Social Media Stock Earnings Alert; LinkedIn (LNKD) Sets New High on Earnings

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY –February 6,2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including tech stocks reports on social media stock LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD:NYSE). The stock hit a new high of $271.49 following its earning news being digested by investors.

It’s a good day for investors in the social media sector, with Twitter (TWTR) trading at $47.65, up 6.39 (15.49%) as of 10:31AM EST, with a high of $48.8 on its earnings reported at the close yesterday.

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LinkedIn Corporation Earnings:

• Revenue for the fourth quarter was $643 million, an increase of 44% compared to $447 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. Revenue in 2014 was $2,219 million, an increase of 45% compared to $1,529 million in 2013.

• Net income attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter was $3 million, compared to net income of $4 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter was $77 million, compared to $48 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. Net loss attributable to common stockholders in 2014 was ($16) million, compared to net income of $27 million in 2013. Non-GAAP net income in 2014 was $254 million, compared to $192 million in 2013. Non-GAAP net income excludes tax affected non-cash items, such as stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets. For additional information, see section "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

• Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $179 million, or 28% of revenue, compared to $111 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, or 25% of revenue. Adjusted EBITDA in 2014 was $592 million, or 27% of revenue, compared to $376 million in 2013, or 25% of revenue.

• GAAP diluted EPS for the fourth quarter was $0.02, compared to GAAP diluted EPS of $0.03 for the fourth quarter 2013; non-GAAP diluted EPS for the fourth quarter was $0.61, compared to non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.39 for the fourth quarter of 2013. GAAP diluted EPS in 2014 was ($0.13), compared to GAAP diluted EPS of $0.23 in 2013; non-GAAP diluted EPS in 2014 was $2.02, compared to non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.61 in 2013.

"The fourth quarter capped another successful year for LinkedIn, which was marked by steady member growth and strong financial results," said Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn. "We continued to make significant progress against a number of multi-year, strategic initiatives including mobile, jobs, content, and global expansion."

Fourth Quarter Operating Summary

• Talent Solutions: Revenue from Talent Solutions products totaled $369 million, an increase of 41% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. Talent Solutions revenue represented 57% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to 58% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013.

• Marketing Solutions: Revenue from Marketing Solutions products totaled $153 million, an increase of 56% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. Marketing Solutions revenue represented 24% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to 22% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013.

• Premium Subscriptions: Revenue from Premium Subscriptions products totaled $121 million, an increase of 38% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. Premium Subscriptions represented 19% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to 20% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Revenue from the U.S. totaled $388 million, and represented 60% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014. Revenue from international markets totaled $255 million, and represented 40% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Revenue from the field sales channel totaled $414 million, and represented 64% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014. Revenue from the online channel totaled $230 million, and represented 36% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014.

2014 Highlights and Strategic Announcements

Throughout 2014, LinkedIn:

• Increased the scale and relevance of job listings through the acquisition of Bright. LinkedIn now has 3 million active job listings on the platform, an approximate 10x increase versus last year. As we continue to add jobs on LinkedIn, we grow closer to realizing our vision of having every job in the world on LinkedIn.

• Expanded the professional publishing platform by introducing long-form posting to more than 230 million English-speaking members. Members are increasingly creating content on LinkedIn, and we recently surpassed one million total long-form posts and 50,000 posts per week. Through the publishing platform, Pulse, and SlideShare, we seek to make the world's professional knowledge available on LinkedIn.

• Broadened its global reach, with nearly 70% of total members coming from non-U.S. geographies. In February, we launched a localized version of LinkedIn in Simplified Chinese & Traditional Chinese. Since launch, LinkedIn has nearly doubled its Chinese member base from 4 million to more than 8 million. More recently, LinkedIn's application for an ICP license in China for the local Chinese LinkedIn site was approved, better enabling us to connect the world's professionals.

"The fourth quarter underscored a strong 2014 for LinkedIn, as we demonstrated growing organic engagement and solid performance across our three, diverse product lines." said Steve Sordello, CFO of LinkedIn. "Entering 2015, we plan to continue investing in our long-term roadmap to further pursue our vision to build the world's first economic graph."

Business Outlook

LinkedIn is providing guidance for the first quarter and full year of 2015:

• Q1 2015 Guidance: Revenue is expected to range between $618 million and $622 million. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $152 million and $154 million. Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be approximately $0.53. The company expects depreciation of approximately $61 million, amortization of approximately $12 million, stock-based compensation of approximately $103 million, and 128 million fully-diluted weighted shares.

