Is Diageo’s acquisition of Aviation Gin a sign that M&A activity within the drinks industry is back on track?
With the onset of Covid-19, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) inevitably took a back seat as companies focused on operational activities.
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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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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
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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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How will an increasingly insular world impact the beverage alcohol industry?
Protectionist trade policies and a new climate of insularity are poised to hamper beverage alcohol brand owners as they start to bounce back from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
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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?
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The on-premise takes a light-hearted approach to social distancing
Operators are developing creative solutions to enforce social distancing and to help make up for the lack of atmosphere in venues that are emptier due to capacity limits
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Why will beer prove resilient in the aftermath of Covid-19?
IWSR examines the factors contributing to beer's recovery, and why beer may rebound better than wine and spirits post Covid-19
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Cognac in China: reasons for optimism
Things were looking bleak for Cognac in its most important value market at the start of 2020. But as the on-trade opens in China, are there reasons to be optimistic about Cognac's future?
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Easing out of lockdown: the consumer at the forefront
As governments ease lockdown restrictions for the on-premise, IWSR examines the role of the consumer across different markets
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Covid-19 presents opportunities for the US still wine market
The pandemic has provided a chance for the US wine industry to connect with a demographic that has been previously lacking in wine participation
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Will hard seltzers resonate with the UK market?
Volume consumption of hard seltzers in the US increased by 200% in 2019. As hard seltzers increasingly enter the UK market, IWSR assesses how brands may need to adapt their product offerings for the UK consumer
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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
