorship of Celtic Football Club. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130109/588391 ) The deal will see Magners become the shirt sponsor of Celtic from the start of the 2013/2014 season. Magners has a strong track record of engaging fans via successful and innovative sponsorships across rugby, football, comedy and...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/-- HEINEKEN USA, the nation's leading upscale beer importer, today announced several agency-of-record appointments across its portfolio. Strongbow cider will join the HEINEKEN USA portfolio beginning January 1, 2013, and the leading cider brand globally has selected Zambezi as the advertising agency of record. For almost a decade, HEINEKEN N.V. had partnered with the Vermont Hard Cider Company to distribute Strongbow in the...

FRISCO, Colo., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Town of Frisco is hosting its annual Wassail Days, Dec. 8 - 16, 2012, a week packed with events to celebrate the holiday season. This year Frisco will host the 2(nd) annual Santa Dash, but it will be a Shorter Dash for MORE Cash! It will be a 6 block fun run for the whole family with one caveat: runners must dress in their best Santa gear to grab stockings full of cash at the end of the race. Shorter Dash for More Cash will kick...

SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As fall arrives, so do drives in the country and drinking fresh-squeezed juices and cider. Unfortunately, serious outbreaks of foodborne illness, also called food poisoning, have been traced to drinking fruit and vegetable juices and cider that have not been processed to kill harmful bacteria. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminds consumers to read the labels carefully on juice or cider products they...

DALLAS, October 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RnRMarketResearch.com adds "Legislation in Alcoholic Drinks: Restrictive Practices VS Free-Trade Opportunities", "New Product Developments in Alcoholic Drinks: A Marketer's Guide to the Galaxy of Innovation" and "Luxury Alcohol in the BRICs: How the BRICs Are Reshaping the Luxury Alcohol Industry" market research reports to its store. Sales of luxury alcohol are growing in the BRICs, as both disposable incomes and alcohol...

DALLAS, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ReportsnReports adds new market research report 'Global Prospects for Beer Companies' to its store. Global beer volume continued to grow in 2011, thanks to strong growth in emerging markets, but mature beer markets continued to register declines. As beer volume growth is forecast to continue to be driven by developing markets, companies will need to focus on extending their geographic reach, whilst in sluggish mature markets they have to...

“Apple cider vinegar for weight loss” webinar is a go at Health hound Ltd. There has been a strong uptake in places for the webinar so far according to the company’s management team. Houston, TX (PRWEB) March 16, 2012 Apple cider vinegar diet options along with different cider vinegar recipes will be making up just some of the content of the new “Apple cider vinegar for weight loss” webinar that the team at Health hound Ltd. have decided to press ahead with. The team were...