Badge drinking at home: the new down-trading? [Infographic]
A new form of at-home badge drinking in emerging markets is allowing consumers to down-trade financially without down-trading socially
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Analysis
How resilient will the beverage alcohol industry be post Covid-19?
Despite the current unpredictability and the economic uncertainty of the ongoing pandemic, the beverage alcohol industry is showing real pockets of resilience
Analysis
Covid-19 will create far-reaching impact on global beverage alcohol consumption
IWSR assesses the impact of Covid-19 on six key macro trends driving and shaping the global beverage alcohol industry
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How Covid-19 is prompting city bars to evolve
City centres have been transformed by the coronavirus pandemic as more people work from home. IWSR looks at how the concept of a city bar may evolve post-Covid-19
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‘Better for me, better for the world’ – could this be the trend of the future?
Younger LDA consumers are increasingly being drawn to beverage alcohol products that embody converging trends around wellbeing, provenance and environmental awareness
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Is peanut butter whisky the next flavour craze in the US?
With the cinnamon whisky space nearing saturation, a disruptor is taking the category by storm – peanut butter-flavoured whisky.
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How is alcohol legislation changing in the wake of the ecommerce boom?
As ecommerce develops into a critical channel for alcohol sales, IWSR looks at what legislative repercussions there might be in markets such as the EU, US and India
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Will brand owners divert resources from the on-premise?
The one-, three- and five-year plans that brand owners put together in the autumn of 2019 will now seem mostly irrelevant in our new world. How are brand owners reassessing their channel distribution?
Analysis
Global beverage alcohol is not expected to rebound until 2024
Global alcohol consumption grew last year, however, new IWSR research forecasts that Covid-19 will push 2019 volume gains back by 5 years
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Near Complete Loss of Global On-Trade Has Yet to be Fully Offset by Other Channels
IWSR assesses the ongoing impact of Covid-19 across key markets
Interview
Bacardi and Pernod Ricard share best practices for ecommerce success
Global spirits firms are harnessing their ecommerce prowess during the coronavirus pandemic, ensuring they have the right structures and strategies in place to meet demand as much of the world remains in lockdown.
Analysis
Status spirits provide growth opportunities and resilience to economic uncertainty
While the long-term impact of COVID-19 on beverage alcohol is yet to be fully known, one segment of the industry that historically tends to be resistant to economic uncertainty is “status spirits,” brands that retail for US$100 or more.
Analysis
Will current shifts in consumer behaviour permanently disrupt the beverage alcohol industry?
The IWSR identifies six key trends that are growing in significance amidst COVID-19, and analyses their potential for long term disruption
Analysis
Irish Whiskey Volumes Surge Nearly 9% in the US
The category's popularity extends beyond St. Patrick’s Day as new brands continue to come to market
Analysis
Diageo’s cautious outlook for 2020 reflects the geopolitical issues impacting the industry at large
The core issue affecting beverage alcohol suppliers recently has not so much been a difficult trading environment per se, but the sheer uncertainty geopolitical issues have created
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Market
- Beer
- Brandy
- Cider
- Gin
- Irish Whiskey
- Low-/No-Alcohol
- Mixed Drinks
- RTDs
- Rum
- Scotch
- Spirits
- Tequila
- US Whiskey
- Vodka
- Whisky
- Wine
