Beverages

The Bengaluru distillery’s latest whisky celebrates India’s growing role in luxury spirits while building on Amrut’s international single malt legacy.

Fresh inspections and laboratory analyses by KEBS found the five Kenyan alcoholic beverage brands compliant with applicable safety and quality standards.

The Penfolds owner will reduce vineyard production, write down US inventory and review its Americas portfolio as it seeks to improve future returns.

Suntory’s alcohol business saw strong momentum in India, led by Oaksmith, while weaker US distributor demand and inventory optimisation weighed on Americas performance.

Lagan Shastri brings nearly 30 years of beverage and FMCG experience as SLMG Beverages targets global bottling expansion and a US$10 billion valuation.