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Since the start of the FIFA World Cup on June 12, soccer (or football) has taken the world by storm. Just this week at IFT in New Orleans, tradeshow attendees gathered around exhibitor booths with TVs to catch the action. In some moments, you almost forgot you were at a tradeshow when the fan crowd roared and cheered.

Imported and bottled by Fishbowl Spirits, and created and owned by country music star Kenny Chesney, Blue Chair Bay Rum added a new Banana flavor to its portfolio.

Beam Suntory Inc., Deerfield, Ill., announced that it will begin distribution of the Suntory Japanese and Scotch whiskies as well as Midori liqueur in the United States and Germany beginning July 1.

Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi launched a new wine into the U.S. market: Nipozzano Vecchie Viti.

Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine, Gatlinburg, Tenn., is rolling out a limited-time flavor for the summer. Ole Smoky Sweet Tea Moonshine celebrates America’s traditional summer refreshment in a 40-proof moonshine, the company says.

Diageo released its new super-premium Smirnoff White vodka exclusively at duty-free stores across the globe.

Kendall-Jackson expanded its Avant wine collection to include a 2013 Sauvignon Blanc and a 2012 Red Blend.

Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc. launched Evan Williams Kentucky Slush bourbon-based premixed cocktails in select test markets for the summer months.

Lake Bluff, Ill.-based Terlato Wines International, a U.S. marketer of premium wines and spirits, announced a partnership with Heartland Distillers, Indianapolis, to jointly produce and market a collection of premium American craft spirits. This represents the newest addition to the Terlato artisan spirits portfolio.

Brown spirits are leading much of the growth in the U.S. spirits market, with the segment growing 3 percent in the first four months of 2014, according to New York-based Rabobank’s latest global spirits report. More specifically, sales of Tennessee whiskey and bourbon expanded their already large shares, while flavored whiskey, rye, small-batch whiskey, and Irish whiskey and single-malt Scotch whisky maintained their impressive growth rates, it reports.