Alcohol

Per Capita Alcohol Consumption Fell By 6.6% in 2020

Covid-19 has significantly impacted the drinks industry, as a result of the closure of the hospitality sector, according to Drinks Ireland, as the latest R...

Uber To Buy Alcohol Delivery Service Drizly

Uber Technologies Inc is to buy on-demand alcohol platform Drizly for about $1.1 billion (€910 million) in a largely stock-based deal as the...

FMCG Sales Reach Almost €334m In The First Week Of The Official ‘Lockdown’ In Ireland

FMCG sales reached €333.8 million during the first week of the official ‘lockdown’ in Ireland, when all non-essential trips outside of the...

Drinks Ireland Releases Consumer Trend For 2020

A move towards heritage, authenticity, locally-sourced products and health and well-being are among the top trends set to impact what consumers drink in 20...

Majority Of Irish Consumers Feel Food & Drink Are Too Expensive Here

Almost 90% of Irish people feel that Ireland is an expensive place to buy food and drink. This is according to iReach Insights, who conducted a national...

Irish Poitín Producers Seek To Massively Increase Sales

Irish Poitín producers want to increase sales from 5,000 cases in 2018 to 80,000 over the next decade, according to the Alcohol Beverage Foundation...

Global Alcohol Consumption Falls Again, But Clear Skies Ahead

Global alcohol consumption fell by 1.6% in 2018, according to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, but the group hinted at a possible return to growth. Total co...

4 In 10 Adults 'Plan To Change Their Off-Trade Alcohol' Intake This Summer

Almost 4 in 10 (38%) adults who consume alcohol claim they plan on changing their off-trade alcohol consumption patterns over the course of this summer....