August 19, 1856 - Gail Borden received patent for "Improvement in Concentration of Milk"; condensed milk; could be kept pure (not spoil) and storable without benefit of refrigeration, distributed over great distances; 1857 - began condensing operations in Burrville, CT; February 1858 - founded New York Condensed Milk Company with financing from Jeremiah Milbank; 1860 - incorporated in New  Jersey; 1899 - Borden's Condensed Milk Company incorporated in New Jersey; August 7, 1906 - registered "Borden's" trademark first used in January 1866 (condensed milk, cream and evaporated cream, and buttermilk); October  1919 - name changed to Borden Company; 1938 - began ad campaign featuring Elsie the Cow logo; 1995 - acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company.

1859 - Adolphus Busch opened a wholesaler commission house in St. Louis, sold brewing supplies; 1860 - Eberhard Anheuser acquired  Bavarian Brewery (ranked 29th of 40 breweries in St. Louis), renamed "E. Anheuser & Co."; 1861 - Busch married Lilly Anheuser, Eberhard's daughter; 1864 - Adolphus Busch started working at E. Anheuser & Co as salesman; 1875 - co-partnership incorporated under name of E. Anheuser and Company Brewing Association; 1876 - Charles W. ("Carl") Conrad, St. Louis wine merchant, contracted with Anheuser-Busch to brew "Budweiser" with imported (Saazer) hops and (Bohemian) barley, mash prepared by infusion (Budweis is name of small Bohemian city; introduced because of its Germanic sound, potential appeal to American and German migrants); 1870s - first U.S. brewery to adopt pasteurization; 1872 - first use of A&E eagle on packaging; July 16, 1878 -  Charles W. ("Carl") Conrad registered "Budweiser" trademark (canceled October 21, 2005); April 29, 1879 - company renamed Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association; January 16, 1883 - C. Conrad & Co., bottler and distributor for Budweiser®, declared bankruptcy during "Panic of 1883"; April 24, 1883 - Anheuser-Busch acquired rights to bottle and sell Budweiser; March 2, 1886 - C. Conrad & Co. (Mainz, Germany) registered "Budweiser" trademark first used in January 1876 (lager bier only genuine as decreed by the courts original as decreed by the courts); 1891 - Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association acquired brand/trademark, ownership of 'Budweiser' name; July 23, 1907 - Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association registered "Budweiser" trademark first used in January 1876 (beer); January 15, 1918 - registered "Michelob" trademark first used April 15, 1896 (draft-beer); August 26, 1958 - registered "Bud" trademark first used in June 1939 (beer); July 13, 2008 - agreed to be acquired  by Belgian rival InBev for $52 billion; created global brewing giant with ownership of some of world’s best-known brands (Stella Artois, Bass, Hoegaarden).

1864 - Gerard Adriaan Heineken bought money-losing Hooiberg (Haystack) brewery in heart of Amsterdam (dates to 1592);  1884 - registered green Heineken label as a trademark; December 1933 -  made Leo van Munching Sr. sole distributor in U. S. market.

August 8, 1868 - Baron James de Rothschild acquired Château Lafite (for sale as part of Ignace-Joseph Vanlerberghe succession) in village of Pauillac, France; October 22, 1868 - passed away, became joint property of Alphonse, Gustave and Edmond deRothschild (sons); 74 hectares of vineyards; 1855 - "golden age" of Médoc; 1946 - Baron Elie de Rothschild entrusted with ecovery of Estate; 1962 - acquired Château Duhart-Milon, owned by Castéja family for more than century; 1974 - Baron Eric (nephew) took over management of Lafite; 1984 - acquired Château Rieussec (Sauternes and Château Paradis Casseuil, Entre Deux Mers); 1988 - acquired Vina Los Vascos (founded around 1736) from Chilean family Echenique-Eyzaguirre; acquired Chteau l'Evangile (owned by Ducasse family for over century); 1992 - acquired Quinta do Carmo (owned by Portuguese royal family since time of King Don Juan IV).

1870s - Bohemian Frantissek (Francis) Korbel ("goblet, drinking cup" in Czech), Joseph and Anton Korbel, formerly of F. Korbel & Bros., successful manufacturing business producing materials for building industry in San Francisco, CA, purchased sawmill, property near Guerneville in Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, in partnership with another entrepreneur; brought in another brother, Winsel, from Bohemia, to run business; brothers bought out partner 1882 - ran small winemaking operation, produced some 20,000 to 30,000 gallons of wine from vineyard yields; 1884 - closed dairy, converted all ranch lands to vineyards, devoted all of energy to winemaking; mid-1890s - shipped first champagnes; 1900 - internationally known, award-winning label; 1954 - acquired by Adolf Heck, third-generation winemaker (former president of Italian Swiss Colony Wine Company); 1956 - reintroduced Korbel Brut, lighter and drier than any American champagne on market; introduced Korbel Natural', Korbel Blanc de Blancs (100% Chardonnay), Korbel Blanc de Noirs (100% Pinot Noir), all created using champagne yeasts; October 13, 1970 - Adolf L. Heck and Allan J, Hemphill, both of Guerneville, CA of received two patents for an "Apparatus for Riddling Bottled Wines"; automatic riddling machine allowed each bottle of Korbel champagne to undergo exact turns at precise times to ensure consistent taste and quality in every bottle (riddling done by hand, costly and time-consuming method that left champagne's quality vulnerable to variability of human hands); November 9, 1971 - received a second patent for "Riddling Bottled Wines"; 1982 - Gary Heck (son) appointed president; 1984 - named chairman of board; 2000 - shipped record 1.678 million cases of champagne.

July 12, 1870 - William W. Lyman of Meriden, CT, received a patent for a "Can Opener" ("relates to an improved instrument for opening metal cans and boxes"); household can opener with rotating cutter that pivoted around hole punched in center of can; 1925 - The Star Can Company of San Francisco introduced jagged wheel for rotating the can by; December 1931 - Philips invented electric can opener; April 2, 1935 - Dewitt F. Sampson (Elmhurst, IL) and John M. Hethersall (Brooklyn, NY) received a patent for a "Container Opener" (object was "to provide a container opener which at one stroke or turning movement provides a substantial pouring opening in a wall of a container"); can opener also known as a "churchkey."

1871 - Thomas J. Lipton opened for business in Glasgow, Scotland; 1880 - twenty stores; 1890 - 300 stores; 1899 - entered tea business, celebrated arrival of first twenty thousand tea chests in Glasgow; priced tea at one shilling seven pence per pound (vs. usual price of 3 shillings per pound); 1890 - visited Ceylon, bought five bankrupt plantations (eventually acquired about a dozen others), unveiled slogan "Direct from the Tea Gardens to the Teapot"; advertisements claimed "It's brisk" (taster's jargon for any tea that is not stale or flat-tasting); 1898 - knighted by Queen Victoria; went public as Thomas J. Lipton, Ltd.; tea trade's largest worldwide success throughout 20th century; replaced China tea decisively in West (British colonial-built industries took root in new tea lands of India, Ceylon elsewhere); China trade dwindled into insignificance; January 25, 1949 - registered "Lipton" trademark first used in 1893 (tea and packaged soup).

1872 - Ernest Reuben Lilienthal, salesman in New York for Freiberg & Workum whiskey vendors of Ohio, moved to San Francisco, established Lilienthal & Co., wholesale liquor operation; sold Freiberg & Workum products, especially Cyrus Noble Bourbon; 1895 - largest wholesaler in west; 1896 - liquor business spun off from company’s other enterprises, incorporated as Crown Distilleries Company; 1916 - combined with grocery operations of Haas Brothers; February 13, 1934 - Benjamin P. Lilienthal registered "Cyrus Noble" sour-mash bourbon trademark first used in 1871 (whiskey).

December 16, 1884 - William H. Fruen, of Minneapolis, MN, received  first U.S. patent for an "Automatic Liquid-Drawing Device"; measured quantity of liquid released from a reservoir when coin inserted in slot.

1885 - Bernard Ehlers, Sacramento grocer, acquired dying vineyard from Reverend Alfred Todhunter (bought it in 1882) for $7,000 in gold coin; 1886 - completed planting vineyards, constructed stone winery building (remains focal point of Estate); 1923 - acquired by local resident Alfred Domingos; when prohibition ended, Domingos brothers established Old Bale Mill Winery (named for English physician Edward Turner Bale who had married General Mariano Vallejo's niece, was awarded 17,000 acre land grant in 1841), ran successfully until 1958; 1987 - Parisians Jean and Sylviane Leducq acquired 7 acres of vineyard that were part of original land tract prior to 1882; May 2001 - acquired original stone winery, estate home built by Bernard Ehlers; reunited Ehlers Estate.

1885 - Joaquim Salles, others owned pig slaughterhouse in Água Branca section of Sao Paulo, Brazil; 1888 - German beer Louis Bücher joined Salles, set up Antarctica Paulista, first beer factory in country; March 13, 1889 - Antarctica beer first advertised; February 12, 1891 - brewery founded as Company Antarctica Paulista S/A (61 shareholders); 1893 - shareholders, principal creditors Zerrener, Von Bullow & Cia., broker and exporter of coffee, assumed control (currency devaluation put company on verge of bankruptcy); Antonio Zerrener, Adam Ditrik von Bülow majority shareholders; 1997 - Companhia Antarctica Paulista Industria Brasileira de Bebidas e Conexos (IBBC) merged with Companhia Cervejaria Brahm; formed Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (American Beverage Company - AmBev), incorporated September 14, 1998; largest private company of consumer goods in Brazil, Latin America’s largest brewer; fifth largest brewer in world; September 6, 2004 - merged with Interbrew; formed InBev, world's largest brewer, by volume.

1886 - William M. and Ralph R. Foster, from New York, paid £48,000 to build Melbourne's most modern brewery. November 1888 - first Foster's Lager prototype brewed, bottled in heavy bottle with wired-down cork; February 1, 1889 - first public tasting; won first prize in city's Centennial Exhibition's International Brewing Award against all comers; November 13 1889 - sold business to local syndicate; August 1903 - Society of Melbourne Brewers formed; May, 8, 1907 - six Melbourne breweries formed Carlton & United Breweries Proprietary Limited (CUB); 1958 - adopted modern, highly transportable packaging of steel cans; 1970 - royal blue Foster's livery adopted; 1972 - All Brand Importers started importing Foster's to US in over-sized 26-ounce can; 1976 - CUB sent one million cans of Foster's to New York (largest single consignment of foreign beer to ever enter the city); 1977 - 10 million liters of Foster's sold in US.; 1987 - acquired UK brewer Courage, became Courage's leading lager brand; 1995 - merger of Courage into Scottish & Newcastle Group created largest brewer in UK; Fosters - #1 beer in London for more than 10 years; 1 in 5 British adults, almost 8 million, drink Foster's every week; equivalent of 700 million pints of Foster's drunk in Britain every year; 3rd largest-selling international beer brand, over 100 million cans consumed worldwide every year, world's third most widely distributed beer (in over 150 countries).

1888 - Swiss brew master Joseph Villiger established brewery Manufatura de Cerveja Brahma Villiger & Companhia in Rio de Janeiro; September 6, 1888 - introduced Brahma beer; 1904 - name changed to Companhia Cervejaria Brahma; 1997 - merged with Companhia Antarctica Paulista Industria Brasileira de Bebidas e Conexos; formed Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (American Beverage Company - AmBev), incorporated September 14, 1998; largest private company of consumer goods in Brazil, Latin America’s largest brewer; fifth largest brewer in world; September 6, 2004 - merged with InterBrew; formed InBev, world's largest brewer, by volume.

January 3, 1888 - Marvin C. Stone, of Washington, DC, received a patent for an "Artificial Straw" ("a cheap, durable, and unobjectionable substitute for the natural straws commonly used for the administration of medicines, beverages, etc."); first wax drinking straw to replace use of natural rye grass straws; first straws were hand rolled; 1905 - invented a machine to roll straws, necessary to keep up with the growing demand, and new applications of spiral-wound tubing.

November 1889 - Osaka Beer Brewing Company established; October 1891 - Suita-mura Brewery (now Asahi Breweries’ Suita Brewery) completed; May 1892 - Asahi Beer, created by Hiizu Ikuta, manager, technical chief of Suita Brewery, launched; February 1893 - reorganized as Osaka Breweries, Ltd.; 1900 - introduced Asahi Draft Beer, Japan’s first bottled draft beer; March 1906 - Osaka, Sapporo Brewery, Nippon Brewing Company merged, formed Dai Nippon Brewery Co., Ltd. (separate division called Asahi); September 1949 - Dai Nippon divided into two parts (result of Excessive Economic Power Decentralization Law): Asahi Beer, Ltd., Nippon Breweries, Ltd.; September 1958 - Asahi Beer in cans, Japan's first canned beer, introduced; March 1982 - Tsutomu Murai, former executive vice president of Sumitomo Bank (previously helped to rescue Mazda Motor Corporation), took over Asahi operations (market share down to 10% in 1981 from 36% in 1949); November 1982 - entered into agreement with Löwenbräu Company (West Germany) to produce Lowenbrau Beer under license in Japan; February 1986 -  Asahi draft beer introduced; March 1986 - Hirotaro Higuchi succeeded Murai as President; March 1987 - introduced Asahi Super Dry, Japan's first dry beer; became blockbuster hit; March 1988 - signed collaborative agreement with Bass Exports (UK) to import, sell Bass Pale Ale; 1988 - beer = 80% of sales; January 1989 - renamed Asahi Breweries, Ltd.; July 1995 - concluded comprehensive, multipurpose collaborative agreement with Miller Brewing Company (U.S.);  1996 - Super Dry replaced Kirin Lager as top-selling beer in Japan; record net sales, net income; 1997 - 34.4% market share vs. 9.9% in 1985; 2001 - replaced Kirin as top Japanese brewer (38.7% market share). 

1890 - John J. McLaughlin, pharmacist and chemist, whose brother founded General Motors of Canada in 1916, opened small plant in Ontario to manufacture soda water; intended to sell to pharmacies as mixer for fruit drinks and flavored extracts; 1904 - J. J. McLaughlin Company introduced Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale; developed technique for mass bottling; January 18, 1907 - J. J. McLaughlin Limited registered "Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale" trademark in Canada; changed name to Canada Dry Ginger Ale ('The Champagne of Ginger Ales"); appointed to the Royal Household of Governor-General of Canada; 1919 - began shipping to New York City; 1921 - opened first Canada Dry plant in United States on 38th Street in Manhattan; May 16, 1922 - J. J. McLaughlin Limited registered "Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale" first used in 1890 in U. S. (pale ginger ale); 1923 - acquired by Canadian businessman P. D. (Parry Dorland) Saylor; formed Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc.; 1930 - tonic water, club soda, Collins mix, fountain syrup produced under Canada Dry name; 1936 - first international license awarded to bottler in Lima, Peru; 1938 - plants in 14 countries; 1953 - first major soft drink company to put soft drinks in cans; 1964 - first to introduce sugar-free drinks; 1986 - acquired by Cadbury Schweppes plc for $230 million.

