Dry January: What are the opportunities and challenges for low/no alcohol brands?

The low/no alcohol trend is here to stay

13-Jan-2022 - Ahead of Dry January 2022, we explore why more of us are turning to low/no alcohol options, and what barriers drinks brands face to convince the rest of us to try these alternatives. The low/no alcohol trend is here to stay The moderation trend was present in the UK long before COVID-19, but the ...

Coca-Cola to trial Paper Bottle Prototype

Paper Bottle Prototype moves from the lab to the Market

15-Feb-2021 - The Coca-Cola Company’s first-ever paper bottle prototype is transitioning from the lab to the marketplace this summer through a limited online trial in Hungary. A run of 2,000 bottles of the plant-based beverage AdeZ will be offered in the pioneering package via e-grocery retailer Kifli.hu. The ...

No- and Low-Alcohol Products Gain Share Within Total Beverage Alcohol

No/Low Alcohol Consumption Projected to Increase +31% by 2024

11-Feb-2021 - While 2020 was a challenging year for beverage alcohol, consumer demand for no-and low alcohol beer, wine, spirits, and ready-to-drink (RTD) products continues to increase. The buoyant no/low category gained share within the total beverage alcohol market last year to 3%, and total volume is ...

Molson Coors Expands With New Slate of Non-alcoholic Products

Partnership With L.A. Libations

14-Sep-2020 - Molson Coors Beverage Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX: TPX) today unveiled a new slate of non-alcoholic products that it intends to roll this fall as part of the company’s efforts to expand beyond the beer aisle and reach more consumers seeking better-for-you beverages. Last October, the country’s ...

Zero Sugar gives Coca-Cola a boost - share price rises

22-Oct-2019 - The US beverage giant Coca-Cola posted strong business growth in the third quarter thanks to its "Zero Sugar" sales hit. Compared to the previous year's figure, revenues rose by eight percent to 9.5 billion dollars (8.5 billion euros), as the Pepsi rival announced on Friday in Atlanta. Net profit ...

Diageo acquires majority shareholding in Seedlip, the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirit

09-Aug-2019 - Diageo announces the acquisition of a significant majority shareholding in Seedlip, the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirits brand. Seedlip was launched by Ben Branson in 2015 to solve the dilemma of ‘what to drink when you’re not drinking®’. Ben set out to change the way the world ...

Reimann wants to continue investing in non-alcoholic beverages

24-Sep-2018 - The German Reimann family wants to continue investing in the soft drinks market. "The global market for non-alcoholic beverages has a volume of 1.3 trillion dollars.There are still huge opportunities," said Peter Harf, manager of JAB Holding, the "Manager Magazin" controlled by the ...

New three-year cycle kicks off with BrauBeviale 2018

20-Jun-2018 - How time flies! The scheduled break in the BrauBeviale cycle is already over and preparations for the next three-year programme, specifically the first event in Nuremberg on 13 to 15 November 2018, are already in full swing. Visitors will follow a new route along the process chain for beverage ...