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Deerfield-based Fortune Brands Inc. says double-digit growth of the super-premium bourbon has led to limited supplies, and the next batch wona TMt be readily ...

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(Reuters) a " Fortune Brands Inc. said on Tuesday it acquired the Effen Vodka brand, adding another super premium liquor to its lineup, which already includes drinks such as Courvoisier Cognac. Financial terms of the deal with Sazerac Co. Inc. were not disclosed. As part of the deal, Fortune sold ...

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Cocktail drinkers have become used to flavored vodkas, from grapefruit to mango to pepper.

Bourbon drinkers have been mixing Jim Beam for years. Now, the maker of the world's top-selling bourbon is too.

Posted Thu May 14, 12:58 pm ET Posted By: Dirk van Dijk, CFA Highlights include D.R. Horton, Inc.

U.S. and European stocks fell as American retail sales unexpectedly decreased in April, the Bank of England said the U.K. economy faces a slow recovery and companies from ING Groep NV to Applied Materials Inc.

U.S. and European stocks fell as American retail sales unexpectedly decreased in April, the Bank of England said the U.K. economy faces a slow recovery and companies from ING Groep NV to Applied Materials Inc.

Interesting quarterly report from Fortune Brands . Fortune Brands Inc., the Chicago-based conglomerate that owns Master Lock Co.

The maker of Moen faucets, Jim Beam bourbon and Titleist golf equipment also reported quarterly earnings in line with its recent forecast and affirmed its full-year outlook, saying the stability of its spirits business helped temper the impact of the challenging economy.

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Fortune Brands Inc. said Tuesday that it expects to report first-quarter earnings of about 5 cents a share, or about 30 cents excluding one-time items.

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Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. [Fortune Brands, Inc. ], the leading American spirits company, and Glazer's Distributors, one of the country's largest distributors of wine, spirits and malt beverages, are pleased to announce the signing of a long-term agreement in Texas and Louisiana that builds on the current agreement in those two states.

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Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. [Fortune Brands, Inc. an American spirits company wants to fight against hardcore drunk driving.