1892 - Peter C. Larkin founded Salada Tea Company Ltd. (name of Ceylon Tea Garden) in Toronto, ON; December 3, 1892 - registered "Salada Tea Company, Ltd. Golden Tea Pot Blend - Pure Ceylon Tea" in Canada (tea); August 23, 1898 - registered "Salada" trademark first used December 31, 1892 (tea) in U. S.; 1917 - established U.S. headquarters, blending and packaging plant in Boston, MA; 1957 - merged with Shirriff Horsey Corporation Ltd. (flavoring essences, called "buds", used to flavor dessert products, jelly powders, jellies, puddings); renamed Salada-Shirriff-Horsey Ltd.; October 1, 1958 - acquired Junket brand from Chs. Hansen Laboratories; January 1962 - name changed to Salada Foods, Inc.; 1969 - acquired by Kellogg; June 1988 - acquired by Unilever.

1893 - Horace Chase and his wife, Minnie Mizner Chase, daughter of U.S. Senator and Ambassador to Central America, founded Stags' Leap Winery seven miles north of Napa, CA; named "Stags' Leap" after Wappo Indian legend that, one version says, told of stag leaping across crags of palisades (bordering east side of estate) to escape hunters; 1913 - acquired by Mrs. Frances Grange; 1971 - acquired by Carl Doumani, underwent vast restoration; 1997 - acquired by Beringer Wine Estates (acquired by Foster’s Brewing Group, Ltd. in 2000).

January 31, 1893 - Coca Cola Company registered "Coca-Cola" trademark first used June 28, 1887 (nutrient or tonic beverages).

July 11, 1893 - C.I. Hood & Co., Lowell, MA, registered "Hood's Sarsaparilla CIH & Co. Compound Extract" trademark.

August 19, 1893 - Frank J. Wisner, owner of Cripple Creek Brewing in Colorado, manufacturer of Myers Avenue Red root beer, invented root beer float, or "Black Cow"; inspired to "float" a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top of root beer from late night glimpse of snow on top of blackened Cow Mountain (location of his gold claims) illuminated by the full moon.

1894 - Puritas began marketing distilled bottled water from south slope of California’s San Bernardino Mountains, in California; 1903 - first Arrowhead Brand Mountain Spring Water bottled in basement of Arrowsprings hotel; 1905 - Arrowhead Springs Corporation began selling Spring Water in Los Angeles; 1952 - introduced fluoridated bottled water; 1987 - acquired by Nestle Waters North America.

May 1, 1894 - Theodore Harding Estabrooks founded T.H. Estabrooks Tea Company in Saint John, New Brunswick; 1899 - blended Indian, Sri Lankan teas (vs. Chinese, Japanese teas) ; October 16, 1899 - registered "Red Rose" trademark in Canada (tea, coffee, spices); 1929 - introduced tea bags; 1932 - acquired by Brooke Bond & Company of England; 1985 - acquired by Unilever NV; rights to Red Rose brand in United States acquired by Redco Foods, Inc.; February 1995 - Redco acquired by Teekanne GmbH.

1895 - Angela and Edoardo Seghesio purchased 56 acres in northern Alexander Valley, CA; planted "Home Ranch" to what became family’s lifeline – Zinfandel; 1902 - began Seghesio Winery; 1910 - acquired additional acreage in "Chianti, California"; planted 10 acres, North America’s oldest planting of Sangiovese; 1919 - acqired Italian Swiss Colony (4,000,000 gallon capacity winery, 1100 acres of vineyards) for $127,500; 1920 - brought on partners, his brother-in-law, Enrico Prati, Rossi Family (previous owners); 1933 - sold his shares; 1958 - sons formed partnership in bulk wine business, produced most of red wine made in Sonoma County; 1983 - first wines bottled under Seghesio label by Ted Seghesio, fourth generation family winemaker; 1993 - produced 130,000 cases; fifth generation took control of the winery; eliminated all but home-grown wines; reduced production to 30,000 cases.

October 1, 1895 - Czech brewers (August Zátka, many others) founded Czech Share Brewery in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslavakia (1265 - Czech King, Premysl Otakar II founded Ceské Budejovice, formerly Budiwoyz or Budweis, granted town right to brew beer); produced first beer; 1922 - first artesian well bored; 1936 - changed name to Budvar – Ceský akciový pivovar Ceské Budejovice; 1967 - Ministry of Agriculture of Czech Republic established national enterprise Budejovický Budvar (Budweiser Budvar, N. C.) as direct successor of Czech Share Brewery; 380 trademarks registered in 101 countries in world; most important are Budweiser, Budweiser Budvar, Bud, "Budejovický Budvar", Czechvar (relate to place of origin, town Ceské Budejovice (formerly Budiwoyz or Budweis).

1896 - Giovanni Foppiano purchased working winery known as "Riverside Farm" in Healdsburg, in Sonoma County; founded Foppiano Wine Company; 1910 - Louis A. Foppiano (son) got loan from his wife's family, bought winery; 1937 - Louis J. Foppiano (grandson) rebuilt winery; one of first Sonoma County wineries to bottle wine under its own winery label; 1940 - 1945 - second largest bottler of wine in Sonoma County; founded Sonoma County Wine Growers Association with 14 other wineries; 1994 - fifth generation Foppianos began working at vineyard.

1896 - Ernst Baruth (former co-owner of American Brewery) and Otto Schinkel, Jr. (26, former driver for American Brewery) bought San Francisco brewery founded by Gottlieb Brekle; named it Anchor; inherited tradition of brewing steam beer, nickname for beer brewed along the West Coast under primitive conditions and without ice; of more than two dozen breweries in San Francisco only Anchor survived; 1907 - German brewers Joseph Kraus and August Meyer, and liquor store owner Henry Tietjen took over brewery after Schinkel's death; April 7, 1933 - Anchor Steam Beer brewed again after 13 years (Prohibition); 1934 - Joe Allen joined Joe Kraus in brewing partnership; July 1959 - Anchor shut down, victim of competition from mass-produced heavily marketed lighter beers; 1960 - acquired by Lawrence Steese, reopened; re-hired brewmaster Joe Allen; September 24, 1965 - 51% of the operation acquired for few thousand dollars by Fritz Maytag, great-grandson of founder of Maytag appliance company; 1969 - became Brewery's sole owner; began bottling Anchor Steam Beer, first bottled Anchor Steam in modern times; August 13, 1979 - first Steam Beer brewed at new brewery on Mariposa Street; 1993 - first brewery in world with its own in-house distillery; 1997 - began making pot-distilled gin, Junípero.

1898 - Caleb D. Bradham created a soft drink in his pharmacy in New Bern, NC; mixed carbonated water, sugar, vanilla, oils, pepsin, kola nut extract; customers called it "Brad’s Drink"; August 28, 1898 - changed name to Pepsi-Cola - emphasized the pepsin and kola nut extract (supposed health benefits: pepsin, an enzyme, for digestion; caffeine, an alkaloid found in kola nuts, for energy); 1902 - founded Pepsi-Cola Company in backroom of pharmacy; June 16, 1903 - Caleb D. Bradham  registered "Pepsi-Cola" trademark first used August 1, 1901 (flavoring-syrup for soda water); March 2, 1923 - declared bankruptcy, returned to  pharmacy; May 7, 1923 - Pepsi-Cola trademark, assets acquired at auction for $30,000 by Craven Holding Corporation, group of Bradham's creditors; 1928 - acquired by Roy C. Megargel for $35,000; formed National Pepsi-Cola Company in state of Virginia; June 8, 1931 - Pepsi-Cola Company declared bankruptcy; 1931 - Charles G. Guth, President of Loft Candy Company, acquired sole rights to trademark, assets of defunct Pepsi-Cola Company for $10,500 (Coca-Cola Company had  refused to give him jobber's discount on syrup served at over 138 candy stores in greater New York area); August 10, 1931 - formed Pepsi-Cola Company in state of Delaware; 1936 - new 12 ounce Pepsi bottle for 5 cents (same price as six ounces of Coke) created $2 million dollar operating profit, revitalized company; became subsidiary of Loft; 1938 - Guth forced to resign after losing suit over ownership of Company; October 4, 1939 - Walter Mack, former executive of Phoenix Securities Corporation, became president; established board of directors with real voting powers, introduced cartoon comic strip called "Pepsi and Pete... the Pepsi-Cola Cops", widely syndicated for eleven years, gave brand visibility to Pepsi-Cola; standardized 12 ounce bottle for 341 franchised bottlers.  

1921 - Harold Clapp, of Rochester, NY, launched $300 million baby food business; oldest name in baby food; original formula called for beef broth, vegetables and cereal; 1953 - acquired from American Home Products Company by Duffy-Mott.

May 16, 1922 - J. J. McLaughlin Limited, Toronto, ON, registered "Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale" trademark first used in 1890 (ginger ale).

March 20, 1923 - Partners of wine & spirit merchants Berry Bros. launched Cutty Sark Scots Whisky; September 5, 1933 - registered "Cutty Sark" trademark first used January 1923 ([spirits-namely,]  whiskey [and other potable distilled liquors]).

November 6, 1923 - Societe Anonyme Fabriques de Produits de Chimie Organique de Laire registered "Sanka" trademark first used March 19, 1910 (tea and coffee extracts, both dry and liquid, and tea and coffee substitutes).

1926 - William Black opened first nut shop at Broadway and 43rd St. in New York City; 1931 - converted chain of 18 nut shops into Chock Full O' Nuts Coffee Shops (coffee and a sandwich for $.05); first counter service coffee shop in New York; 1953 - intorduced Chock Full O' Nuts Coffee blend in grocery stores, named after original street-side nut shop; 1954 - Page Morton Black (wife and professional cabaret singer) sang Chock Full O' Nuts jingle; 1955 - number one coffee in New York City ($.35 per cup); 1961 - introduced instant coffee; 1999 - acquired by Sara Lee Corporation; December 2005 - acquired by Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA.

May 11, 1926 - Cheek-Neal Coffee Co., Nashville, TN, registered "Maxwell House Good to the Last Drop" trademark fist used January 1, 1915 ([tea and] coffee).

January 6, 1929 - Sheffield Farms of New York began using wax paper cartons instead of glass bottles for milk delivery..

July 1, 1931 - Ice vending machines introduced in LA: 25 lbs, 15 cents.

1933 - Ernest (24), Julio (23) Gallo founded winery in California's Central Valley (Modesto) with $5,900 in start-up capital ($5,000 loan from Ernest's mother-in-law), rented warehouse, bought crushing, fermentation equipment on credit; contracted grapes from local growers; promised payment when grapes sold.

1934 - A W Leo, Tom Yates and Ralph Harrison developed first Hawaiian Punch recipe; 1937 - Leo's Hawaiian Punch sold as concentrated tropical fruit topping for ice cream; name Leo dropped several years later; 1955 Hawaiian Punch became national brand; December 28, 1954 - Pacific Citrus Products Company registered "Hawaiian Punch" trademark first used May 3, 1933 (concentrated fruit punch in the nature of a non-alcoholic maltless soft drink); 1961 - acquired by RJ Reynolds Company, transferred to Del Monte subsidiary; 1990 - acquired by Procter & Gamble; 1999 - all rights to Hawaiian Punch acquired by Cadbury Schweppes plc for $203 million.

September 12, 1937 - L'appellation d'origine contrôl Beaujolais created (Beaujolais AOC); French certification under auspices Agriculture Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (INAO), branch of French Ministry of Agriculture, created July 30, 1935, to manage administration of process for wines; rules stated Beaujolais only officially sold after December 15 in year of harvest; November 13, 1951 - rules relaxed, Union Interprofessionnelle des Vins du Beaujolais (UIVB) formally set November 15 as release date for Beaujolais Nouveau; 1985 - date changed to third Thursday in November to take best advantage of marketing over following weekend.

January 25, 1938 -  New England Products, Inc. registered "V8" trademark first used July 17, 1937 (combination of eight vegetable juices).

July 24, 1938 - Nestlé company introduced Nescafé in Switzerland;  world's first commercial freeze-dried instant coffee (assisted Brazilian government in solving coffee surplus, dwindling coffee exports problem); dehydrated concentrated coffee; July 2, 1940 - Nestle's Milk Products, Inc. registered Nescafe trademark first used October 11, 1939 (coffees, coffee extracts, decaffeinated coffees, and decaffeinated coffee extracts, with or without the admixture of other food ingredients).

December 31, 1938 - The "drunkometer," first breath test for car drivers, invented by Dr Rolla N. Harger of Indiana University School of Medicine, officially introduced in Indianapolis; first successful machine for testing human blood alcohol content by breath analysis.

1941 - Loft Inc. merged with Pepsi-Cola subsidiary, re-named Pepsi-Cola Company, went public; 1950 - Alfred N. Steele, former Coca-Cola vice-president of sales, became president; changed logo, changed to swirl-designed bottle; 1959 - Donald M. Kendall, head of Pepsi-Cola International, persuaded U.S. Vice-President Richard Nixon to stop by the Pepsi booth at the Moscow Trade Fair with Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet Premier; 1963 - Kendall named President; advertised on  massive, unprecedented scale; introduced new brands of soft drinks; led industry in packaging innovations; expanded overseas; diversified product line via acquisitions.

May 24, 1976 - Steven Spurrier, British wine merchant, hosted "Judgment of Paris" wine tasting: French wine experts (famous sommeliers, restaurateurs, chateau owners) ranked California wines superior to elite French vintages in a blind taste test; gave California wines world-class stature.

July 8, 1982 - Coca-Cola introduced Diet Coke (Coca-Cola Light in non-English speaking countries) at gala reception at Radio City Music Hall; first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark since 1886; contained around 1.3 Calories compared to 142 Calories for regular can of Coca-Cola; 1983 - largest selling low-calorie soft drink in U. S.; caffeine-free Diet Coke introduced; 1986 - diet Cheery Coke launched; 2001 - Diet Coke with lemon introduced; Diet Vanilla Coke introduced; 2004 - #1 selling sugar-free soda in world; fourth most-popular carbonated soft drink in world; third-largest brand at the company; sold in 149 countries; 9.8% market share in U. S.; 2005 - sweetened with "Splenda" (sucralose replaced aspartame).

February 19, 1985 - Coca-Cola Company introduced Cherry Coke. 

November 20, 1990 - Guinness & Co. acquired Spain's biggest brewer, La Cruz del Campo (Cruzcampo) for $1 billion; largest foreign purchase of Spanish property.

January 26, 1995 - Cadbury Schweppes P.L.C. acquired Dr. Pepper/Seven-Up Company (third-biggest U.S. soft drink company) for $1.7 billion (already owned A&W root beer, Canada Dry, and Crush and Sunkist fruit colas) = 17% share of America's $49 billion soda market, just behind Coca-Cola and Pepsico.

December 17, 1997 - Guinness plc merged with Grand Metropolitan plc; formed Diageo plc (from the Latin dia [Day] and Greek geo [World], meant to symbolize company's producing products consumed every day throughout world); formed Britain's 7th-largest company, value of almost £24 billion.

December 22, 1997 - Coca-Cola acquired Orangina, the "sparkling" French beverage formerly owned by Pernod Richard (ranked second to Coke in overall market share in France), for $840 million; intended to to expand roster of "non-cola" drinks."

September 14, 1998 - Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (American Beverage Company - AmBev) incorporated as Aditus Participações S.A. in Sao Paulo, Brazil; result of 1997 merger of Companhia Cervejaria Brahma, Companhia Antarctica Paulista Industria Brasileira de Bebidas e Conexos; largest private company of consumer goods in Brazil, Latin America’s largest brewer; fifth largest brewer in world.

