Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has signed "multi-year" agreements with three major brewers to distribute a wide portfolio of beer brands across Papa New Guinea, Fiji and the Pacific Islands.

It was one of the weirder product launch conference calls I'd sat in on yesterday afternoon. Indeed, it was so weird, I felt like I was hogging the Q&A section at the end, to try to make sense of it.

Date:Wednesday 23 May, 2012Time:16:15Location:LIWF, Industry Briefings Theatre -Stand Q75Format:45-minute presentation followed by 15-minute Q sessionjust-drinks' annual survey of the wine market in the UK returns. Join us at the London International Wine Fair in May to review and discuss this year's results

Coming up at this year's London International Wine Fair:

This month, Chris Losh looks at the role of social media in the conversation between producers and consumers, and concludes that talk on Twitter does not necessarily equate to buying more bottles.

Gruppo Campari has said it remains "cautiously optimistic" for the full year, after posting slight rises in first-quarter sales and profits.

Coming up at this year's London International Wine Fair:

Carlsberg has reported a Q1 net loss of DKK76m (US$13.2m) after the group was hit by the effects of declining volumes in Eastern Europe, particularly Russia.

Molson Coors' buyout of StarBev was the best deal for shareholders, according to the head of the North American brewer.

So, how big is the opportunity for foreign drinks firms in China? And, are people getting a bit too over-excited by the lure of the East?