date:Aug 07, 2014
growth was driven by our aperitifs business, with Campari and Aperol as well as the key local single serve brands performing strongly in the Italian market. Whilst the Cinzano and Appleton franchises recovered ground, SKYY and Wild Turkey shipments were soft due to temporary phasing issues in the US market which overshadowed the underlying positive depletion trends.
The Italian market performed strongly in the first half, as did Latin America, driven by Brazil and Argentina. A strong recovery i