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.
With the onset of Covid-19, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) inevitably took a back seat as companies focused on operational activities.
A new form of at-home badge drinking in emerging markets is allowing consumers to down-trade financially without down-trading socially
Despite the current unpredictability and the economic uncertainty of the ongoing pandemic, the beverage alcohol industry is showing real pockets of resilience
IWSR assesses the impact of Covid-19 on six key macro trends driving and shaping the global beverage alcohol industry
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
Younger LDA consumers are increasingly being drawn to beverage alcohol products that embody converging trends around wellbeing, provenance and environmental awareness
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
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
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?
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
IWSR examines the factors contributing to beer's recovery, and why beer may rebound better than wine and spirits post Covid-19
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?
As governments ease lockdown restrictions for the on-premise, IWSR examines the role of the consumer across different markets
The pandemic has provided a chance for the US wine industry to connect with a demographic that has been previously lacking in wine participation
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