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26 February 2020
Millennials and wine: what occasions are opportunities for the sector?
According to GlobalData’s 2018 Q3 survey, non-wine drinkers are more common in millennials compared to previous generations, with more than one in ten (11%) millennials claiming to never consume it....
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12 February 2020
Unilever reviews its tea business due to changing consumer habits
The traditional 'cuppa', 'builders’ brew', 'cup of char' – standard black tea has been the defining hot drink of the UK for centuries. However, generational shifts in taste and social...
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30 January 2020
Coca-Cola Japan successfully enters alcohol beverage market
Coca-Cola Japan has announced the temporary suspension of shipping its Lemon-Do chu-hi drink, as production for the drink could not keep up with high demand. Lemon-Do was launched nationally last...
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23 January 2020
New tea-based alcoholic drink with no sugar launched in US
Cheeky beverage company loverboy has launched a new drink based on tea, but with a twist: it’s alcoholic. At the moment these are available in the US. The ‘hard’ tea,...
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23 January 2020
BrewDog launches world’s first alcohol-free bar for dry January
In order to promote its range of alcohol-free (AF) products, Brewdog has launched the world’s first alcohol-free bar this January in central London, UK.
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22 January 2020
Should RTD booze have to pay the sugar tax?
Action on Sugar, a UK based charity, has called for alcoholic RTD drinks to face the sugar tax. Following a review of RTD booze currently on the market and timed...
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22 January 2020
Are non-alcoholic spirits the next craft beer?
Non-alcoholic spirits may sound like an oxymoron, but is this the category to watch this decade? In the UK the category has grown to be worth £37m in 2019, up...
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17 January 2020
Is Alain Ducasse right to encourage January drinking?
Highly rated French chef Alain Ducasse has recently caused something of a stir by encouraging drinking in January via reduced wine prices in his restaurants. While this does come with...
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17 December 2019
Clear cola – is it clearly different enough to sell well?
Clear cola might be an interesting trend, but if its health benefits are not explored properly, it will have a short life. This year, the French beverages market saw the...
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16 December 2019
Wine waters – pouring in with the sober curious trend
There is a fine line between indulgent and healthy, and wine waters seems to stand right on it. As this year saw the rise of the sober-curiousness trend, non-alcoholic drinks...