Big Spirits Companies Lose Momentum in Summer Months

The US spirits category's underlying growth is hovering around 4.5% in value and 2%-2.5% in volume for 2018, but the big spirits companies have lost some momentum in the three months to mid-August, according to a new note from Bernstein analyst Trevor Stirling.REMY COINTREAU IN LINE WITH CATEGORY GROWTH. Remy Cointreau started out the year growing faster than the market, but is now growing in line with the market. Nearly all major variants of Remy Martin showed flat volume trends