• Full Year 2015 Guidance: Revenue is expected to range between $2.93 billion and $2.95 billion. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be approximately $785 million. Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be approximately $2.95. The company expects depreciation of approximately $270 million, amortization of approximately $45 million, stock-based compensation of approximately $460 million, and approximately 130 million fully-diluted weighted shares.

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Tech Stock Earnings Alert; Twitter (TWTR) Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Results

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – February 6, 2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including tech stocks reports on social media stock Twitter  (NYSE: TWTR) .

One the market close February 5^th, Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. The stock traded up over 9% in after-hours trading following the news.

Highlights -

• Q4 revenue of $479 million, up 97% year-over-year
• Q4 net loss of $125 million and non-GAAP net income of $79 million
• Q4 GAAP EPS of ($0.20) and non-GAAP EPS of $0.12
• Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $141 million, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of 30%
• 2014 revenue of $1,403 million, up 111% year-over-year
• 2014 net loss of $578 million and non-GAAP net income of $101 million
• 2014 GAAP EPS of ($0.96) and non-GAAP EPS of $0.14
• 2014 adjusted EBITDA of $301 million, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of 21%

"We closed out the year with our business advancing at a great pace. Revenue growth accelerated again for the full year, and we had record quarterly profits on an adjusted EBITDA basis," said Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter. "In addition, the trend thus far in Q1 leads us to believe that the absolute number of net users added in Q1 will be similar to what we saw during the first three quarters of 2014."

For information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

Fourth Quarter 2014 Operational Highlights

• Average Monthly Active Users (MAUs) were 288 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of 20% year-over-year, which reflects a loss of approximately 4 million net Monthly Active Users in the fourth quarter due to changes in third party integrations.
• Average Mobile MAUs represented approximately 80% of total MAUs.
• Timeline views reached 182 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 23% year-over-year.
• Advertising revenue per thousand timeline views reached $2.37 in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 60% year-over-year.

Fourth Quarter 2014 Product Highlights

• Users: Twitter launched the ability for people to share a Tweet privately through a Direct Message, making it easier for people to have private discussions around public content. Twitter also launched the Audio Card, which lets people discover and listen to audio directly in their timeline on Android and iOS devices.
• Advertisers: Twitter began testing Twitter Offers in the United States, enabling advertisers to create credit card-linked promotions and share them directly with people on Twitter. Twitter also launched tailored audiences for mobile apps, a new way for advertisers to create targetable audience segments based on mobile app actions such as installs, purchases, or sign-ups. Finally, Twitter launched two new mobile targeting options including the ability to target by mobile carrier and the ability to target users with new mobile devices.
• International Expansion: Twitter continued the international expansion of advertising offerings to 13 additional markets worldwide. Twitter's self serve ad products expanded to 8 new markets in Q4 and now serve marketers in 28 countries.
• Developers: Twitter held its first mobile developer conference, Flight, where it unveiled Fabric, a single modular Software Developer Kit consisting of app stability and analytics tools through Crashlytics, monetization offerings through MoPub, identity and sign-in services through Twitter and a first-of-its-kind offering called Digits, and content distribution and syndication through an improved Twitter SDK.
• January Launches: In January, Twitter launched a recap feature, marked with a "While you were away" heading, that surfaces at the top of the Timeline some of the best Tweets people may have missed from accounts people follow; group Direct Messaging, which lets people expand private conversations from one other participant to as many as 20, and new video functionality that allows people to capture, edit and share videos right from within the Twitter app.

Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Highlights

Revenue - Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 totaled $479 million, an increase of 97% compared to $243 million in the same period in 2013.

• Advertising revenue totaled $432 million, an increase of 97% year-over-year.
• Mobile advertising revenue was 88% of total advertising revenue.
• Data licensing and other revenue totaled $47 million, an increase of 105% year-over-year.
• International revenue totaled $164 million, an increase of 149% year-over-year.
• International revenue was 34% of total revenue.

Net loss - GAAP net loss was $125 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to a GAAP net loss of $511 million in the same period in 2013. GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2014 included $177 million of stock-based compensation expense.

Adjusted EBITDA - Adjusted EBITDA was $141 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 216% compared to $45 million in the same period in 2013.

Non-GAAP net income - Non-GAAP net income was $79 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 712% compared to $10 million in the same period in 2013.

