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
IWSR looks at the global trends likely to shape the spirits, beer and wine categories around the world
Concern for the environment has never been greater, and drinks producers are increasingly addressing their impact on the planet.
IWSR analysts share the industry highlights that have left an impact on them, spanning from gin innovation and rosé preferences to new packaging trends and the craft spirits experience
Highlights from the IWSR Forecasting the Future Seminar in London
IWSR explores the category leaders in the ecommerce channel, as well as the categories that have further opportunities for growth.
Ecommerce is a major growth channel for beverage alcohol and is forecast to be worth US$45.5bn by 2024, significantly outpacing the growth rate of total trade over the next five years.
Women in South Africa present drinks brands with an opportunity to invest in new markets in the region and expand category offerings.
Amazon's launch of its own-label spirits brand and its debut gin is of no surprise to IWSR analysts. The scale of Amazon’s ambitions, however, is worth closer examination.
With the RTD category booming, carbonation is adding zing and nuance to cocktails both on-premise and within the RTD space.
In a reactionary political climate, alcohol producers are having to acquaint themselves with a global trading environment where tariffs are the norm and can be implemented indiscriminately and at short notice.
IWSR figures show that alcohol consumption in Europe has yet to recover more than ten years on from the 2008 financial crisis, with wine and spirits being hit the hardest.
It is well understood that the global drinks market is undergoing premiumisation; however, it is the premiumisation of wine specifically that is grabbing attention
IWSR forecasts the category to reach 1.9bn hectolitres by 2023, strengthened by craft and low/no alcohol beer
IWSR’s forecasts confirm that the much-hyped gin renaissance is not simply journalistic hyperbole
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