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Diageo mourns the passing of CEO Ivan Menezes

Marketing | “Ivan was there at the creation of Diageo and over 25 years, shaped Diageo to become one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer companies."

Consumers maintain healthy appetite for hospitality despite cost of living crisis

On-trade | Hospitality remains a top priority for many people’s discretionary spending

Non-alcoholic Guinness becomes available on draught in Irish pubs

On-trade | Guinness 0.0 is set to make its debut on draught in Irish bars starting mid-July

Eight enforcement orders served on food businesses in May

On-trade | O'Riordan's Bar on Main Street Coachford, in Cork is among the four closure orders issued by the FSAI

BOI: Social spending up 16% in May as coastal hotspots enjoy spending rush

Marketing | As the population got out and about more, in-person card spending in May stood at 59%, compared to online spend of 41%

Consumer prices up 6.6% in the last 12 months

On-trade | Most significant monthly price changes were increases in restaurants & hotels (+1.6%) and alcoholic beverages & tobacco (+1.0%)

Runway 28 Beverage Co. launches Premium Pink Irish Vodka

Runway 28 previously launched its Irish Craft Gin

Winners of Powerscourt Distillery’s Spirit of Wicklow awards announced

Spirit of Wicklow Enterprise and Innovation Award went to Wicklow Wolf, which is based in Newtown Mount Kennedy

Bewley’s sells UK business to long-term partner Cafédirect

Deal is underpinned by a long-term agreement for Bewley’s to exclusively manufacture and supply all Cafédirect’s retail product
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