EPS - Basic and diluted GAAP EPS was ($0.20) for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to ($1.41) in the same period in 2013.

Non-GAAP EPS - Non-GAAP EPS was $0.12 for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $0.02 in the same period in 2013.

Capital expenditures - Purchases of property and equipment for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $69 million. Additionally, $30 million of equipment was financed through capital leases during the fourth quarter of 2014.

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities - As of December 31, 2014, cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were approximately $3.6 billion, compared to $3.6 billion as of September 30, 2014.

Outlook

Twitter's outlook for the first quarter of 2015 is as follows:

• Revenue is projected to be in the range of $440 million to $450 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of $89 million to $94 million.
• Stock-based compensation expense is projected to be in the range of $160 million to $170 million, excluding the impact of equity awards that may be granted in connection with potential future acquisitions.

Twitter's outlook for the full year of 2015 is as follows:

• Revenue is projected to be in the range of $2.3 billion to $2.35 billion.
• Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of $550 million to $575 million.
• Capital expenditures are projected to be in the range of $500 million to $650 million.
• Stock-based compensation expense is projected to be in the range of $700 million to $750 million, excluding the impact of equity awards that may be granted in connection with potential future acquisitions.

Note that Twitter's outlook for the first quarter and full year of 2015 reflects foreign exchange rates as of January 31, 2015.

Webcast and Conference Call Details
Twitter will host a conference call today, Thursday, February 5, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss financial results. Questions submitted via Twitter, directed to @TwitterIR, using the hashtag #TWTRearnings will be considered during the Q&A portion of the conference call in addition to questions submitted by conference call participants. A live webcast of the conference call, Twitter's financial results and supplemental slides will be accessible from the Investor Relations page of Twitter's website at investor.twitterinc.com. A replay will be archived and accessible at the same website after the conference call. Twitter has used, and intends to continue to use, its Investor Relations website (investor.twitterinc.com), as well as certain Twitter accounts (@dickc, @twitter and @twitterIR), as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

About Twitter, Inc.
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. By developing a fundamentally new way for people to create, distribute and discover content, we have democratized content creation and distribution, enabling any voice to echo around the world instantly and unfiltered. The service can be accessed at Twitter.com, via the Twitter mobile application and via text message. Available in more than 35 languages, Twitter has 288 million monthly active users. For more information, visit discover.twitter.com or follow @twitter.

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Westport Innovations (TSX:WPT/NASDAQ:WPRT) Gains on EPA Certification News

Westport Innovations (TSX:WPT/NASDAQ:WPRT) Gains on EPA Certification News

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – February 4,2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including natural gas and cleantech stocks reports on natural gas engine company, Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT / NASDAQ:WPRT), (WPRT) is trading at $4.16 up 0.49(13.35%) as of  2:22PM EST, with a day high of $4.47.

The stock moved on news it has received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its 2015 Ford Transit Van. As Ford's largest qualified vehicle modifier (QVM), Westport is offering the 2015 Ford Transit Van as a dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) Westport WiNG™ Power System vehicle. Westport expects California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification in early 2015.

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Westport engineers the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles. More than that, we are fundamentally changing the way the world travels the roads, rails and seas. We work with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide from design through to production, creating products to meet the growing demand for vehicle technology that will reduce both emissions and fuel costs. To learn more about our business, visit westport.com, subscribe to our RSS feed, or follow us on Twitter @WestportDotCom.

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Renewable Energy Stock Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Soars on Acquisition News

Renewable Energy Stock Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Soars on Acquisition News

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – February 3, 2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including renewable energy stocks reports on solar stock, Canadian Solar (CSIQ) .The stock is trading at $26.51,up $5.19(24.34%),with a day high of $27.35. 

Canadian Solar reported that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Sharp Corporation (TSE:6753) to acquire Recurrent Energy, LLC, a leading North American solar energy developer, for approximately $265 million.

Once completed, the acquisition of Recurrent will increase Canadian Solar's total solar project pipeline by approximately 4.0 GW to 8.5 GW, and its late-stage project pipeline by approximately 1.0 GW to 2.4 GW. Located in California and Texas, Recurrent's 1.0 GW late-stage pipeline is one of the largest utility-scale project portfolios scheduled to be built prior to the ITC expiration in 2016, and represents an estimated revenue opportunity of at least $2.3 billion for Canadian Solar under a build and sell business model.

