Campari Reaps Benefits of Brand Building Efforts

Although Campari's organic sales were only up 1% in the US for Q3, its combined nine-month performance came in at a healthy 4.3% organic growth for the period ending September.Brands in hot categories including Espolon, Campari, Aperol and Wild Turkey drove growth for the quarter, as did the Jamaican rums and GlenGrant. These results offset the negative impact of Skyy.The bourbon portfolio didn't get much air time on the earnings call this morning, but it is "gaining momentum" and has