September 6, 2004 - Interbrew SA (formed by 1987 merger of Brasseries Artois, second largest brewer in Belgium merged with Brasseries Piedboeuf, largest brewer in Belgium) merged with Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (American Beverage Company - AmBev),  formed by 1999 merger of Companhia Cervejaria Brahma, Companhia Antarctica Paulista Industria Brasileira de Bebidas e Conexos in Brazil) in an $11.4 billion deal; created InBrew, world's largest brewer, by volume (202 million hectoliters (hl) of beer, 3.5 million hl of soft drinks in 2004); portfolio of more than 200 brands (Stella Artois®, Brahma®, Beck's® , Lffe®); No. 1 or No. 2 in over 20 key beer markets around world; more than 86,000 employees, operations in over 30 countries, revenue of more than 13.3 billion € (2006). 

May 16, 2005 - Supreme Court ruled in Swedenburg v. Kelly (Edward D. Kelly, chairman of New York State Liquor Authority) that a New York law preventing wine sales across state lines was unconstitutional; case filed in Manhattan federal court by Juanita Swedenburg, Virginia-based vintner, who was prevented from mailing cases of wine to customers in New York state (wine could be mailed intra-state); battle between Commerce clause to Constitution (illegal for states to erect protective barriers against interstate commerce) and 21st Amendment to Constitution (repealed Prohibition in 1933, gave states power to regulate alcohol).

March 8, 2006 - Beverage Digest, soda industry trade publication, reported that number of cases of soda sold in United States in 2005 (10.2 billion cases) declined for first time in 20 years (down 0.7 percent); lost ground to bottled waters, sports drinks, energy drinks.

May 3, 2006 - Top three U.S. soft-drink companies (Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Inc., Cadbury Schweppes - together control more than 90 percent of school sales) announced they would voluntarily remove sweetened drinks (Coke, Pepsi, iced teas) from school cafeterias and vending machines (35 million public school students) over a three-year period in response to growing threat of lawsuits and state legislation; elementary school students would be served: bottled water, low-fat and nonfat milk, 100 percent fruit juice (in 8 oz. of less servings, 10 oz. or less in middle school, 12 oz. or less in high school); high school students: low-calorie juice drinks, diet sodas acceptable.

October 9, 2007 - SABMiller (58% interest) and Molson Coors Brewing Company (42% interest), 2nd and 3rd brewers in U.S., announced plans to merge operations in U.S. and Puerto Rico; renamed MillerCoors (annual sales of $6.6 billion, control of 29% American market vs. 49% for Anheuser-Busch).

January 25, 2008 - British brewer Scottish & Newcastle accepted  $15.2 billion takeover offer made by Carlsberg and Heineken.

March 31, 2008 - Pernod Ricard, French liquor company, announced it had agreed to acquire Vin & Sprit, parent of Absolut vodka (sells 11 million cases/year, leading premium vodka brand), from Swedish government for $8.87 billion, in conclusion of 4-month auction; beat Fortune Brands (distributor of Absolut in US), Bacardi, EQT (Swedish private equity firm).

(Absolut Vodka), Carl Hamilton (1994). Absolut: Biography of a Bottle. (New York, NY: Texere, 312 p.). Television host of the critically acclaimed show Dilemma, a political commentator and a columnist for Scandinavia's largest popular newspaper, Aftonbladet. Absolut Vodka Company; Advertising -- Alcoholic beverages; Vodka industry -- Sweden -- History.

(Absolut Vodka), Richard W. Lewis (1996). Absolut Book: The Absolut Vodka Advertising Story. (Boston, MA: Journey Editions, 274 p.). Executive of TBWA Chiat/Day, Absolut's advertising agency. Absolut Vodka Company; Advertising--Alcoholic beverages; Vodka industry--Sweden--History.

(Anheuser Busch), Roland Krebs in collaboration with Percy J. Orthwein (1953). Making Friends Is Our Business; 100 Years of Anheuser-Busch. (St. Louis, MO, 449 p.). Anheuser-Busch, inc.

(Anheuser-Busch), Ronald J. Plavchan (1976). A History of Anheuser-Busch, 1852-1933. (New York, NY: Arno Press, 247 p.). Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

(Anheuser-Busch), Peter Hernon and Terry Ganey (1991). Under the Influence: The Unauthorized Story of the Anheuser-Busch Dynasty. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 461 p.). Busch family; Anheuser-Busch, inc.--History; Brewing industry--United States--History.

(Arbuckle Bros.), Francis L. Fugate (1994). Arbuckles: The Coffee That Won the West. (El Paso, TX: Texas Western Press, 233 p.). Arbuckle Bros.--History; Coffee industry--West (U.S.)--History.

(Assam Company Limited - established February 12, 1839), H. A. Antrobus (1957). A History of the Assam Company, 1839-1953. (Edinburgh, Scotland: Priv. print. by T. and A. Constable, 501 p.). Assam Company Limited. First tea company in the world set up by a deed of the British Parliament.

(Bacardi Corporation), Peter Foster (1990). Family Spirits: The Bacardi Saga. (Toronto, ON: Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 305 p.). Bacardi family; Bacardí Corporation (Puerto Rico)--History; Rum industry--Caribbean Area--History; Distilling industries--Caribbean Area--History.

(Bacardi Corporation), Hernando Calvo Ospina; translated by Stephen Wilkinson and Alasdair Holden; preface by James Petras (2002). Bacardi: The Hidden War. (Sterling Press: Pluto Press, 127 p.). Bacardí Corporation (Puerto Rico)--History; Bacardí Corporation (Puerto Rico)--Political activity; Rum industry--United States; Rum industry--United States--Political activity.

(Bacardi Corporation), Tom Gjelten (2008). Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause. (New York, NY: Viking, 480 p.). National Public Radio Correspondent. Bacardi Corporation (Puerto Rico) --History; Rum industry --Cuba --History; Cuba --History --Intersection of business, power, family, politics, community, exile; Cuban origins of Bacardi clan (patriots, bon vivants, entrepreneurs,  intellectuals); provided example of business, civic leadership in Cuba for nearly century (now headquartered in Puerto Rico); no chapter in Cuban history in which Bacardis have not played role.

(Bass Ratcliff & Gretton), Colin C. Owen (1992). "The Greatest Brewery in the World": A History of Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton. (Chesterfield, UK: Derbyshire Record Society, 272 p.). Bass Brewers; Brewers -- England -- History.

(James B. Beam Distilling Company), F. Paul Pacult (2003). American Still Life: The Jim Beam Story and the Making of the World's #1 Bourbon. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 256 p.). Beam family; James B. Beam Distilling Company; Whiskey industry Kentucky History; Liquor industry executives Kentucky Biography; Liquor industry executives Kentucky Genealogy; Kentucky Genealogy. 

(Beer), Peter Mathias (1959). The Brewing Industry in England, 1700-1830 (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 595 p.).

(Beer), H. A. Mobckton (1966). A History of English Ale and Beer. (London, UK: Bodley Head, 238 p.). Brewing industry--Great Britain.

(Beer), Stanley W. Baron (1972). Brewed in America; A History of Beer and Ale in the United States. (New York, NY: Arno Press, 424 p. [orig. pub. 1962]). Brewing industry--United States--History. 

(Beer), Ian Donnachie (1979). A History of the Brewing Industry in Scotland. (Edinburgh: Donald, 287 p.). Brewing industry--Scotland--History.

(Beer), Terence R. Gourvish and R.G. Wilson (1994). The British Brewing Industry, 1830-1980. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 690 p.). Brewing industry--Great Britain--History.

(Beer), Robert A. Musson (1997). Brewing Beer in the Rubber City: A History of Akron’s Brewing Industry from 1845 to 1997. (Akron, OH: R.A. Musson, 265 p.). Breweries--Ohio--Akron--History.

(Beer), Philip Van Munching (1997). Beer Blast: The inside Story of the Brewing Industry's Bizarre Battles for Your Money (New York, NY: Times Business, 309 p.). Beer industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Brewing industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Advertising -- Beer -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Competition -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

(Beer), ed. R.G. Wilson and T.R. Gourvish (1998). The Dynamics of the International Brewing Industry Since 1800. (New York, NY: Routledge, 294 p.). Brewing industry--History; Beer industry--History.

(Beer), Timothy Harper (1999). Moscow Madness: Crime, Corruption, and One Man's Pursuit of Profit in the New Russia. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 272 p.). Grajirena, Rick; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Businessmen--Russia (Federation)--Biography; Business ethics--Russia (Federation); Beer industry--Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation)--Commerce.  

(Beer), Glen C. Phillips (2000). On Tap: The Odyssey of Beer and Brewing in Victorian London-Middlesex. (Sarnia, ON: Cheshire Cat Press, 167 p.). Brewing industry--Ontario--London--History--19th century; Brewing industry--Ontario--Middlesex--History--19th century; Beer industry--Ontario--London--History--19th century.; Beer industry--Ontario--Middlesex--History--19th century.

(Beer), Allen Winn Sneath (2001). Brewed in Canada: The Untold Story of Canada's 350-Year-Old Brewing Industry. (Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 431 p.). Co-Founder of Algonquin Brewing. Brewing industry--Canada--History.

(Beer), Richard W. Unger (2001). A History of Brewing in Holland, 900-1900: Economy, Technology, and the State. (Boston, MA: Brill, 428 p.). Beer--Netherlands--History; Brewing.

(Beer), Glenn A. Knoblock and James T. Gunter (2004). Brewing in New Hampshire. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 128 p.). Brewing industry--New Hampshire. History of New Hampshire's beer and ale brewing industry from Colonial days (home, tavern based) to today's modern breweries.

(Beer), Max Nelson (2004). The Barbarian's Beverage: A History of Beer in Ancient Europe. (New York, NY: Routledge. Beer--Europe--History--To 1500; Brewing industry--Europe--History--To 1500.

(Beer), Richard W. Unger (2004). Beer in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 319 p.). Professor of History (University of British Columbia). Beer--Europe--History--To 1500; Beer--Europe--History--To 1500--16th century; Brewing industry--Europe--History--To 1500; Brewing industry--Europe--History--16th century.  

(Beer), Robert A. Musson (2005). Brewing in Cleveland. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 128 p.). Brewing industry--Ohio--Cleveland--History--Pictorial works; Beer industry--Ohio--Cleveland--History--Pictorial works; Breweries--Ohio--Cleveland--History--Pictorial works; Cleveland (Ohio)--History. Cyclical history of beer-brewing industry in Cleveland: growth due to rapidly increasing immigrant population of mostly Germans, Czechs, and Irish; Prohibition; brewpubs and microbreweries.

(Beer), Victor J. Tremblay, Carol Horton Tremblay (2005). The U.S. Brewing Industry: Data and Economic Analysis. (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 379 p.). Professor and Associate Professor of Economics (Oregon State University). Brewing industry--United States--History--20th century.  

(Beer), Maureen Ogle (2006). Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer. (Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 432 p.). Beer--History; Brewing--History' Brewing industry--United States. History of beer from German immigrants of 1840's to microbrewers of 1980's.

(Beer), Bob Skilnik (2006). Beer: A History of Brewing in Chicago. (Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books, 416 p.). Former Associate Editor for the American Breweriana Journal. Beer industry--Illinois--Chicago--History; Brewing industry--Illinois--Chicago--History; Beer--Illinois--Chicago--History. History of Chicago against backdrop of booming, ultimately doomed brewing industry.

(Beer), Doug Hoverson (2007). Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota. (Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 352 p.). St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, MN). Brewing--Minnesota--History; Brewing industry--Minnesota--History. 1849 - first brewery; nearly 300 breweries have opened, operated at one time or another in 125 cities, towns around state (small-town breweries that gave way to larger companies with regional, national prominence; new wave of breweries, brewpubs sustained by microbreweries, home brewers, beer aficionados).

(Beer), Amy Mittelman (2007). Brewing Battles: The History of American Beer. (New York, NY: Algora Pub., 248 p.). Beer--United States--History; Beer industry--United States--History; Beer--Taxation--United States--History. American brewing industry, its leading figures, from colonial beginnings to present; struggle of German immigrant brewers; determination of home, micro brewers to reassert craft;  cultural meaning from vantage point of brewers, their goals for market domination; brewers' fight to create, control changing patterns of consumption; how industry prevailed in sometimes unreceptive environment; changes in economic clout of industry.

(Arthur Bell and Sons Ltd.), Jack House (1976). Pride of Perth: The Story of Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd, Scotch Whisky Distillers. (London, UK: Hutchinson Benham, 135 p.). Bell (Arthur) and Sons, ltd.--History.

(Booth's Distilleries Ltd.), Baron Patrick Balfour Kinross (1959). The Kindred Spirit; A History of Gin and of the House of Booth. (London, UK: Newman Neame, 93 p.). Booth's Distilleries ltd.; Gin.

(Borden), Clarence R. Wharton (1941). Gail Borden, Pioneer. (San Antonio, TX: The Naylor Company, 229 p.). Borden, Gail, 1801-1874.

(Borden), Nina Brown Baker (1955). Texas Yankee; The Story of Gail Borden. (New York, NY: Harcourt Brace, 129 p.). Borden, Gail, 1801-1874.

(M.J. Brandenstein), Ruth Bransten McDougall (1964). Under Mannie's Hat. (San Francisco, CA: Hesperian Press, 172 p.). Bransten, Manfred; Bransten family; M.J. Brandenstein and Company; Coffee industry -- California -- San Francisco -- History.

--- (1978). Coffee, Martinis, and San Francisco. (San Rafael, CA: Presidio Press, 198 p.). Bransten, Manfred; M.J. Brandenstein and Company -- History; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; San Francisco (Calif.) -- History.

(BRL Hardy), Robert Mundle (1993). Sir James Hardy: An Adventurous Life. (Double Bay, NSW: M. Gee, 286 p.). Hardy, James, Sir, 1932- ; Adventure and adventurers--Australia--Biography; Yacht racing--Australia--History; Vintners--Australia--Biography; Businesspeople--Australia--Biography; Civic leaders--Australia--Biography.

(Brooklyn Brewery), Steve Hindy and Tom Potter (2005). Beer School: Bottling Success at the Brooklyn Brewery. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 304 p.). President and cofounder of the Brooklyn Brewery. Brooklyn Brewery--History; Brewing industry--New York (State)--New York--History; Beer industry--New York (State)--New York--History; Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History. Entrepreneurial basics and success, new ideas and insight on marketing, hiring, partnering, managing.

(Brown-Forman Corporation), Peter Krass (2004). Blood and Whiskey: The Life and Times of Jack Daniel . (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 275 p.). Daniel, Jack, 1846-1911; Whiskey Tennessee Lynchburg History; Distillers Tennessee Lynchburg Biography. 

(Buena Vista), Brian McGinty (1998). Strong Wine: The Life and Legend of Agoston Haraszthy. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, Great-Great-Grandson). 579 p. Haraszthy, Agoston, 1812-1869; Vintners--California--Biography; Viticulturists--California--Biography. Built first stone wineries in California, introduced more than 300 varieties of European grapes, planted more than thousand acres of wine vineyards; first Hungarian to settle permanently in United States, author of second Hungarian-language book about United States, founder of one of earliest towns in Wisconsin; assessment of contributions to American immigration, agricultural history.