About Canadian Solar Inc.

Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar is one of the world's largest and foremost solar power companies. As a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules and provider of solar energy solutions, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified pipeline of utility-scale solar power projects. In the past 14 years, Canadian Solar has successfully deployed over 8 GW of premium quality modules in over 70 countries around the world. Furthermore, Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable solar energy companies worldwide, having been publically listed on NASDAQ since 2006. For additional information about the company, products, and projects, please visit www.canadiansolar.com.

About Recurrent Energy

Recurrent Energy is redefining what it means to be a mainstream clean energy company, with a fleet of utility-scale solar plants that provide competitive clean electricity. The company has more than 4 GW of solar projects in development in North America. Additional details are available at: www.recurrentenergy.com

About Sharp Corporation

Sharp Corporation is a worldwide developer of innovative products and core technologies that play a key role in shaping the future of electronics. As a leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and digital technologies, Sharp offers one of the broadest and most advanced lines of consumer electronics, information products and electronic components, while also creating new network businesses. Sharp Corporation employs 50,637 people in the world (as of September 30, 2014) and recorded consolidated annual sales of 2,927,186 million yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.  For more information, please visit Sharp's Web site at http://sharp-world.com.

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Global Wine Market 2015-2019 Remains Bullish

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Global Wine Market 2015-2019 Remains Bullish

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – February 3, 2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including beverage stocks releases the updated wine stocks directory for February and an outlook for the sector for 2015-2019.

Wine is still a hot sector according to CompaniesandMarkets.com. In their recent 2015-2019 forecast they report, “One major trend in this market is the increase in demand for sparkling wine. Countries such as Germany, Russia, France, and Italy reported high demand for sparkling wine. New product development and strong product innovations are expected to increase the demand for sparkling wine during the forecast period of 2014-2019. “

“According to analysts, the growth in the Global Wine market is mainly driven by the increased demand for wine in the US. This has increased the market growth both in terms of revenue and volume. A high disposable income, increasing demand for premium wine, and increasing demand for wine among the millennials is driving the market. Also, social acceptance of wine and the various health benefits of wine are boosting the demand for wine in the US.”

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Andrew Peller A NV (TSX:ADW-A.TO; ADW-B.TO) is a leading producer and marketer of quality wines in Canada. With wineries in British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia, the Company markets wines produced from grapes grown in Ontario’s Niagara Peninsula, British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, and from vineyards around the world. The Company’s award-winning premium and ultra-premium VQA brands include Peller Estates, Trius, Hillebrand, Thirty Bench, Crush, Wayne Gretzky, Sandhill, Calona Vineyards Artist Series, and Red Rooster. Complementing these premium brands are a number of popularly priced varietal wine brands including Peller Estates French Cross in the East, Peller Estates Proprietors Reserve in the West, Copper Moon, XOXO, skinnygrape and Verano. Hochtaler, Domaine D’Or, Schloss Laderheim, Royal, and Sommet are our key value priced wine blends. The Company imports wines from major wine regions around the world to blend with domestic wine to craft these popularly priced and value priced wine brands. With a focus on serving the needs of all wine consumers, the Company produces and markets premium personal winemaking products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Vintners Inc., the recognized leader in personal winemaking products. Global Vintners distributes products through over 250 Winexpert and Wine Kitz authorized retailers and franchisees and more than 600 independent retailers across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia. Global Vintners award-winning premium and ultra-premium winemaking brands include Selection, Vintners Reserve, Island Mist, Kenridge, Cheeky Monkey, Ultimate Estate Reserve, Traditional Vintage, Cellar Craft, and Artful Winemaker. The Company owns and operates more than 100 well- positioned independent retail locations in Ontario under the Vineyards Estate Wines, Aisle 43, and WineCountry Vintners store names. The Company also owns Grady Wine Marketing Inc. based in Vancouver and The Small Winemaker’s Collection Inc. based in Ontario; both of these wine agencies are importers of premium wines from around the world and are marketing agents for these fine wines. The Company has entered into a partnership to market the Wayne Gretzky Estate Winery brands across Canada. The Company’s products are sold predominantly in Canada with a focus on export sales for its icewine and personal winemaking products.

