SPI Group Pulls Stoli from William Grant

Luxembourg-based SPI Group has chosen not to renew its contract with William Grant & Sons to import and distribute Stolichnaya Vodka in the US. The contract between the two companies expires December 31, 2013, and SPI will establish its own importing company beginning in January 2014. "Stoli is a remarkable and storied vodka, the crown jewel of the SPI Group and the fastest growing premium vodka in the world," says Val Mendeleev, SPI Group ceo. "As a Company with strong