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VODKA'S SWEET SUCCESS
While solid growth continues in mainstay vodka, the
boost from the flavor business is sweet and significant.
By Thomas Henry Strenk
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NABCA INDUSTRY STEERING
COMMITTEE ROUNDTABLE
Members of the NABCA Industry Steering Committee
offer insights into the important issues facing
the beverage alcohol industry, its suppliers
and the control states.
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TEQUILA ALL AROUND
With overall tequila sales rising and upscale
expressions becoming an ever-larger niche,
retailers and tequila producers see the category's
fortunes increasing into the future.
By David Lincoln Ross
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Editor's Note
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Products & Packaging
Advertisers' Index
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