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NAPA, CA (MARKET WIRE) As October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, breast cancer survivors, advocates, friends, family members and loved ones have another opportunity to show support for finding a cure -- by joining Pink Ribbon Wines in a nationwide 'Toast to the Cure' on October 30.

Nestlé has increased its full-year revenue and profits forecasts after seeing sales climb almost 9% during the first nine months of the year.

Diageo is one of several multinational drinks firms interested in purchasing a stake in Indian group United Spirits, just-drinks understands.

Coca-Cola Enterprises has cut full-year earnings guidance following a fall in profit in its third quarter, blaming its problems on a tough soft drinks market in North America.

BEIJING (MARKET WIRE) Golden Dragon Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GDHI) (www.gdfbhk.com) announced today that Company CEO Frank Yglesias appeared in a recent installment of CEOCorner, "The Fastest 60 Seconds in the Small Cap market." Mr. Yglesias consented to the interview in order to provide shareholders and prospective shareholders with updates and a brief inside look at the most compelling features and recent developments of the Company. Details of the interview can be heard at the company profile for Golden Dragon Holdings on the InvestSource, Inc. (ISI) website at: www.investsourceinc.com or on the CEOCorner

Carlsberg is looking to cut 15% of its workforce at its French subsidiary Brasseries Kronenbourg.

MEXICO CITY (MARKET WIRE) Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: KOF) (BMV: KOFL) ("Coca-Cola FEMSA" or the "Company"), the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world in terms of sales volume, announces results for the third quarter of 2008.

Vranken-Pommery Monopole has reported flat sales for the first nine months of the year, reflecting a slowdown in the Champagne group's third quarter.

Despite losing their largest market when Russia imposed an export ban in 2006, Georgian wine producers are confidently pursuing other markets. Indeed, the embargo acted as a catalyst for improvements in quality, though informed observers believe Georgian producers may have to be prepared to drop their prices to make further export gains. Mark Godfrey reports from Tbilisi.

Due to the lower green coffee prices, Kraft Foods has cut the list prices for Maxwell House and Yuban ground, roasted coffee by 10 cents per pound equivalent.