United Spirits bites FCCB bullet

United Spirits Ltd (USL), flagship spirits company of the UB Group, has finally decided on foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) to raise as much as $225 million (Rs 1,190 crore). The plan is......

Scotch whisky makers expand Indian cocktail

Top liquor manufacturers like Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Diageo and United Spirits Ltd, are busy expanding their high-end Scotch whisky portfolios to meet the growing demand from Indian......

Cobra chief executive quits

Adrian McKeon, the chief executive of Cobra Beer has quit amid speculation that the company's UK business may be taken over by Milson Coors, the American brewer of Carling lager and Worthington......

Beam Global to enter Indian liquor mart

Beam Global Spirits and Wine, the fourth largest spirits company worldwide, is planning to promote Jim Beam bourbon and Larios dry gin in India by the middle of 2007. Although these products are......