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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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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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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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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Will the night trade adapt as the on-premise reopens?
As governments start to lay out frameworks for easing on-premise restrictions, it's the night trade, where crowds are core to the concept, that poses additional hurdles to overcome
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Covid-19 prompts historic alcohol ecommerce trials in India
Alcohol ecommerce trials in India could lay the groundwork for a permanent new sales channel in the world’s second-largest spirits consumption market
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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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Behind the celebrity-owned tequila craze in the US
From actors George Clooney and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to NBA legend Michael Jordan, tequila has caught the eye of a plethora of celebrities. IWSR assesses tequila's rise to fame.
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Small-batch producers are forced to be creative in order to survive
As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolds, changes in consumer behaviour are highlighting implications for the medium- and long- term viability and structure of the craft sector.
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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
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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