(Calera Wine Company), Marq de Villiers (1994). The Heartbreak Grape: A California Winemaker’s Search for the Perfect Pinot Noir. (San Francisco, CA: HarperCollinsWest, 197 p.). Veteran Canadian Journalist. Calera Wine Company; Pinot noir (Wine)--California; Wine and wine making--California). 

(Carlsberg), Kristof Glamann; translated by Geoffrey French (1991). Jacobsen of Carlsberg: Brewer and Philanthropist. (Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldenda, 283 p.). Jacobsen, J. C. (Jacob Christian), 1811-1887; Carlsberg bryggerierne--History; Brewers--Denmark--Biography; Businesspeople--Denmark--Biography; Beer--Denmark--History.

(Carlsberg), Kristof Glamann; translated by Geoffrey French (1996). Beer and Marble: Carl Jacobsen of New Carlsberg. (Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal, 352 p.). Jacobsen, Carl Christian Hilmann, 1842-1914 --Art patronage; Ny Carlsberg glypotek--History; Art--Collectors and collecting--Denmark--Biography.

(Carnation Company), James Marshall (1970). Elbridge A. Stuart, Founder of Carnation Company. (Los Angeles, CA: Carnation Co., 257 p.). Stuart, Elbridge Amos, 1856-1944; Carnation Company.

(Cascade Brewery Co.), Mike Bingham (1992). Cascade: A Taste of History. (Hobart, Tasmania, AU: Cascade Brewery Co., 216 p.). Cascade Brewery Co.; Breweries--Australia--Hobart (Tas.).

(CFS Continental), Jim Bowman (1986). More Than a Coffee Company: The Story of CFS Continental. (Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 207 p.). Coffee Industry, CFS Continental.

(Champagne Taittinger), Claude Taittinger (1996). Champagne par Taittinger. (Paris, FR: Stock, 156 p.). Champagne Taittinger (Firm); Champagne (Wine).

(Chateau Margaux), Nicholas Faith (2005). Chateau Margaux. (Paris, FR: Flammarion, 158 p.). Chateau Margaux (Firm); Wine and wine making--France--Margaux. 

(Coca-Cola), Charles H. Candler (1950). Asa Griggs Candler. (Atlanta, GA: Emory University, 502 p.). Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929; Coca-Cola Company, Wilimington, Del.; Emory University.

(Coca-Cola), E.J. Kahn (1960). The Big Drink; the Story of Coca-Cola (New York, NY: Random House, 174 p.). Coca-Cola Company.

(Coca-Cola), Pat Watters (1978). Coca-Cola: An Illustrated History. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 288 p.). Coca-Cola Company--History; Atlanta (Ga.)--History.

(Coca-Cola), J.C. Louis and Harvey Z. Yazijian (1980). The Cola Wars. (New York, NY: Everest House, 386 p.). Coca-Cola Company; PepsiCo, inc.

(Coca-Cola), Charles Elliott (1982). "Mr. Anonymous," Robert W. Woodruff of Coca-Cola (Atlanta, GA: Cherokee Pub. Co., 310 p.). Woodruff, Robert Winship; Coca-Cola Company -- History; Soft drink industry -- United States -- History; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.

(Coca-Cola), Anne H. Hoy (1986). Coca-Cola: The First Hundred Years. (Atlanta, GA: Coca-Cola Co., 159 p.). Coca-Cola Company--History; Coca-Cola Company--Pictorial works; Soft drink industry--United States--History; Advertising photography.

(Coca-Cola), Thomas Oliver (1986). The Real Coke, The Real Story. (New York, NY: Random House, 195 p.). Coca-Cola Company; Coca-Cola Company--History; Soft drink industry--United States; Soft drink industry--United States--History.

(Coca-Cola), Sanders Rowland with Bob Terrell (1986). Papa Coke: Sixty-Five Years Selling Coca-Cola. (Asheville, NC: Bright Mountain Books, 224 p.). Rowland, Sanders, 1906- ; Coca-Cola Company; Sales personnel--United States--Biography.

(Coca-Cola), Flora Steinbach Palazzini (1989). Coca-Cola Superstar. (New York, NY: Barron's, 142 p.). Coca-Cola Company--History; Soft drink industry--History.

(Coca-Cola), Elizabeth Candler Graham and Ralph Roberts (1992). The Real Ones: Four Generations of the First Family of Coca-Cola. (Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books, 344 p.). Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929 --Family; Coca-Cola Company--History; Candler family.

(Coca-Cola), Mark Pendergrast (1993). For God, Country and Coca-Cola: The Unauthorized History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It (New York, NY: Scribner's, 556 p.). Coca-Cola Company--History; Soft drink industry--United States--History.

(Coca-Cola), Frederick Allen (1994). Secret Formula: How Brilliant Marketing and Relentless Salesmanship Made Coca-Cola the Best-Known Product in the World. (New York, NY: HarperBusiness, 500 p.). Coca-Cola Company--History; Soft drinks--Marketing.

(Coca-Cola), David Greising (1998). I'd Like the World to Buy a Coke: The Life and Leadership of Roberto Goizueta. (New York, NY: Wiley, 334 p.). Goizueta, Roberto, 1931-1997; Coca-Cola Company; Chief executive officers--United States--Biography; Soft drink industry--United States.

(Coca-Cola), Mike Cheatham (1999). "Your Friendly Neighbor": The Story of Georgia's Coca-Cola Bottling Families. (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 187 p.). Coca-Cola Company--History; Soft drink industry--Georgia--History; Soft drink industry--United States--History.

(Coca-Cola), Kathryn W. Kemp (2002). God's Capitalist: Asa Candler of Coca-Cola. (Macon, GA: Mercer, 312 p.). Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929; Capitalists and financiers--Georgia--Atlanta--Biography; Capitalism--Religious aspects.

(Coca-Cola), Constance L. Hays (2004). The Real Thing: Truth and Power at the Coca-Cola Company. (New York, NY: Random House, 398 p.). Former Food and Beverage Industry Reporter (New York Times). Coca-Cola Company--History; Soft drink industry--United States--History. 

(Coca-Cola Bottling), Spright Dowell (1983). Columbus Roberts: Christian Steward Extraordinary. (Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 171 p. [orig. pub. 1951]). Roberts, Columbus, 1870-1950; Businesspeople--Georgia--Biography; Philanthropists--Georgia--Biography; Baptists--Georgia--Biography; Georgia--Biography.

(Coffee), William H. Ukers (1935). All About Coffee. (New York, NY: The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal Company, 818 p. [2nd ed.]). Editor, The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal. Coffee; Coffee industry; Drinking customs.

(Coffee), Andres Uribe Compuzano (1954). Brown Gold: The Amazing Story of Coffee. (New York, NY: Random House, 237 p.). Coffee.

(Coffee), Claude Saks (1996). Strong Brew: One Man's Prelude to Change. (Charlottesville, VA: Heartsfire Books, 276 p.). Saks, Claude, 1937- ; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Coffee industry--United States.

(Coffee), Jeffrey M. Paige (1997). Coffee and Power: Revolution and the Rise of Democracy in Central America. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 432 p.). Coffee industry--Costa Rica--History--20th century; Coffee industry--El Salvador--History--20th century; Coffee industry--Nicaragua--History--20th century; Elite (Social sciences)--Costa Rica--History--20th century; Elite (Social sciences)--El Salvador--History--20th century; Elite (Social sciences)--Nicaragua--History--20th century; Costa Rica--Politics and government--20th century; El Salvador--Politics and government--20th century; Nicaragua--Politics and government--To 1960; Nicaragua--Politics and government--1960-.

(Coffee), Heinrich Eduard Jacob; translated by Eden and Cedar Paul (1998). Coffee: The Epic of a Commodity. (Short Hills, NJ: Burford Books, 296 p. [orig. pub. 1935]). Coffee; Drinking customs.

(Coffee), Gregory Dicum snd Nina Luttinger (1999). The Coffee Book: Anatomy of an Industry from Crop to the Last Drop. (New York, NY: The New Press, 196 p.). Coffee industry; Coffee.

(Coffee), Mark Pendergrast (1999). Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed the World. (New York, NY: Basic Books, 520 p.). Investigative Journalist. Coffee--History; Coffee industry--History.

(Coffee), Bennett Alan Weinberg, Bonnie K. Bealer (2001). The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World’s Most Popular Drug. (New York, NY: Routledge, 394 p.). Caffeine. History, social effects of principal beverages that contain caffeine (coffee, tea); explore coffee's Arabian origins, tea's roots in Asia, chocolate's background in  Americas; discuss Japan, England, U.S., where caffeinated beverages are popular; address chemistry, biology of caffeine and effects, positive and negative, on organs, on mental function.

(Coffee), edited by William Gervase Clarence-Smith, Steven Topik (2003). The Global Coffee Economy in Africa, Asia and Latin America, 1500-1989. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, p.). Coffee industry--Africa--History; Coffee industry--Asia--History; Coffee industry--Latin America--History.

(Coffee), Gerald Kinro (2003). A Cup of Aloha: The Kona Coffee Epic. (Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, 149 p.). Pesticide Specialist with the Hawai'i State Department of Agriculture. Coffee industry Hawaii Kona (Hawaii Island) History. 

(Coffee), Markman Ellis (2004). The Coffee-House: A Cultural History. (London, UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 304 p.). Teaches 18th-Century Literature and Culture (Queen Mary, University of London). Coffeehouses--History; Coffeehouses--Social aspects; Coffeehouses--England--London--History; London (England)--Social life and customs--17th century; London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century; London (England)--History--17th century; London (England)--History--18th century. 1652 - first coffee-house opened in London; centre of urban life for 100 years, distinctive social culture (treated all customers as equals);  18th century - key role in explosion of political, financial, scientific, literary change; 19th century - declined (tea); 1950s -  dramatic revival (espresso machines, coffee bar'); 1990s - chains.

(Coffee), Antony Wild (2005). Coffee: A Dark History. (New York, NY: Norton, 323 p.). Credited with Having Introduced Specialty Coffees into the UK. Coffee; Coffee--History.

(Coffee), Dean Cycon (2007). Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade Coffee. (White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Pub., 300 p.). Owner, Dean's Beans, all-organic, all-fair-trade, all-kosher coffee roaster in Orange, MA. Cycon, Dean, 1953- --Travel; Coffee industry; Coffee growers; Coffee; International trade. Tour of ten countries, face-to-face with 1) real people who make our morning coffee ritual possible and 2) major issues of 21st century: globalization, immigration, women's rights, pollution, indigenous rights, self-determination; promise, hope of sustainable business principles, products derived from cooperation, fair pricing, profit sharing.

(Coffee), Ed. Markman Ellis (2007). Eighteenth-Century Coffee-House Culture. (London, UK: Pickering and Chatto, 1,840 p.). Teaches 18th-Century Literature and Culture (Queen Mary, University of London). Coffeehouses--History; Coffeehouses--Social aspects; Coffeehouses--England--London--History; London (England)--Social life and customs--17th century; London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century; London (England)--History--17th century; London (England)--History--18th century. Where men went to read newspapers, smoke tobacco, conduct business, see friends, drink murky brown liquid (coffee); 19th century - end of "the great age of the British coffee-house", tea-drinking grew; sociability and economics. 

(Coffee), Deborah Sick (2007). Farmers of the Golden Bean: Costa Rican Households and the Global Coffee Economy. (DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press, 196 p.). Coffee growers --Costa Rica; Coffee industry --Costa Rica; Family farms --Costa Rica; Competition, Unfair --Costa Rica.

(Coffee), Meike Wollni (2007). Coping with the Coffee Crisis: An Analysis of the Production and Marketing Performance of Coffee Farmers in Costa Rica. (New York: Peter Lang: New York, 173 p.). Coffee industry--Costa Rica; Coffee--Production control--Costa Rica.

(Cognac), Kyle Jarrard (2005). Cognac: The Seductive Saga of the World's Most Coveted Spirit. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 244 p.). Brandy.

(Coors), Robert J. Burges (1993). Silver Bullets: A Soldier's Story of How Coors Bombed in the Beer Wars. (New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 256 p.). Adolph Coors Company; Brewing industry--United States.

(Coors), Russ Banham. (1998). Coors: A Rocky Mountain Legend. (Lyme, CT: Greenwich Pub. Group, 127 p.). Coors Brewing Company--History; Beer industry--United States--History; Brewing industry--United States--History.

(Coors), Dan Baum (2000). Citizen Coors: An American Dynasty. (New York, NY: Morrow, 367 p.). Coors family; Coors Brewing Company--History; Beer industry--United States--History; Brewing industry--United States--History.

(Cott Corporation), Gerry Pencer (1999). The Ride of My Life: A Memoir. (Toronto, ON: Key Porter Books, 247 p.). CEO of the World’s Largest Private Label Soft Drink Maker. Pencer, Gerry, 1945-1998; Cott Corporation--History; Businessmen--Canada--Biography; Soft drink industry--Canada--History.

(Crown Distilleries), Frederic Gordon O'Neill (1949). Ernest Reuben Lilienthal and His Family. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 176 p.). Lilienthal, Ernest Rubin; Haas Brothers. Wholesale liquor business entrepreneur.

(Culligan International), Don Hintz (1986). The People of Culligan: 50 Years of Water Conditioning Leadership, 1936-1986. (Northbrook, IL: Culligan International Co., 687 p.). Culligan International Company--History; Water purification equipment industry--United States--History. Founded 1936; 2004 - acquired by buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $610 million.

(Danisco), Jan Cortzen; translated by Jane Stewart (1997). Merchants and Mergers The Story of Danisco. (Copenhagen, København: Børsen, 372 p.). Danisco--History; Liquor industry--Denmark--History.

(De Kuyper), K. E. Sluyterman and H. H. Vleesenbeek (1995). Three Centuries of De Kuyper: A History of Geneva and Liqueurs, 1695-1995. (Schiedam, Netherlands: De Kuyper. De Kuyper Royal Distillers; distilling industries--Netherlands. Story of a deeply conservative, family-owned firm.

(Distillers Co.), Ronald B. Weir (1995). The History of the Distillers Company, 1877-1939: Diversification and Growth in Whisky and Chemicals. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 417 p.). Distillers Company Limited--History; Whiskey industry--Scotland--History; Distilling industries--Scotland--History; Chemical industry--Scotland--History.

(Dogfish Head Craft Brewery), Sam Calagione (2005). Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 256 p.). Founder. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery; Microbreweries--Delaware; Entrepreneurship--Delaware; Small business--Delaware.  

(Domaine Chandon), Jamie Laughridge (1983). Rising Star : Domaine Chandon, A Decade of Sparkle. (New York, NY: Hopkinson & Blake, 95 p.). Domaine Chandon (Firm); Sparkling wines--California.

(Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Companies), Jeffrey L. Rodengen (1995). The Legend of Dr Pepper/Seven-Up. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Write Stuff Syndicate, 144 p.). --History; Soft drink industry--United States--History; Beverage industry--United States--History.

(Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Companies), Karen Wright (2006). The Road to Dr Pepper, Texas: The Story of Dublin Dr Pepper. (Abilene, TX: State House Press/McMurry University, 172 p.). Founder, Former Publisher of The Dublin Citizen, and Former Director of Old Doc's Soda Shop and Dr Pepper Museum in Dublin. Dr. Pepper Co.--History; Soft drink industry--Texas--Dublin--History. Success of Dublin Bottling Works.

