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Barclays Predicts Global Alcohol Trends: Why Demographics Hold the Key

Several financial institutions, from Rabobank to BMO Capital Markets, have recently released reports on the state of the alcohol, including wine markets. But the most wide-ranging of these was The Future of Global Alcohol, produced by Barclays Investment Bank for its private clients, which is not publicly available. Areni spoke with Laurence Whyatt, the lead […]

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Four Key Trends Shaping Beer and Wine Design in 2025

In the intensely competitive beer and wine industry, packaging and labelling represent the first, and at times, the only opportunity to leave a lasting impression. As graphic design trends continue to evolve, they provide innovative avenues to tell a compelling story, evoke nuanced emotions, and convey a sense of premium quality to potential consumers. Highlighted

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Spirits set to overtake wine as global drinking habits change

According to a report from the World Spirits Alliance released on Wednesday, global sales of spirits such as vodka and whisky are expected to surpass wine as drinking preferences have shifted. The report from Oxford Economics and alcohol market research firm IWSR states 2.67 billion cases of spirits were sold in 2022, almost as many

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The 10 most-consumed alcoholic drinks have been identified

Insider Monkey’s list of the 10 most-consumed alcoholic drinks have been identified in a new list that outlines which tipples we favour most. The analysts at the investment advisors Insider Monkey drew from their deeper dive report of the ‘20 Most Consumed Alcohols in the World’. Here is a list of the top 10, for

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Town of Cardston, Alberta lifts prohibition law after 121 years

Cardston in Alberta, one of Canada’s few remaining dry towns, has recently voted to remove laws forbidding the sale of alcohol. It was announced that last week the town council voted in favour of allowing “limited liquor sales.” The historic decision resulted in voting 5-2 in favour of a bylaw allowing restaurants and recreation facilities

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US Adults 55+ are drinking more alcohol according to research

The percentages of 18 to 34-year-olds, who report that they either don’t drink, drank the past week, or sometimes drank more than they should, are all lower than they were 20 years ago, according to research conducted by American analytics company Gallup. Yet, drinking on all three metrics has trended up among Americans 55 and

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CGA’s December’s “US Consumer Impact Report” reveals that bars and restaurants are essential for driving awareness of drinks brands

CGA by NielsenIQ’s latest consumer research reveals that bars and restaurants are essential for driving awareness of drinks brands, with 61% of consumers more likely to look for new brands in the on premise as opposed in stores and 54% stating they’ve made an in-store purchase of a brand that they first tried in the

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US Joins EU in Nutritional Labelling for Alcohol

European legislators have moved to require ingredient and nutritional information on wine labels (vis QR code), US consumer groups have also fought to achieve the same objective. After 20 years the groups have one their fight. Starting December 8, 2023, labels of alcohol sold in the EU will have to reveal nutritional and ingredient information

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