Alcohol

Scotch Whisky Association Urges Government To Reinstate Alcohol Duty Freeze

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has criticised the reversal of duty freeze on alcohol and urged the government to reinstate the move.

Distill Ventures Increases Funding For Pre-Accelerator Programme

Distill Ventures has announced an investment of a further $5 million (€5 million) into its Pre-Accelerator Programme.

Constellation Brands Appoints New VP Of Public Affairs

Alcoholic beverage group Constellation Brands has announced the appointment of Ed Matovcik as vice president, public affairs.

Migros Cooperative Members To Vote On Lifting Of Ban On Alcohol Sales

Swiss retailer Migros will conduct a poll in June of this year allowing customers to decide on whether or not the cooperative should offer alcoholic b...

EU Lawmakers Water Down Warnings On Alcohol As Cause Of Cancer

EU lawmakers watered down their warning to Europeans over alcohol's links to cancer, stressing only excessive consumption as a risk factor and recommending...

Why Are Young People Drinking Less Than Their Parents’ Generation Did?

Young people in Australia, the UK, Nordic countries and North America have, on average, been drinking significantly less alcohol than their parents’...

Global Alcoholic Beverages Market To Be Worth $2.8 Trillion By 2028

The global alcoholic beverages market is set to be worth $2.797 trillion (€2.47 trillion) by 2028, according to a new study by Polaris Market Research...

Diageo Forecasts 5% To 7% Sales Growth For Financial Period 2023-25

Diageo expects organic sales growth to be between 5% and 7% for the financial period 2023 to 2025, compared with 4% to 6% growth during 2017 to 2019, the w...