(Les Vins Georges DuBoeuf) , Rudolph Chelminski (2007). I’ll Drink to That: Beaujolais and the French Peasant Who Made It the World’s Most Popular Wine. (New York, NY: Gotham Books, 320 p.). Dubœuf, Georges; Beaujolais (Wine)--France--History; Vintners--France--Beaujolais; Wine and wine making--France--Beaujolais--History; Beaujolais (France)--History. Cinderella tale behind success of Beaujolais Nouveau: story of wine, history of region, tale of peasant wine grower who became richest, most famous individual wine dealer in France. 

(Duncan Brothers & Co.), The Company (1959). The Duncan Group: Being a Short History of Duncan Brothers & Co. Ltd., Calcutta, and Walter Duncan & Goodricke Ltd., London, 1859-1959. (London, UK: Walter Duncan and Goodricke, 184 p.). Duncan Brothers & Co.--History; Walter Duncan & Goodricke Ltd.--History; Tea trade--India--History; Tea trade--Great Britain--History.

(Farmville Lithia Water Co.), Robert G. Flippen (1994). "Drink and Be Healed": A History of Farmville Lithia Water. (Farmville, VA: R.G. Flippen, 135 p.). Farmville Lithia Water Co.--History; Mineral water industry--Virginia--Farmville--History; Mineral waters--Virginia--Farmville--History; Farmville (Va.)--History.

(Ferrarelle), Daniela Brignone (2001). Ferrarelle: A Sparkling Italian Story. (Milano, IT: Silvana, 69 p.). Ferrarelle (Firm)--History; Mineral water industry--Italy--History; Bottled water industry--Italy--History.

(Ferrari-Carano Winery ), Mike Weiss (2005). A Very Good Year: The Journey of a California Wine from Vine to Table. (New York, NY: Gotham Books, 288 p.). Reporter (San Francisco Chronicle). Wine and wine making--California; Viticulture--California. 

(Fetzer Vineyards), Paul Dolan (2003). True to Our Roots: Fermenting a Business Revolution. (Princeton, NJ: Bloomberg Press, 240 p.). President and CEO (Fetzer Vineyards). Fetzer Vineyards--Management; Wine industry--United States--Management; Vineyards--California--Mendocino County--Management; Organic farming--California--Mendocino County. 

(Fetzer Vineyards), Kathleen Fetzer with Sarah Suggs (2005). Kathleen's Vineyard: The Fetzer Family Matriarch Shares Her Story. (Fort Bragg, CA: Cypress House, 240 p.). Fetzer, Kathleen, 1921- ; Fetzer family; Vintners--California--Biography; Wine and wine making--California--History.

(Finsbury Distillery), David Wainwright (1990). Stone's Ginger Wine: Fortunes of a Family Firm 1740-1990. (London, UK: Quiller, 124 p.). Finsbury Distillery; Alcoholic drinks Production History London (England).

(J. A. Folger & Co.), Ruth Waldo Newhall (1961). The Folger Way;: Coffee Pioneering Since 1850. (San Francisco, CA: J.A. Folger & Co, 72 p.). J.A. Folger & Co.; Coffee--History; Coffee--industry.

(Gales Brewery), Barry Stapleton and James H. Thomas (2000). Gales: A Study in Brewing, Business, and Family History. (Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 192 p.). Gales family; Boyer family; Gales Brewery--History; Brewing industry--Great Britain--History; Industrialists--Great Britain--Biography.

(Gallo Wine), Ellen Hawkes (1993). Blood and Wine: The Unauthorized Story of the Gallo Wine Empire. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 464 p.). Gallo family; Vintners -- California -- Biography; Wine and wine making -- California -- History.  

(Gallo Wine), Ernest and Julio Gallo; with Bruce B. Henderson (1994). Ernest and Julio: Our Story. (New York, NY: Times Books, 358 p.). Gallo, Ernest; Gallo, Julio; Vintners--California--Biography; Wine and wine making--California--History.

(Gatorade), Darren Rovell (2005). The First in Thirst: How Gatorade Turned the Science of Sweat into a Cultural Phenomenon. (New York, NY: American Management Association, 256 p.). ESPN.com Reporter. Gatorade (Firm); Beverage industry--United States.

(A. Gettelman Brewing Company), Nancy Moore Gettelman (1995). The A. Gettelman Brewing Company: One-Hundred and Seven Years of a Family Brewery in Milwaukee. (Milwaukee, WI: Procrustes Press, 171 p.). Gettelman, Adam, 1847-1925; A. Gettelman Brewing Company--History; Brewing industry--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--History; Businesspeople--United States--Biography.

(W & A Gilbey), Nicholas Faith (1983). Victorian Vineyard: Chateau Loudenne and the Gilbeys. (London, UK: Constable in association with Christie's Wine Publications, 160 p.). Former Editor of the Sunday Times of London. Wine Industry, Liquor Industry, W & A Gilbey. History of W & A Gilbey.

(W. & A. Gilbey), Jane Kidd (1997). Gilbeys, Wine and Horses. (Cambrudge, UK: Lutterworth, 206 p.). Gilbey (Family); W & A Gilbey (Firm)--History; Businessmen--Great Britain--Biography; Alcoholic beverage industry--Great Britain--Biography; Wine industry--Great Britain--History; Horse racing--Great Britain--History.

(Glenlivet), F. Paul Pacult (2005). A Double Scotch: How Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet Became Global Icons. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 290 p.). Founding Editor and Publisher of F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal – The Quarterly Independent Guide to Distilled Spirits, Beers, and Wines (now in its 15th year of publication). Glenlivet Distillery--History; Chivas Brothers Limited--History; Seagram Company; Whiskey industry--Scotland--History.

(William Grant & Sons), Francis Collinson (1979). The Life & Times of William Grant. (Dufftown, Banffshire: W. Grant & Sons, 102 p.). Grant, William, 1839-1923; William Grant & Sons Ltd.; Whiskey--Scotland.

(William Grant & Sons), Grant Gordon and Nigel Nicholson (2008). Family Wars: Classic Conflicts in the Family and How To Deal with Them. (Philadelphia, PA: Kogan Page, 288 p.). William Grant & Sons (fifth generation); London Business School. Family-owned business enterprises--Management; Family-owned business enterprises--Succession; Family-owned business enterprises. Independent family distiller for 5 generations. Ups, downs of some of biggest family-run companies in world (Ford, Gucci, McCain, Guinness, Gallo, Redstone); origins, extent, resolution of some of most famous family feuds in recent history; how family in-fighting has threatened their downfall; way families do business, how family in-fighting can threaten to blow business apart.

(Greene King Plc), R.G. Wilson (1983). Greene King: A Business and Family History. (London, UK: Bodley Head, 337 p.). Greene King (Firm) -- History; Suffolk Bury St Edmunds Brewing industries.

(Greenwood Ridge Winery), Richard Paul Hinkle (2000). Alligator Dreams: The Story of Greenwood Ridge Vineyards. (Santa Rosa, CA: Silverback Books, 119 p.). Green, Allan Wright, 1949- ; Greenwood Ridge Winery--History; Wine and wine making--California--Mendocino County--History--20th century.

(Guinness), Frederic Mullally (1981). The Silver Salver: The Story of the Guinness Family. (New York, NY: Granada, 255 p.). Guinness family.

(Guinness), Brian Sibley (1985). The Book of Guinness Advertising. (Enfield, Middlesex (UK): Guinness Books, 221 p.). Guinness (Firm)--History; Advertising--Brewing industry--Ireland--History; Advertising--Ireland--History; Commercial art--Ireland--History.

(Guinness), Jonathan Guinness (1997). Requiem for a Family Business (London, UK: Macmillan, 390 p.). Guinness family; Guinness (Firm)--History; Brewing industry--Great Britain--History.

(Guinness), Derek Wilson (1998). Dark and Light: The Story of the Guinness Family (London, UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 319 p.). Guinness family; Brewers--Ireland--Biography; Brewing--Ireland--History.

(Guinness), S.R. Dennison and Oliver MacDonagh (1998). Guinness 1886-1939: From Incorporation to the Second World War (Cork, IR: Cork University Press, 282 p.). Guinness (Firm)--History; Brewing industry--Great Britain--History.

(Guinness), Al Byrne (1999). Guinness Times: My Days in the World's Most Famous Brewery (Dublin, IR: Town House, 236 p.). Byrne, Al; Guinness (Firm)--History; Brewing industry--Ireland--History.

(Guinness), Mark Griffiths (2004). Guinness is Guinness: The Colorful Story of a Black and White Brand. (London, UK: Cyan Books, 192 p.). Guinness family; Guinness (Firm)--History; Brewing industry--Great Britain--History. Author wanders through the drink’s storied history, focuses heavily on communications and advertising campaigns over the past century; long-term view demonstrates Guinness’ survival through 250 years of brewing. This book celebrates the brand’s remarkable success.

(Guinness), Bill Yenne (2007). Guinness: The 250-Year Quest for the Perfect Pint. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 250 p.). Guinness family; Guinness (Firm)--History; Brewing industry--Ireland--History. 250-year history of family; technology, craftsmanship of brewery: Arthur Guinness, entrepreneur patriarch; Arthur (son) developed recipe for black stout; third generation, Edward Cecil Guinness, First Earl of Iveagh, built family business into largest brewery in world (became richest man in Ireland).

(Guinness), Patrick Guinness (2008). Arthur's Round: The Life of Brewing Legend Arthur Guinness. (London, UK: Peter Owen Ltd., 288 p.). Guinness (Firm)--History; Guinness, Arthur; Brewing History--Ireland. Founding father of one of Ireland's most powerful dynasties: his background, account of brewing process, descriptions of economic and political backgrounds in rapidly developing Ireland; family's origins in Ulster, Gaelic, Protestant-Irish tenant-farmers from humble backgrounds on both sides.

(Hamm Brewing Company), John T. Flanagan (1989). Theodore Hamm in Minnesota: His Family and Brewery. (St. Paul, MN: Pogo Press, 127 p.). Hamm, Theodore, 1825-1903; Hamm family; Theo. Hamm Brewing Company--History; Brewing industry--Minnesota--Saint Paul--History; Brewers--Minnesota--Saint Paul--Biography; Businesspeople--United States--Biography.

(Hargrave Vineyard), Louisa Thomas Hargrave (2003). The Vineyard:The Pleasures and Perils of Creating an American Family Winery. (New York, NY: Viking, 254 p.). Hargrave, Louisa Thomas; Viticulturists--New York--Long Island--Biography; Vintners--New York--Long Island--Biography.

(G. Heileman Brewing), Paul D. Koeller & David H. DeLano (2004). Brewed With Style: The Story of the House of Heileman. (La Crosse, WI: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Foundation, 266 p.). Son of a Heileman Brewery Worker of more than 40 years; Employed by Heileman for 23 years as Corporate Credit Manager as well as Resident Historian. G. Heileman Brewing Company -- History; Breweries--Wisconsin -- History.

(Heineken), Barbara Smit (1996). Heineken: Een Leven in de Brouwerij. (Nijmegen, Netherlands: SUN, 320 p.). Heineken, Alfred Henry, 1923- ; Heineken's Bierbrouwerij Maatschappij; Brewing industry--Netherlands--History.

(Hills Bros. Coffee), T. Carroll Wilson (1967). A Background Story of Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc., as Presented by T. Carroll Wilson, Philadelphia District Sales Meeting, September 9, 1966. (San Francisco, CA: James H. Barry Co., 80 p.). Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc.

(Hull Brewery Company), Written, Researched and Compiled by Robert Barnard for the Local History Archives Unit (1990). Barley, Mash and Yeast: A History of the Hull Brewery Company, 1782-1985. (Beverley, UK: Hutton, 60 p.). Hull Brewery Company; Brewing History; Humberside (England).

(Italian Swiss Colony), Jack W. Florence (1999). Legacy of a Village: The Italian Swiss Colony Winery and the People of Asti, California. (Chandler, AZ: Raymond Court Press, 320 p.). Wine and wine making; Italian Swiss Colony; Asti, California.

(Krug), John Arlott (1976). Krug, House of Champagne. (London, UK: Davis-Poynter, 224 p.). Krug (Firm)--History; Champagne (Wine)--History.

(Krug), Henri et Remi Krug (1979). L’Art du Champagne. (Paris, FR: R. Laffont, 233 p.). Krug (Firm); Champagne (Wine).

(John Labatt Limited), Paul Brent (2004). Lager Heads: Labatt and Molson Face Off for Canada's Beer Money. (Toronto, ON: HarperCollins, 243 p.). John Labatt Limited -- History; Molson Companies -- History; Brewing industry -- Canada -- History.

(Jos. Laurer Brewery Co.), George J. Laurer (2006). The Laurer Brewers and the Jos. Laurer Brewery Co. 1892. (Morrisville, NC: Lulu.com, 64 p.). Jos. Laurer Brewery Co.; Breweries--New York State. 1892 - established brewery in Binghamton, NY.

(Lipton Tea), Captain John J. Hickey (1932). The Life and Times of the Late Sir Thomas J. Lipton from the Cradle to the Grave, International Sportsman and Dean of the Yachting World. (New York, NY: The Hickey publishing company, 259 p.). Lipton, Thomas Johnstone, Sir, bart., 1850-1931.

(Lipton Tea), Alec Waugh (1950). The Lipton Story, A Centennial Biography. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 277 p.). Lipton, Thomas Johnstone, Sir, bart., 1850-1931.

(Locke's Distillery), Andrew Bielenberg (1993). Locke's Distillery: A History. (Dublin, IR: Lilliput Press, 122 p.). Locke's Distillery--History; Whiskey industry--Ireland--History.

(Mann Crossman & Paulin Ltd.), Hurford Janes (1958). Albion Brewery, 1808-1958: The Story of Mann, Crossman & Paulin Ltd. (London, UK: Harley Pub. Co,, 115 p.). Mann, Crossman & Paulin Ltd.

(Marston's), Khadija Buckland (1999). A Brewer of Pedigree: A Celebration of Marston's, Its People and Beers, in Words and Pictures. (London, UK: M.W.F. Hurdle, 118 p.). Marston's (Firm) -- History.

(Paul Masson), Robert Lawrence Balzer (1970). This Uncommon Heritage; The Paul Masson Story. (Los Angeles, CA: Ward Ritchie Press, 118 p.). Masson, Paul, 1859-1940; Paul Masson (Firm).

(Merrydown Wine Plc), Graeme Wright (1988). Merrydown: Forty Vintage Years. (Heathfield, UK: Merrydown Wine plc, 127 p.). Merrydown Wine Public Limited Company history; East Sussex Heathfield Wines industries.

(Miller Brewing Company), Tim John (2005). The Miller Beer Barons: The Frederick J. Miller Family and Its Brewery. (Oregon, WI: Badger Books Inc., 250 p.). Miller, Frederick J. (Frederick Johnas), 1824-1888; Miller, Frederick J. (Frederick Johnas), 1824-1888 --Family; Miller Brewing Company--History; Brewers--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Biography; Breweries--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--History; Beer industry--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--History. Family that built a beer empire.

(Moët & Chandon), Michel Refait (1998). Moët & Chandon: De Claude Moët à Bernard Arnault. (Prez-sur-Marne, FR: Dominique Guéniot, 221 p.). Moët & Chandon (Firm)--History; Moët-Hennessy--History; Louis Vuitton Moët-Hennessy (Firm)--History.

