IWSR Forecasts Strong Growth in Certain Wine and Spirits Categories
The IWSR recently released the 2017-2021 Forecast, which has determined the US to be the largest alcohol market on the planet. While beer sales are expected to decrease, certain wine and spirits categories are expected to continue to grow. These categories include...
Beer stays atop the list of preferred alcoholic beverages in the U.S.
Beer is still the leading alcoholic beverage of choice for consumers in the U.S. market. A full 4 out of 10 alcohol consumers say that they most often drink beer. 3 out of 10 alcohol consumers prefer wine and 26 percent elect for spirits. That percentage for spirits...
Beer stays atop the list of preferred alcoholic beverages in the U.S.
Beer is still the leading alcoholic beverage of choice for consumers in the U.S. market. A full 4 out of 10 alcohol consumers say that they most often drink beer. 3 out of 10 alcohol consumers prefer wine and 26 percent elect for spirits. That percentage for spirits...
Control State results for June 2017
In June, 9 liter spirits case sales grew by 7.7 percent in control states compared to June 2016, impressive growth for the month. Spirits volume grew 3 percent compared to 3.8 percent a year ago. Many states had a strong month, exceeding their 12 month trends,...
Value outpaces volume for U.S. exports AND imports
As the trend towards premium brands continues U.S. wine exports are down roughly 15 percent by volume but were up over 8 percent by value, according to the latest Rabobank quarterly wine report. Both bottle and bulk wine exports saw an equal drop in volume, led...
Australian sparkling wines record major sales gains
Australian sparkling wines such as moscato have seen a surge in demand, with sales doubling to more than $30 million, according to Wine Australia. The growth was driven by increased interest from primarily the U.S., China and Japan, the agency reported. Those 3...
Danish producer launches “world’s first non-alcoholic gin”
Danish gin brand Herbie recently launched a non-alcoholic product distilled with Juniper, Danish apples, lavender and orange peel, called Herbie Virgin. The spirit is described by Herbie as the first non-alcoholic gin in the world. Produced in Denmark by rum producer...
The world’s best-selling spirits brands
Global spirits volume edged up slightly in 2016, according to IWSR data. According to analysts, growth was driven by Tequila, gin and whiskey, which grew by over 5 percent, 3.7 percent and 1.7 percent respectively. Interestingly Indian whiskey was a standout category,...
Breakthru and Allied Beverage to merge in NJ
Recent reports have confirmed that Breakthru Beverage Group has agreed to merge with Allied Beverage in New Jersey. With combined revenues topping $1 billion, the new entity will operate under the name Allied Beverage Group and control roughly 60 percent of the market...