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Brand owners pivot innovation strategies during the pandemic

Innovation is sustaining brands during Covid-19, but producers are having to radically rethink where and how these products are sold

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How do local, niche categories find global success?

Heritage and provenance play a vital role in the development of beverage categories, but they offer no guarantee of achieving global success without the support and investment of multinational drinks companies.

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The Middle East – an untapped market for beverage alcohol innovators?

The Middle East has potential to become a critical driver for the low- and no-alcohol movement

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Beer demand escalates online: key considerations for brewers refining their online strategy

In markets around the world, one of the legacies of Covid-19 will be a consumer now proficient in buying beverage alcohol online

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Countries focus on safely reinvigorating global beverage alcohol sector

Key highlights from IWSR's latest Covid-19 Market Impact Snapshot report

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Paper bottle innovation brings sustainable packaging to the forefront

IWSR research shows that environmental concerns are having an increasing influence on consumer purchasing decisions

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The evolving role of the ecommerce market and digital experience [infographic]

IWSR assesses the evolution of the beverage alcohol ecommerce and digital space amidst Covid-19

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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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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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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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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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Easing out of restrictions: putting theory to the test

What considerations should brand owners take as restrictions begin to relax across global markets?

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Drinking in an economic downturn

IWSR analyses the impact of the 2008 financial crash on the beverage alcohol industry and assesses whether similar patterns may unfold in the wake of Covid-19

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