(Moët & Chandon), Claire Desbois-Thibault (2003). L'Extraordinaire Aventure du Champagne: Moët & Chandon, Une Afaire de Famille, 1792-1914. (Paris, FR: Presses universitaires de France, 390 p.). Moët & Chandon (Firm)--History; Champaigne--History; Champagne Wine - Industrial History - Family History - 18th-20th Century.

(Molson), Merrill Denison (1955). The Barley and the Stream; The Molson Story; A Footnote to Canadian History. (Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart, 398 p.). Molson's Brewery, ltd.

(Molson), Shirley E. Woods (1983). The Molson Saga, 1763-1983. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 370 p.). Molson family; Businesspeople--Canada--Biography.

(Molson), Douglas Hunter (2001). Molson: The Birth of a Business Empire. (Toronto, ON: Viking, 486 p.). Molson, John, 1763-1836; Molson, John, 1763-1836; Molson Companies--History; Compagnies Molson--Histoire; Businesspeople--Canada--Biography; Gens d'affaires--Canada--Biographies.

(Molson), Karen Molson (2001). The Molsons: Their Lives & Times, 1780-2000. (Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 416 p.). Molson family; Molson's Brewery--History; Brewing industry--Canada--History; Beer industry--Canada--History.

(Mondavi), Cyril Ray (1984). Robert Mondavi of the Napa Valley. (New York, NY: Warner Books, 171 p.). Mondavi, Robert, 1913- ; Vintners--California--Biography; Wine and wine making--California--Napa Valley--History.

(Mondavi), Robert Mondavi with Paul Chutkow (1998). Harvests of Joy: My Passion for Excellence. (New York, NY: Harcourt Brace, 364 p.). California Vintner. Robert Mondavi, Wine Industry, Napa Valley. 

(Mondavi), Olivier Torres (2006). The Wine Wars: The Mondavi Affair, Globalisation and "Terroir". (New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 192 p.). Assistant Professor at the University of Montpellier (ERFI-GREG), Associate Researcher at EM Lyon, France. Mondavi, Robert, 1913- ; Robert Mondavi Winery; Wine industry--France--Languedoc-Roussillon; Globalization--Social aspects--France; Globalization--Political aspects--France. Anti-globalization rebellion (ecologists, communists, neo-rurals, wild boar hunters) halted Mondavi venture in small, world-renowned wine-producing village in south of France.

(Mondavi), Julia Flynn Siler (2007). The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty. (New York, NY: Gotham Books, 464 p.). Reporter (Wall Street Journal). Mondavi family; Robert Mondavi Winery--History; Vintners--United States--Biography; Family-owned business enterprises--United States--Case studies; Wine industry--United States--Case studies. Four generations of talented, visionary family - genius, sibling rivalry, betrayal; blood feuds as spectacular as business triumphs. Cesare Mondavi's sons, Robert and Peter, came to blows; Robert’s sons, Michael and Timothy, battled with each other for control of company, led to board coup, sale of company.

(Mountain Dew), Dick Bridgforth (2007). Mountain Dew: The History. (North Charleston, SC: Booksurge, 315 p.). Mountain Dew (Trademark)--History; Soft drinks--United States--History; Soft drink industry--United States--History.

(National Fruit Flavor Company Inc. - formed in 1917), Mathew Paul Bonnifield; epilogue by Virgil Browne (1976). Oklahoma Innovator: The Life of Virgil Browne. (Norman, OK: Published for the Oklahoma Heritage Association by the University of Oklahoma Press, 240 p.). Browne, Virgil, 1877- ; Soft drink industry--United States--History; Oklahoma City (Okla.)--History. Company made Orange Squeeze (carbonated soft drink).

(Nederburg), Phillida Brooke Simons (1992). Nederburg: The First Two Hundred Years. (Cape Town, SA: Struik Publishers, 231 p.). Nederburg (Winery); Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery; Wine and wine making--South Africa--Cape Town--History.

(H. R. Nicholson Company), Harry R. Nicholson, Jr. (1996). The House of Quality: The History of the H.R. Nicholson Company, 1906-1996. (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 120 p.). H.R. Nicholson Company--History; Soft drink industry--United States--History; Carbonated beverage industry--United States--History; Fruit juice industry--United states--History; Cola drinks--United States--History.

(Niebaum-Coppola), Steve Kolpan (1999). A Sense of Place: An Intimate Portrait of the Niebaum-Coppola Winery and the Napa Valley. (New York, NY: Routledge, 234 p.). Professor of Wine Studies and Gastronomy at Culinary Institute of America. Wine and wine making--California--Napa Valley; Wineries--California--Napa Valley. 

(Nikka Whiskey Distilling Co. Ltd.), Olive Checkland (2001). Japanese Whisky, Scotch Blend. (Dalkeith, Scotland: Scottish Cultural Press, 160 p.). Taketsuru, Masataka; Whiskey industry--Japan; Nikka Whiskey Distilling Co. Ltd. 

("Old Bushmills" Distillery), Alf McCreary (1983). Spirit of the Age: The Story of "Old Bushmills". (Bushmills, Antrim, No. Ireland: "Old Bushmills" Distillery Co. ; [Belfast] : Distributed by Blackstaff Press, 232 p.). "Old Bushmills" Distillery Company--History; Whiskey industry--Northern Ireland--Bushmills--History.

(Pabst), Thomas C. Cochran (1975). The Pabst Brewing Company: The History of an American Business. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 451 p. [Reprint 1948 ed.]). Pabst Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wis.

(Pacific Western Brewing Co.), Jan-Udo Wenzel (1993). Ginter. (Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 196 p.). Ginter, Ben; Businesspeople--Canada--Biography; Real estate developers--British Columbia--Biography; Construction industry--British Columbia--History--20th century; Brewing industry--British Columbia--History--20th century; Prince George (B.C.)--Biography. 

(Panther Creek), Linda Kaplan (2005). My First Crush: Misadventures in Wine Country. (Guilford, CT: Lyon's Press, 224 p.). Wine and wine making--Oregon--McMinnville--Miscellanea.

(Peet's), Andree Abecassis (1992). Peet's Coffee & Tea: A History in Honor of Its Twenty-Fifth Birthday. (Berkeley, CA: Peet's Coffee & Tea, 48 p.). Peet's Coffee & Tea, Peet, Alfred; Coffee industry--United States.

(Pepsi), Milward W. Martin (1962). Twelve Full Ounces. (New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 136 p.). Pepsi-Cola Company.

(Pepsi), Walter Mack with Peter Buckley (1982). No Time Lost. (New York, NY: Atheneum, 211 p.). Mack, Walter; Pepsi-Cola Company--History; Businessmen--United States--Biography.

(Pepsi), Roger Enrico and Jesse Kornbluth (1986). The Other Guy Blinked: How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars. (New York, NY: Bantam, 280 p.). CEO, Pepsi. Pepsi-Cola Company; Coca-Cola Company; Soft drink industry--United States.

(Pepsi), Rajendar Dara (1991). The Real Pepsi, The Real Story. (New Delhi, India: R. Dara, 178 p.). Pepsi Cola Company; Soft drink industry--India; International business enterprises--India--Case studies.

(Pepsi), Bob Stoddard (1999). Pepsi: 100 Years. (Los Angeles, CA: General Publishing Corp. PepsiCo, inc.--History; Soft drink industry--United States--History.

(Pepsi), Stephanie Capparell (2007). The Real Pepsi Challenge: The Inspirational Story of Breaking the Color Barrier in American Business. (New York, NY: Free Press, 368 p.). Editor for the Wall Street Journal's Marketplace Page. PepsiCo, inc.--Employees--Recruiting--History; African American executives--United States--History; Cola drinks--United States--Marketing--History; African American consumers--United States--History. Group of African-American businessmen -- twelve at its peak -- changed face of American business by being among the first black Americans to work at professional jobs in Corporate America, to target black consumers as distinct market.

(Pernod Ricard), Paul Ricard (1983). La Passion de Créer. (Paris, FR: A.Michel, 267 p.). Ricard, Paul, 1909- ; Ricard (Firm)--History; Businesspeople--France--Biography.

(Pernod Ricard), Marie-France Pochna (1996). Paul Ricard: l'Homme Qui Se Ressemble. (Paris, FR: P.A.U., 188 p.). Ricard, Paul, 1909- ; Ricard (Firm)--History; Businesspeople--France--Biography; Pastis industry--France--History.

(Pet Milk Company), Martin L. Bell (1962). A Portrait of Progress, A Business History of Pet Milk Company from 1885 to 1960. (St. Louis, MO: The Company, 199 p.). Pet Milk Company.

(Pete's Brewing), Pete Slosberg (1998). Beer for Pete's Sake: The Wicked Adventures of a Brewing Maverick. (Boulder, CO: Siris Books, 258 p.). Slosberg, Pete; Pete's Brewing Company; Brewers--United States--Biography.

Poland Spring), David L. Richards (2005). Poland Spring: A Tale of the Gilded Age, 1860-1900. (Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Press, 336 p.). Assistant Director, Margaret Chase Smith Library (Northwood University). Ricker family; Hiram Ricker & Sons; Springs--Maine--Poland Spring--History; Resorts--Maine--Poland Spring--History; Businessmen--Maine--Poland Spring--Biography; Poland Spring (Me.)--History; Poland Spring (Me.)--Social life and customs; Poland Spring (Me.)--Economic conditions; Poland Spring (Me.)--Biography.

(Redhook Ale Brewery), Peter Krebs (1998). Redhook: Beer Pioneer. (New York, NY: Four Walls Eight Windows, 208 p.). Redhook Ale Brewery--History; Microbreweries--Washington (State)--Seattle.

(Republic of Tea), Mel Ziegler, Bill Rosenzweig, Patricia Ziegler (1992). The Republic of Tea: Letters to a Young Zentrepeneur. (New York, NY: Doubleday, 314 p.). Republic of Tea (Firm); Tea trade--Management--Case studies; Retail trade--Management--Case studies; New business enterprises--Management--Case studies.

(John Reid & Co. ltd.), Hilary F. Reid (1969). A Century in Commerce; The Story of John Reid & Co. Ltd., 1869-1969. (Aukland, NZ: J. Reid & Co., Ltd., 86 p.). John Reid & Co.--History; Wine and wine making--New Zealand--Auckland.

(Roddy Manufacturing Company), Pat Roddy, Jr. (1983). 75 Years of Refreshment. (Knoxville, TN: J.P. Roddy, 202 p.). Roddy Manufacturing Company--History; Coca-Cola Company--History; Bottle industry--Tennessee--History; Soft drink industry--Tennessee--History.

(Rum),Hugh Barty-King, Anton Massel (1983). Rum, Yesterday and Today. (London, UK: Heinemann, 264 p.). Rum.

(Rum), John J. McCusker (1989). Rum and the American Revolution: The Rum Trade and the Balance of Payments of the Thirteen Continental Colonies (New York, NY: Garland Pub., 2 vols. (1,367 p.)). Rum industry--North America--History--18th century; Balance of payments--Great Britain--Colonies--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects.

(Rum), Frederick H. Smith (2005). Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History. (Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 340 p.). Anthropologist (College of William and Mary). Rum--Caribbean Area--History; Rum--Social aspects--Caribbean Area; Rum--Economic aspects--Caribbean Area. Rum's transformation: 1) small colonial activity to 2) major export throughout Atlantic World to 3) multi-billion dollar industry controlled by multinational corporations.

(Rum), Wayne Curtis (2006). And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails. (New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 304 p.). Contributing Editor to Preservation magazine. Rum--North America--History; Rum--Caribbean Area--History; North America--History; Caribbean Area--History. Homely spirit once distilled from the industrial waste of the exploding sugar trade has managed to infiltrate every stratum of New World society.

(Saint Louis Brewery), Tom Schlafly (2006). A New Religion in Mecca: Memoir of a Renegade Brewery in St. Louis. (St. Louis, MO: Virginia Pub. Co., 102 p.). Founder of Schlafly Brewery in 1991 - city's first micro-beer in the shadow. Saint Louis Brewery--History; Microbreweries--Missouri--St. Louis--History; Beer industry--Missouri--St. Louis; Brewing industry--Missouri--St. Louis. 15th anniversary of The Schlafly Tap Room, Schlafly Beer; 1991 - started city's first micro-beer in shadow of Anheuser-Busch; took abandoned warehouse in midtown St. Louis, turned it into one of nation's most successful micro-brewers.

(Schweppes), Douglas A. Simmons (1983). Schweppes, The First 200 Years. (London, UK: Springwood Books, 160 p.). Schweppes (Firm)--History; Soft drink industry--Great Britain--History.

(Scottish and Newcastle), Berry Ritchie (1999). Good Company: The Story of Scottish and Newcastle. (London, UK: James & James, 172 p.). Scottish and Newcastle; Breweries--Great Britain--history.

(Seagram's), Peter C. Newman (1979). King of the Castle: The Making of a Dynasty: Seagram's and the Bronfman Empire. (New York, NY: Atheneum, 304 p.). Distillers Corporation-Seagrams Ltd.--History; Capitalists and financiers--Canada--History.

(Seagram's), Michael R. Marrus (1991). Samuel Bronfman: The Life and Times of Seagram's Mr. Sam. (Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 551 p.). Bronfman, Samuel, 1891-1971; Businessmen--Canada--Biography; Whiskey industry--Canada--History.

(Seagram's), Edgar M. Bronfman (1998). Good Spirits: The Making of a Businessman. (New York, NY: Putnam, 248 p.). Bronfman, Edgar M., 1929- ; Seagram Company--History; Executives--Canada--Biography; Liquor industry--Canada--History; Conglomerate corporations--Canada--History.

(Seagram's), Leo Kolber, L. Ian MacDonald (2003). Leo a Life: The Life and Times of a Man of Influence. (Montreal, QU: McGill-Queen's University Press, 320 p.). Chairman, Cemp Investments (Bronfman Family Trust), Cadiallac Fairview Corporation. 

(Seagram's), Nicholas Faith (2006). The Bronfmans: The Rise & Fall of the Bronfmans of Seagram. (New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 352 p.). Former Senior Editor (The Economist, London Sunday Times). Bronfman family; Seagram Company; Distilling industries--Canada; Businesspeople--Canada--Biography. Post-prohibition history of the liquor industry. 

(Schweppes), Douglas A. Simmons (1983). Schweppes, The First 200 Years. (London, UK: Springwood Books, 160 p.). Schweppes (Firm)--History; Soft drink industry--Great Britain--History.

(Second Cup), Frank O'Dea and John Lawrence Reynolds (2007). When All You Have Is Hope. (Toronto, ON: Viking Canada, 256 p.). Founder, Second Cup. O'Dea, Frank; Second Cup; Coffee industry--History; Coffee industry--Canada; Coffee--Social aspects; Coffee shops--Social aspects. Rags-to-riches story of Frank O'Dea, from destitute panhandler on streets of Toronto to founder of Second Cup coffee chain, Canada's largest specialty coffee retailer; message: HOPE, VISION, ACTION.

(Philippe Simard & fils), Carl Beaulieu (2004). Philippe Simard & Fils, Une Tradition Corporative. (Chicoutimi, QC: Editions du patrimoine, 246 p.). Simard family; Simard, Philippe, 1894-1982; Philippe Simard & fils--History; Businessmen--Québec (Province)--Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region--Biography; Business enterprises--Québec (Province)--Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region--History; Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region (Québec)--Biography.

