Even in the face of a sputtering U ...

Even in the face of a sputtering U economy that appears to be moving forward in fits and starts, the beverage alcohol industry continues to maintain steady, if pure growth. Statistics for sales convolution of all beverage alcohol portions were up in 2002, with spirits consumption growing 18% wine up 33% and beer rising 13% Dollar dimensions was even more impressive, with retail sales for all three portions gaining a collective 6.3% to $1372 billion in 2002 Indeed, this underlines the character of an industry intent forward meeting the challenges of changing market conditions. An important ingredient in this industry-wide ...