AUSTRALIAN VINTAGE LTD (ASX:AVG.AX) is a leading Australian wine company. Championing a fully-integrated wine business model, the breadth of our capabilities extends to vineyards, boutique and bulk wine production, packaging, marketing and distribution

BROWN FORMAN INC A (NYSE:BF-A; BF-B) For more than 140 years, Brown-Forman Corporation has enriched the experience of life by responsibly building fine quality beverage alcohol brands, including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Southern Comfort, Finlandia, Jack Daniel’s & Cola, Canadian Mist, Korbel, Gentleman Jack, el Jimador, Herradura, Sonoma-Cutrer, Chambord, New Mix, Tuaca, and Woodford Reserve. Brown-Forman’s brands are supported by nearly 4,200 employees and sold in approximately 160 countries worldwide.

Chapel Down Group plc (ISDX:CDGP) produces and markets a range of still and sparkling wines made from English grapes. Whilst most are white wines, the proportion of red and sparkling wines has been increasing steadily. The Company operates a production site, vineyard and retail outlet at Tenterden in Kent. Most of the Group's grapes are purchased from specialist producers across the South-East of England.

China Tontine Wines Group Limited  (Hong Kong:0389.HK; OTC:CATWF) has grown rapidly since its inception in 2001. It has been the leading sweet wines producer in the PRC in terms of volume for five consecutive years since 2008 and is also one of the Top 10 PRC Grape Wine Industry Brands. The Group sells wine products in two main categories – sweet wines and dry wines under the “Tongtian”, “Tongtian Hong” and “TONTINE” labels. The Group gets its grape supply from the Tonghua Ji’An region, a major mountain grapes producing area in the PRC and one of the few regions worldwide where mountain grapes can be cultivated. With its stringent quality control system, the Group strongly emphasizes the quality of its products. It was awarded the “Annual Brand in China Grape Wine Market” in 2013. After the Group’s acquisition of the 60% stake in Yantai Baiyanghe in December 2013, it now produces and sells more than 100 types of winery products, covering a variety of grape wines and brandies, including high quality imported grape wines from France (e.g., “Cordes”, “Falyia”, etc.). Through a sales network comprising more than 100 distributors, the Group sells its products in 22 provinces, 3 autonomous regions and 4 municipalities in the PRC. Under the leadership of the experienced management team, Tontine Wines is dedicated to becoming a sweet wine expert in the PRC.

Citic Guoan Wine Co Ltd (Shanghai:600084.SH) is principally engaged in the production and distribution of wine. Through its subsidiaries, the Company is involved in the farming of grapes, the distribution of wine, the processing and filing of wine, as well as the manufacturing of fruit juice wine, among others. The Company primarily offers grape wines with brands named NIYA, Strong and WESTERN, among others.

Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. (NYSE: CCU) is a diversified beverage company operating principally in Chile and Argentina. CCU is the largest Chilean brewer, the second-largest Argentine brewer, the second-largest Chilean soft drink producer, the second-largest Chilean wine producer, the largest Chilean mineral water and nectars producer, the largest pisco distributor and also participates in the rum and confectionery industries in Chile. The Company has licensing agreements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-Busch Incorporated, PepsiCo Inc., Paulaner Brauerei AG, Schweppes Holdings Limited, Guinness Brewing Worldwide Limited, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Pernod Ricard and Compañía Pisquera Bauzá S.A..

Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ; NYSE:STZ-B) based in Victor, New York, is a leading wine, beer and spirits company with a broad portfolio of premium brands. Constellation is the world leader in premium wine, the number one beer importer and the number three beer company in the U.S Constellation Brands is an S&P 500 Index and Fortune 1000® company with more than 100 brands in our portfolio, sales in approximately 100 countries and operations in approximately 40 facilities.

Corby Distilleries Limited (TSX:CSW-A.TO; CSW-B.TO) is a leading Canadian marketer of spirits and imported wines. Corby's portfolio of owned-brands includes some of the most renowned brands in Canada, including Wiser's® Canadian whisky, Lamb's® rum, Polar Ice® vodka and McGuinness® liqueurs. Through its affiliation with Pernod Ricard S.A., Corby also represents leading international brands such as ABSOLUT® vodka, Chivas Regal® The Glenlivet® and Ballantine's® Scotch whiskies, Jameson® Irish whiskey, Beefeater® gin, Malibu® rum, Kahlua liqueur, Mumm champagne, and Jacob's Creek®, Wyndham Estate®, Stoneleigh®, Campo Viejo®, Graffigna® and Kenwood® wines.

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