(Soda), Lawrence Dietz (1973). Soda Pop; The History, Advertising, Art, and Memorabilia of Soft Drinks in America. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 184 p.). Advertising specialties--Catalogs; Advertising--Carbonated beverages.

(Soda), John R. Paul and Paul W. Parmalee (1973). Soft Drink Bottling: A History with Special Reference to Illinois. (Springfield, IL: Illinois State Museum Society, 121 p.). Bottling--Illinois--History; Soft drink industry--Illinois--History; Industries--Illinois--History.

(Soda), Michael Karl Witzel and Gyvel Young-Witzel (1998). Soda Pop!: From Miracle Medicine to Pop Culture. (Stillwater, MN: Town Square Books, 144 p.). Carbonated beverages.

(Sokol Blosser Winery), Susan Sokol Blosser (2006). At Home in the Vineyard: Cultivating a Winery, an Industry, and a Life. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 236 p.). President of Sokol Blosser Winery, Oregon Wine Pioneer. Blosser, Susan Sokol; Vintners--Oregon--Biography; Wine and wine making--Oregon; Wine industry--Oregon. Author recounts how she fell in love with a vineyard, learned how to run it, ultimately achieved vision of producing Pinot Noirs to rival those of Burgundy.

(Source Perrier), Nicolas Marty (2005). Perrier, c’Est Nous!: Histoire de la Source Perrier et de Son Personnel. (Paris, FR: Editions de l’Atelier, 245 p.). Source Perrier (Firm)--History; Bottled water industry--France--History; Source Perrier (Firm)--Employees--History;. History of Perrier and its workers from 1903 to 1990; interaction of French business and labor in twentieth-century Languedoc.

(Starbucks), Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang (1997). Pour Your Heart into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time. (New York, NY: Hyperion, 351 p.). Starbucks Coffee Company; Coffee industry--United States.

(Starbucks), John Simmons. (2004). My Sister's a Barista: How They Made Starbucks a Home from Home. (London: Cyan, 188 p.). Director of Training and Brand Language (The Writer). Starbucks Coffee Company; Brand name products -- Case studies.

(Starbucks), John Moore (2006). Tribal Knowledge: Business Wisdom Brewed from the Grounds of Starbucks Corporate Culture. (Chicago, IL: Kaplan Pub., 264 p.). Former Retail Marketing Manager for Starbucks Coffee, Former Director of National Marketing for Whole Foods Market. Starbucks Coffee Company; Coffee industry--United States; Coffee--United States--Marketing; Corporate culture--United States; Organizational effectiveness--United States. How Starbucks focused  passionately on details of the customer experience.

(Starbucks),  Dr. Joseph A. Michelli (2006). The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 208 p.). Founder of Lessons for Success. Starbucks Coffee Company; Success in business--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 5 key leadership principles: 1) Make It Your Own; 2) Everything Matters; 3) Surprise and Delight; 4) Embrace Resistance; 5) Leave Your Mark.

(Starbucks), Karen Blumenthal (2007). Grande Expectations: A Year in the Life of Starbucks’ Stock. (New York, NY: Crown Business, 320 p.). Former Reporter (Wall Street Journal). Starbucks Coffee Company; Stocks--United States; Corporations--Valuation--United States. Year of rapid store openings, fancy new drinks, clever promotions; how players propel its shares up and down; market's quirks, inner workings.

(Starbucks), Taylor Clark (2007). Starbucked: A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture. (New York, NY: Little, Brown, 304 p.). Staff Writer for the Portland, Oregon, alt-weekly Willamette Week. Starbucks Coffee Company; Coffee industry--History; Coffee--Social aspects; Coffee shops--Social aspects; Corporate culture--Case studies; International business enterprises--United States--Case studies. How coffeehouse movement changed everyday life, from  evolving neighborhoods, workplaces to shopping, socializing, self-medicating. 

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(Starbucks), Kim Fellner (2008). Wrestling with Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, Cappuccino. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 283 p.). Starbucks Coffee Company; Coffee industry --United States; Coffee --United States --Marketing; Corporate culture --United States. Corporation filled with contradictions: employee-friendly processes, anti-union practices; internationalist vision, longing for global dominance; community individuality, cultural hegemony; profitable enough to please Wall Street, principled enough to please social justice advocates; forces that affect Starbucks's worth and worthiness; compelling, unexpected look at Starbucks, global economy, economic convictions, values.

States. Corporation filled with contradictions: employee-friendly processes, anti-union practices; internationalist vision, longing for global dominance; community individuality, cultural hegemony; profitable enough to please Wall Street, principled enough to please social justice advocates; forces that affect Starbucks's worth and worthiness; compelling, unexpected look at Starbucks, global economy, economic convictions, values.

(Steward & Patteson), Terence R. Gourvish (1987). Norfolk Beers from English Barley: A History of Steward & Patteson, 1793-1963. (Norwich, UK: University of East Anglia, 206 p.). Steward & Patteson--History; Brewing industry--Great Britain--History.

(Sutter Home Winery), Kate Heyhoe and Stanley Hock (2004). Harvesting the Dream: The Rags-to-Riches Tale of the Sutter Home Winery. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 235 p.). Sutter Home Winery--History; Wine and wine making--California--Napa Valley--History; Wineries--California--Napa Valley--History.

(Taittinger), Claude Taittinger (1996). Champagne par Taittinger. (Paris, FR: Stock, 156 p.). Tattinger--history; Champagne (Wine).

(Tea Trade), J. M. Scott. (1965). The Great Tea Venture. (New York, NY: Dutton, 203 p.). Tea trade--History.

(Tea Trade), David R. MacGregor (1986). The China Bird: The History of Captain Killick, and the Firm He Founded, Killick Martin & Company. (London, UK: Conway Maritime, 224 p, [2nd rev. ed.]). Killick, James, 1816-1889; Killick Martin & Company.

(Tea Trade), Jason Goodwin (1991). A Time for Tea: Travels Through China and India in Search of Tea. (New York, NY: Knopf, 287 p.). Tea trade--History; Tea trade--England--London--History; Tea trade--China--History; Tea trade--India--History.

(Tea Trade), Paul J. Smith (1991). Taxing Heaven's Storehouse: Horses, Bureaucrats, and the Destruction of the Sichuan Tea Industry, 1074-1224. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 489 p.). Tea trade--China--Sichuan Sheng--History; Horse industry--China--Sichuan Sheng--History; Tea--Taxation--China--History; Cavalry horses--China--History; China--History--Song dynasty, 960-1279.

(Tea Trade), Roy Moxham (2003). Tea: Addiction, Exploitation, and Empire. (New York, NY: Carroll & Graf, 271 p.). Tea trade--Great Britain--History. 

(Tea Trade), Alan Macfarlane and Iris Macfarlane (2004). The Empire of Tea: the Remarkable History of the Plant That Took Over the World. (New York, NY: Overlook Press, 308 p.). Tea--History; Tea--Social aspects; Tea trade--History. Tragic, liberating effects of Camelia plant in history of civilization.

(Tea Trade), Beatrice Hohenegger (2006). Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West. (New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 320 p.). Guest Curator of a Traveling Museum Exhibition on the History and Culture of Tea. Tea--History; Tea--Social aspects; Tea trade--History. Social, cultural aspects of tea - western greed, eastern bliss.  

(Tequila), Ana Guadalupe Valenzuela-Zapata and Gary Paul Nabhan (2004). Tequila: A Natural and Cultural History. (Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 113 p.). Tequila agave--Mexico--Jalisco; Tequila industry--Mexico.

(Tiger Beer), Jacky Tai (2008). Tiger Beer: Distinctly Asian: Unmistakably World Class. (Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Corp., 173 p.). Former Branding Program Manager with International Enterprise Singapore. Tiger Beer--history; Beer industry -- Singapore -- History. Humble beginnings in 1932 to extraordinary growth, worldwide recognition; entered established market on global scale.

(Tropicana Products Inc.), Sanna Barlow Rossi (1986). Anthony T. Rossi, Christian and Entrepreneur: The Story of the Founder of Tropicana. (Downers Grove, IL: InterVersity Press, 200 p.). Rossi, Anthony T.; Tropicana Products, Inc.; Baptists--United States--Biography; Businesspeople--United States--Biography. 

(R. Twining and Company limited), Stephen H. Twining (1956). The House of Twining, 1706-1956; Being a Short History of the Firm of R. Twining and Co. Ltd., Tea and Coffee Merchants. (London, UK: R. Twining, 115 p.). Twining (R.) and Company limited. [from old catalog].

(TyPhoo), Ken Williams (1990). The Story of TyPhoo and the Birmingham Tea Industry. (Shropshire, UK: Quiller, 132 p.). TyPhoo.

(Vernor's), Lawrence L. Rouch (2003). The Vernor's Story: From Gnomes to Now. (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 147 p.). President (Studio3/Innovations). Vernor's (Firm) History; Soft drink industry United States History.

(Victoria Wine), Asa Briggs (1985). Wine for Sale: Victoria Wine and the Liquor Trade, 1860-1984 (Chicago, Il: University of Chicago Press, 199 p.). Victoria Wine (Firm)--History; Wine industry--Great Britain--History.

(Vodka), David Christian (1990). Living Water: Vodka and Russian Society on the Eve of Emancipation. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 447 p.). Vodka industry--Russia--History--19th century; Vodka--Social aspects--Russia; Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Russia--History--19th century; Russia--Social conditions--1801-1917.

(Vodka), William Pokhlebkin ; translated by Renfrey Clarke (1992). A History of Vodka. (New York, NY: Verso, 222 p.). Vodka--History; Vodka industry--Russia (Federation)--History. Vodka means water in Russian.

(Watney Mann ltd.), H. Hurford Janes (1963). The Red Barrel; A History of Watney Mann. (London, UK: J. Murray, 226 P.). Watney Mann ltd.

(Welch's Grape Juice), William Chazanof (1977). Welch's Grape Juice: From Corporation to Co-operative. (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 407 p.). Welch Grape Juice Company, inc.--History.

(Whiskey), Ross Wilson (1970). Scotch: The Formative Years. (London, UK: Constable, 502 p.). Whiskey industry--Scotland.

(Whiskey), Henry G. Crowgey (1971). Kentucky Bourbon; The Early Years of Whiskeymaking. (Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 171 p.). Whiskey--Kentucky--History; Distilling industries--Kentucky--History.

(Whiskey), Michael Brander (1975). The Original Scotch: A History of Scotch Whisky From the Earliest Days. (New York, NY: C. N. Potter, 149 p.). Whiskey--Scotland--History.

(Whiskey), Ronald B. Weir (1975). The History of the Malt Distillers' Association of Scotland. (Elgin, Scotland: The Association, 177 p.). Malt Distillers' Association of Scotland--History; Whiskey industry--Scotland--History.

(Whiskey), Allen Andrews (1977). The Whisky Barons. (London, UK: Jupiter, 148 p.). Whiskey industry--Great Britain--History; Distilling industries--Great Britain--History.

(Whiskey), Margaret A. Kennedy (1997). The Whiskey Trade of the Northwestern Plains: A Multidisciplinary Study. (New York, NY: P. Lang, 181 p.). Whiskey industry--Great Plains--History; Bison industry--Great Plains--History; Fur trade--Great Plains--History; Indians of North America--Alcohol use--Great Plains--History; Indians of North America--Commerce--Great Plains--History.

(Whiskey), Michael S. Moss, John R. Hume (2002). The Making of Scotch Whisky. (Edinburgh, Scotland: Canongate, 368 p. [rev. ed.]). Whiskey -- Scotland -- History; Whiskey industry -- Scotland -- History.

(Whiskey), F. Paul Pacult (2005). A Double Scotch: How Chivas Regal and The Glenlivet Became Global Icons. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 290 p.). Founding Editor and Publisher of F. Paul Pacult's Spirit Journal – The Quarterly Independent Guide to Distilled Spirits, Beers, and Wines (now in its 15th year of publication). Glenlivet Distillery--History; Chivas Brothers Limited--History; Seagram Company; Whiskey industry--Scotland--History.  

(Whiskey), Stuart Delves (2006). Scotch Whisky: The Story of Scotland's Greatest Export. (London, UK: Cyan Communications, 192 p.). Whiskey industry; Whiskey -- Scotch; Whiskey industry -- Scotland. Ways that marketing, advertising served to establish dominance in whisky market, how drink achieved exclusive role in beverage industry.

(Whitbread), The Company (1964). The Story of Whitbread's. (Dunstable, UK: Whitbread, 54 p. [3rd ed.; orig. pub. 1947]). Whitbread.

(Whitbread), Berry Ritchie (1992). An Uncommon Brewer: The Story of Whitbread, 1742-1992. (London, UK: James & James, 144 p.). Whitbread, Samuel; Whitbread Breweries; Beer industry -- Great Britain -- History.

(Whiteway's of Whimple), E. V. M. Whiteway (1990). Whiteway's Cyder: A Company History. (Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles, 160 p.). ; Alcoholic drinks Production History England.

(Wine), Vincent P. Carosso (1951). The California Wine Industry, 1830-1895: A Study of the Formative Years. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 241 p.). Wine and wine making--California.

(Wine), Hugh Barty-King (1977). A Tradition of English Wine: The Story of Two Thousand Years of English Wine made from English Grapes. (Oxford, UK: Illustrated Press, 250 p.). Wine and wine making--England--History.

(Wine), Nicholas Faith (1978). The Winemasters of Bordeaux: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Wines. (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 328 p.). Former Business Editor of The Sunday Times of London. Wine, Winemaking. 

(Wine), Leo A. Loubère (1978). The Red and the White: A History of Wine in France and Italy in the Nineteenth Century. (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 401 p.). Wine industry--France--History; Wine industry--Italy--History.

(Wine), Thomas Pinney (1989). A History of Wine in America: From the Beginnings to Prohibition. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 553 p.). William M. Keck Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman of the Department of English (Pomona College). Wine and wine making--United States--History. America's alluring promise of wine - baffled, begun, realized. 

(Wine), James Conaway (1990). Napa. (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 529 p.). Wine industry--California--Napa Valley--History; Napa Valley (Calif.)--History.

(Wine) Leo A. Loubère (1990). The Wine Revolution in France: The Twentieth Century. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 288 p.). Wine industry--France; Wine industry--Technological innovations--France; Viticulture--France; Viticulture--Technological innovations--France. 

(Wine), Simon Loftus (1994). Puligny-Montrachet: Journal of a Village in Burgundy. (New York, NY: Holt, 308 p.). Wine and wine making--France--Puligny-Montrachet; Puligny-Montrachet (France)--History.

(Wine), Thomas Brennan (1997). Burgundy to Champagne: The Wine Trade in Early Modern France. (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 350 p.). Associate Professor in the Department of History (U.S. Naval Academy). Wine industry--France--History.

(Wine), Lewis Perdue (1999). The Wrath of Grapes: The Coming Wine Industry Shakeout and How To Take Advantage of It. (New York, NY: Spike, 253 p.). Wine industry--United States; Wine as an investment--United States. 

(Wine), Stephen Brook (2001). Bordeaux: People, Power, and Politics. (London, UK: M. Beazley, 224 p.). Wine and wine making--France--Bordeaux--History--20th century; Wine industry--France--Bordeaux--History--20th century. 

