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The top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:

The president and CEO of Beam Global Spirits & Wine is leaving the company.

Growers, producers and traders in Champagne have reached an agreement to raise the yield per hectolitre of grapes for this year's harvest.

The Coca-Cola Co.'s North American unit has unveiled plans to place calories-per-serving and servings-per-container information on the front of all packages for its entire US beverage portfolio.

The European Commission has expanded the EU's wine agreement with Australia to protect Bulgarian and Romanian producers.

Fortune Brands has seen sales at its Beam Global Spirits & Wine division flatten in the first nine months of this year, as operating profit fell by over a half at the group.

Danone has agreed a deal to sell its Frucor Australasian drinks division to Japan's Suntory for more than EUR600m, the group has announced.

Heineken International has opened its newest brewery in Seville, Spain. The company has invested E260 million in this project.

Danish brewer Carlsberg has completed the sale of its 95.6% stake in Turk Tuborg Bira ve Malt Sanayi to CBC Group.

Brasseries Kronenbourg, Carlsberg's subsidiary in France, has announced a turnaround plan in order to completely reorganize the company. By the end of 2010, this reorganization will impact 214 out of 1,400 employees.