Fess Parker, who brought Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone to life in 1950s and 1960s TV series, died Thursday at his home and vineyard in California, his family said in a statement. He was 85. The actor, developer and vintner died at ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - There must be something in the air. Maybe it's the fog? Maybe it's the soil? But there has to be something that has led so many women to make wine in Sonoma, California. There is, of course, ...
PepsiCo to repurchase up to $15 billion in shares; raises annual dividend by 7 percent PepsiCo said Monday that it will buy back up to $15 billion worth of its own common stock through June 2013. Shares rose nearly 2 percent in ...
MillerCoors spent $562,000 lobbying government in 4Q on advertising, agriculture issues MillerCoors LLC spent $562,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the goverment on advertising, agriculture and other matters, according to a recent disclosure report. That's slightly more than the $540,000 it ...
Distilled Spirits Council spent $1.2 million lobbying in 4Q on underage drinking, marketing The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Inc., whose members include Bacardi USA Inc. and Brown-Forman Corp., spent nearly $1.2 million in the fourth quarter lobbying on drunk ...
Beer Institute spent $160,000 in fourth quarter lobbying government on taxes, labeling The Beer Institute spent $160,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby on labeling, taxes and other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. That's even with what the group spent ...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top public health official called on Sunday for a ban on retail sales of alcohol after 9 p.m. as part of a Kremlin-led campaign to crack down on alcohol abuse, state-run news agency RIA reported. President Dmitry Medvedev ...
AB-InBev sues Illinois Liquor Control Commission after panel rejects bid to buy distributor Anheuser-Busch InBev has sued the Illinois Liquor Control Commission and its members after the panel rejected the brewer's attempt to buy a controlling stake in a major distributor in ...
FILE - In this May 23, 2005 file photo, a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey, a Brown-Forman brand, sits on the bar at Nessun Dorma in Milwaukee. Brown-Forman Corp., maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey and Korbel champagne, said Wednesday, March 10, 2010, ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Organizers of the New York Puerto Rican Day Parade, one of the largest U.S. outdoor events, said they are ending a 30-year relationship with the makers of Captain Morgan Rum citing Diageo PLC's plans to move distillation of ...