(Wine), James Conaway (2002). The Far Side of Eden: New Money, Old Land, and the Battle for Napa Valley. (Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 365 p.). Wine industry--California--Napa Valley--History; Napa Valley (Calif.)--History; Napa Valley (Calif.)--Social conditions; Napa Valley (Calif.)--Economic conditions.

(Wine), Alan Deutschman (2003). A Tale of Two Valleys: Wine, Wealth and the Battle for the Good Life in Napa and Sonoma. (New York, NY: Broadway Books, p.). Wine industry--Social aspects--California--Sonoma Valley; Wine industry--Social aspects--California--Napa Valley; Wealth--Social aspects--California--Sonoma Valley; Wealth--Social aspects--California--Napa Valley; Social conflict--California--Sonoma Valley; Social conflict--California--Napa Valley; Sonoma Valley (Calif.)--Social life and customs; Napa Valley (Calif.)--Social life and customs; Sonoma Valley (Calif.)--Rural conditions; Napa Valley (Calif.)--Rural conditions.  

(Wine), Kolleen M. Guy (2003). When Champagne Became French: Wine and the Making of a National Identity. (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 245 p.). Assistant Professor of History (University of Texas at San Antonio). Champagne (Wine)--History.  

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(Wine), Charles L. Sullivan; foreword by Paul Draper (2003). Zinfandel: A History of a Grape and Its Wine. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 224 p.). Grapes--California--History; Viticulture--California--History; Wine and wine making--California--History. Definitive history of Zinfandel - from Austria to East Coast of U.S. in 1820s, to Gold Rush California, through early days of state's wine industry; ups and downs of grape's popularity, two great mysteries: myth of Agoston Haraszthy's role in importing Zinfandel, heated controversy over relationship between California Zinfandel and Italian Primitivo.

(Wine), William Echikson (2004). Noble Rot: A Bordeaux Wine Revolution. (New York, NY: Norton, 288 p.). Brussels Bureau Chief (Dow Jones Newswires). Wine industry--France; Wine and wine making--France.  

(Wine), Christopher Campbell (2005). The Botanist and the Vintner: How Wine Was Saved for the World. (Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 360 p.). Grapes--Diseases and pests--France--History--19th century; Viticulture--France--History--19th century.  

(Wine), Don and Petie Kladstrup (2005). Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times. (New York, NY: William Morrow, 304 p.). Former Foreign Correspondent for ABC and CBS News; Former Protocol Officer for the U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO. Champagne (Wine)--History. How this sparkling wine became a symbol of glamour, good times,  celebration.

(Wine), Thomas Pinney (2005). A History of Wine in America: From Prohibition to the Present. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 532 p.). William M. Keck Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and Former Chairman of the Department of English (Pomona College). Wine and wine making--United States--History; Wine industry--United States--History. Definitive account of winemaking in the United States. 

(Wine), George M. Taber (2005). Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine. (New York, NY: Scribner, 336 p.). Paris Correspondent (Time Magazine). Wine tasting--France--Paris--History--20th century; Wine industry--France--History--20th century; Wine industry--California--History--20th century; Wine and wine making--France--History--20th century; Wine and wine making--California--History--20th century. True story of the legendary Paris Tasting of 1976 - revolutionary impact on the world of wine.

(Wine), Dan Ginsburg (2006). The Art and Business of Champagne. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 242 p.). President and Majority Owner of Champagne de Meric, the only American-owned winery in Champagne. Champagne (Wine); Sparkling wines; Wine and wine making; Wine industry. Inside look—from the vineyard to the marketplace—at the world of champagne. 

(Wine), Hugh Johnson (2006). A Life Uncorked. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 384 p.). Johnson, Hugh, 1939- ; Wine writers--Biography; Food writers--Biography; Horticultural writers--Biography. Tasting, cellaring, choosing, understanding, comparing,  buying wine; its personal pleasures, lures, and mysteries.

(Wine), Ann B. Matasar (2006). Women of Wine: The Rise of Women in the Global Wine Industry. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 265 p.). Professor of Business Emerita at the Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration (Roosevelt University). Women in the wine industry. Women's increasingly influential role in the wine industry, traditionally a very male-dominated domain.

(Wine), Steve Heimoff / foreword by H. William Harlan (2007). New Classic Winemakers of California: Conversations with Steve Heimoff. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 300 p.). West Coast editor for Wine Enthusiast. Vintners--California--Biography; Wine and wine making--California--History. Survey of multibillion-dollar business with global reputation, oral history of contemporary California winemaking; personalities, intellects, philosophies, passions of individual winemakers, opinions on recent high-alcohol vintages, globalization, "cult" wine phenomenon.

(Napa Valley: http://www.sfchamber.dpway.com/       sfchamber/rutherford.aspx)

(Wine), photographs by George Rose; essay by Rod Smith (2007). The Art of Terroir: A Portrait of California Vineyards. (San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 112 p.). Photojournalist; Writer. Vineyards--California, Northern--Pictorial works; Vineyards in art; Landscape photography--California, Northern; California, Northern--Pictorial works. Phenomenon of mystical melding of light, water, soil, air, human touch that creates a wine unique to its origin - through photographs showcasing seasonal beauty of Northern California wine country.

(Wine), George M. Taber (2007). To Cork or Not To Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and the Battle for the Wine Bottle. (New York, NY: Scribner, 278 p.). Cork industry; Wine and wine making. History of wine corks (vs. plastic, glass, screwcap, some other type of closure) to seal a bottle of wine; pivotal moments in production, storage, consumption of wine; portrait of intriguing controversy.

(Wine), Benjamin Wallace (2008). The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery of the World’s Most Expensive Bottle of Wine. (New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 336 p.). Wine and wine making--Miscellanea. Most elaborate con since Hitler diaries; 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux, supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson, sold for $156,000 at Christie’s of London auction in 1985 to member of Forbes family; rumors about bottle arose; history of wine, vivid accounts of subterranean European laboratories where old vintages are dated, of Jefferson’s colorful, wine-soaked days in France.

(Wine Advocate), Elin McCoy (2005). The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the Reign of American Taste. (New York, NY: ECCO, 304 p.). Wine and Spirits Columnist (Bloomberg). Parker, Robert M., 1947- ; Wine industry--United States--Biography. King of wine criticism.

(Yakima Brewing Company), Bert Grant, with Robert Spector (1998). The Ale Master: How I Pioneered America's Craft Brewing Industry, Opened the First BrewPub, Bucked Trends, and Enjoyed Every Minute of It. (Seattle, WA: Sasquatch Books, 142 p.). Grant, Bert, 1928- ; Brewers--United States--Biography.

(Yuengling), Mark A. Noon (2005). Yuengling: A History of America's Oldest Brewery. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., Inc., 221 p.). Yuengling, D. G. (David Gottlieb), 1806-1877; Yuengling (Firm); Microbreweries--Pennsylvania--Pottsville--History; Breweries--United States--History; Brewing industry--United States--History. 

Judith M. Bennett (1996). Ale, Beer and Brewsters in England: Women’s Work in a Changing World, 1300-1600. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 260 p.). Professor of History (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Women brewers--England--History; Women--England--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500. 1300 - women brewed, sold most of ale drunk in England; 1600 - industry largely controlled by men; how, when, why brewing ceased to be woman's trade, became trade of men; new light on effects of early capitalism on status of women's work.

Philip J. Cook (2007). Paying the Tab: The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol Control. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 278 p.). Professor of Public Policy and Economics (Duke University). Alcoholism--Government policy--United States; Alcoholism--United States--Prevention; Alcoholic beverages--Taxation--United States. First comprehensive analysis of alcohol abuse; history of attempts to "legislate morality," overlooked lessons from Prohibition, rise of Alcoholics Anonymous; higher alcohol excise taxes, other supply restrictions are effective and underutilized policy tools that can cut abuse, preserve pleasures of moderate consumption.

Anne Cooper Funderburg (2002). Sundae Best: A History of Soda Fountains. (Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 232 p.). Soda fountains--United States--History.

William Grimes (1993). Straight Up or on the Rocks: A Cultural History of American Drink. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 193 p.). Reporter (New York Times). Cocktails; Alcoholic beverages--United States--History.  

Yuantao Guo (2006). Global Big Business and the Chinese Brewing Industry. (New York, NY: Routledge, 240 p.). Brewing industry--China; International business enterprises; Big business. Relationship between big business, competition, state intervention in context of developing economies, in relation to Chinese brewing industry.

Alan Jenkins; with a foreword by Cledwyn Hughes (1970). Drinka Pinta: The Story of Milk and the Industry That Serves It. (London, UK: Heinemann, 242 p.). Milk trade--Great Britain. Published on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the National Milk Publicity Council.

Evelyne Resnick (2008). Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends. (New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 256 p.). Co-founder of ReSMO. Wine industry --Marketing; Wine and wine making. New era for wine marketers: peers trust peers; top-down messaging losing ground, bottom-up buzz gaining power; e-marketing to reach niche markets, measure consumption patterns of entire market (for first time), adjust quickly to behaviors.

Elizabeth Royte (2008). Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale And Why We Bought It. (New York, NY: Bloomsbury, 256 p.). Bottled water industry--Social aspects; Bottled water--Social aspects. Commercialization of drinking water; second to soda, on verge of becoming most popular beverage in country; people, machines, economies, cultural trends that bring it from nature to supermarkets.

Teresa da Silva Lopes (2007). Global Brands: The Evolution of Multinationals in Alcoholic Beverages. (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 272 p.). Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Management (Queen Mary, University of London). Alcoholic beverage industry; International business enterprises; Brand name products. How world's largest multinationals in alcoholic beverages achieved global leadership; predominant corporate governance structures for firms' marketing-based industries; why these firms form alliances with direct competitors.

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Business History Links

American Hop Museum                                                                          http://www.americanhopmuseum.org/                                                         The museum chronicles the history of the American Hop industry from its early days in the New England colonies to the rapid expansion into California and ultimately the Pacific Northwest. Hops were introduced by the first colonists, and were grown on Manhattan Island as early as 1607. Only hop museum dedicated to showcasing the history of the obscure perennial vine bearing the botanical name Humulus lupulus.

The Coffee Science Information Centre                                              http://www.cosic.org/                                                                 Celebrating the drink that Bach referred to as "lovelier than a thousand kisses," the Web site of the Coffee Science Information Centre has a variety of sections relating different material on the work of the Centre and general information about this occasionally maligned beverage. The prime goal of the Coffee Science Information Centre is "to provide accurate, balanced and consistent information to all audiences across Europe who have an interest in coffee, caffeine and health." Specifically, different sections of the site deal with coffee and health, world coffee events, and a brief essay on coffee throughout history. The site also contains links to different scientific reports that refute certain commonly misconceptions about coffee, including the idea that prolonged coffee ingestion will lead to extreme dehydration. This site will be of great interest to those with a strong affinity for coffee and also for those interested in current scientific research on caffeine.

Coors Visitor Centre & The Museum of Brewing                                           http://www.coorsvisitorcenter.co.uk/                                                   Formerly the Bass Museum, the Coors Visitor Centre houses the UK's premier museum dedicated to brewing "The Museum of Brewing", offering a unique blend of living heritage - brings together a unique collection of artefacts and memorabilia tracing the fascinating history of the brewing industry. Visit the Shire Horse Stables, explore the Museum Micro Brewery, authentic Cooperage, vintage vehicle collection and working stationary steam engine plus lots more. And there's plenty for children to enjoy too, including Virtual Burton, a unique interactive touch-screen exhibit which introduces a cast of virtual characters from the town census year of 1881.

Dr. Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute                              Http://Www.Drpeppermuseum.Com                                                       The mission of the Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute, a non-profit organization, is to educate and entertain the general public through the collection, preservation, interpretation, and exhibition of objects relevant to the history of the soft drink industry, and through that example, the free enterprise system.

The Great Brands & Champagne Houses                                             http://www.maisons-champagne.com/traduction/ english/index_gb.php                                                                      Aware of the numerous risks in their activity and concerned to advance together using their common knowledge, the Champagne Houses have always encouraged a "team spirit". This is the origin of the sharing out of the fruits of their activity between shareowners, vine-growers, employees and local communities, with the continual need to respect the customers who insist that their pleasure remain affordable.

Growing Up in the Wine Industry                                                                     http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/11/16/             AM200611162.html                                                                         Transcript and audio of a 2006 radio interview with E.&J. Gallo Winery president Joseph Gallo "about learning the family business from Ernest and Julio, and passing it on." Also includes a brief history of this California winery, which "has earned a reputation for being a pioneer and tastemaker, from being the first company to introduce screw-cap bottles in the 1940s to being one of the first wine producers to advertise." From American Public Media.

History of Beer                                                                         http://www.beerhistory.com/                                                                 A concise timeline of beer history by Prof. Linda Raley, Texas Tech University.

International Coffee Organization (ICO)                                                     http://www.ico.org                                                                           Statistics on the coffee trade, covering prices, imports and exports, and production. Also features reports on the international coffee market, background information about coffee plants and coffee-making methods, and information about the economics of the coffee industry. The ICO is an intergovernmental organization for coffee that was set up under the auspices of the United Nations. Subjects: Coffee industry; Coffee.

Museum of the American Cocktail                                                                     http://www.kingcocktail.com/motac.htm                                                 Non-profit museum and tourist attraction that celebrates and preserves a rich aspect of American culture; the two-hundred-year-old American cocktail. Museum will discover, collect, and preserve materials pertaining to the history of the American Cocktail and its influence on the world's beverage industry.

Museum of Beverage Containers                                                    Http://Www.Gono.Com/Vir-Mus/Museum.Htm                                         The world's largest collection of beverage containers and advertising.     Featuring Coke, Budweiser and 100's more.

Soda Museum                                                                            http://www.sodamuseum.bigstep.com/homepage.html                                   Collection of historical information about soda and soda collecting.

Sonoma County Wine Library                                                                                http://www.sonoma.lib.ca.us/wine/index.html                                       Special service and collection of the Sonoma County Library, the collection comprises 5,000 books on wine and related subjects, subscriptions and backfiles to over 80 wine-related periodicals.

Temperance & Prohibition                                             http://prohibition.osu.edu                                                             Collection of essays, images, and other material on the history of prohibition in the U.S., "a measure designed to reduce drinking by eliminating the businesses that manufactured, distributed, and sold alcoholic beverages." Covers the U.S. brewing industry, the Woman's Crusade of 1873-74, the Anti-Saloon League, the Prohibition Party, and related topics. From The Ohio State University Department of History and the Goldberg Program for Excellence in Teaching.

The Wine and Wine Industry Collection                                                            http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/LibraryInfo/special/ WineIndCol.html                                                                                   A special collection at Cal Poly Pomona which documents and honors the Southern California wine industry, including wine-related organizations and events. Information is collected on California wine, with emphasis on Southern California. Also included is information on regional wineries, wine selling, wine competitions, wine organizations, and wine events. Business and organization archives, archival records relating to festivals and events, documentation on the history of viticulture and winemaking in Southern California, family histories and reminiscences of local growers and vintners, and archives of individual wineries are collected. Geographic areas include Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties.

Wine Industry Oral History                                                                         http://libweb.sonoma.edu/regional/subject/wineoral.html                         Sonoma State University Library's North Bay Regional Collection provides access to a wide range of information about the North Bay counties of Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano and Sonoma.