Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BFB)(NYSE:BFA) announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of outstanding Class A and Class B common stock over the next 12 months, subject to market conditions. Under this plan, the company can repurchase shares from time to time for cash in open market purchases, block transactions, and privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. This share repurchase program may be modified, suspended, terminated, or extended by the company at any time without prior notice.
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Archive for November, 2007
The 13th Wine Industry Outlook Conference, titled “Wine Australia: Flying the Flag”, was held in Melbourne on Tuesday 27 November.
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The 13th Wine Industry Outlook Conference, titled “Wine Australia: Flying the Flag”, was held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre on Tuesday 27 November.
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Further to the recent agriculture committee vote on the wine reform, audio comments made be heard from these urls:
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Next Wine & Gourmet ASIA 2008 to take place November 5 -7 November, 2008
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Yalumba, Australia’s oldest family owned winery, and the Institute of Masters of Wine today announced Joe Fattorini as the winner of the Yalumba Scholarship. Joe Fattorini - wine educator, wine writer and all-round wine enthusiast has been selected from a group of outstanding entries and will receive this unique scholarship as part of the 2007/2008 programme.
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In its draft report on the reform of the wine sector, adopted on Wednesday, the EP Agriculture Committee voted against the automatic liberalisation of planting rights in 2014 and the transfer of funding to rural development. The committee voted in favour of a grubbing up campaign limited to three years, the retention of sugaring as well as aid for grape must, increased sales promotion, more wide-ranging national budgetary envelopes and stricter rules for designations and labelling.
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Western Australia’s Howard Park Wines has been awarded dual blue-gold medal honours for two of its flagship wines at the highly regarded 2008 Sydney International Wine Competition.
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The 5th international confrontation of the world’s best sparkling wines, Effervescents du Monde®, organised by Forum Oenologie, was held on 15 and 16 November 2007 at the Lycée Le Castel culinary school in Dijon (France).
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Sunday, 27 April, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Monday, 28 April, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Rheingoldhalle in Mainz / Germany
Continue reading ‘VDP Weinbörse German Wine Fair 2008′
Wine industry professionals approve innovative new stemware at CIA event
Continue reading ‘Eisch Glaskultur ‘breathable glass’ proves convincing’
Following the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) Board meeting held in Adelaide on 15 November 2007, the new Federation Board Members for the year 2007/2008 have been announced.
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Brown-Forman (NYSE:BFB)(NYSE:BFA) has announced that its Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend on Class A and Class B Common Stock 12.4% from $0.3025 cents to $0.34 cents per share. As a result, the indicated annual cash dividend will rise from $1.21 per share to $1.36 per share.
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Organic growth for Millésime Bio 2008
Millésime Bio, the international organic wine trade fair, will take place on 28, 29 and 30 January 2008 in Perpignan. Now in its 15th year, the Fair is organised by the Inter-Professional Association of Organic Wines from Languedoc-Roussillon (AIVB-LR). It will host a record of 275 certified organic producers from countries including France, Spain, Italy and Portugal.
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Enotria is delighted to announce its appointment as exclusive Agent for Marqués de Riscal in the UK.
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Within a few days of the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau in France and abroad, 70 world experts assembled to taste, analyse and score several hundreds of samples.
Continue reading ‘7th edition of the Lyon-Beaujolais Nouveau Trophy’
At the House of Commons, on Friday November 9th Yalumba was awarded an International Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice (Australia and New Zealand 2007).
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* Patrick Ricard proposes Pierre Pringuet succeeds him in November 2008
* Cash dividend: € 2.52 (up 20%)
* 1-for-1 share per value split with effect on 15 January 2008
* Appointment of Nicole Bouton as a Director of the Company
Continue reading ‘Pernod Ricard 2006/2007 Combined General Meeting’
Buoyant market
In Q3 2007, the BOIZEL CHANOINE CHAMPAGNE Group generated 64.79 million euros in consolidated revenues, up 18.9% on the 54.51 million euros recorded in Q3 2006. Over the first nine months of 2007, revenues totaled 205.04 million euros, compared with 164.16 million euros for the same period in 2006, although last year did not factor in the first quarter for the Maison BURTIN and Champagne LANSON subsidiaries, since they were acquired at the end of March 2006.
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Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ, ASX: CBR) and Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO) today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Constellation will acquire Fortune’s U.S. wine business for $885 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. The transaction is expected to close by Dec. 31, 2007.
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