Drinkindustries.ie Newsletter

Tesco still tops off-trade beer & wine share

Off-trade | Tesco remains in prime position for B&W sales with SuperValu taking up second place

Irish whiskey sales in US up 15% in Q1

Marketing | Sales of Irish whiskey up 16% a year for past five years

Alcohol – Ireland 2nd most expensive in Eurozone

Marketing | Ireland fourth most expensive of 36 countries surveyed

‘Service charges’ must go to staff – Varadkar

On-trade | New Bill includes tips made using debit & credit cards

Long Hall expecting €1.4m from FBD

On-trade | Dublin pub has added expected €1.4 million settlement from FBD

European hospitality beer sales 35% below 2019 levels

Ongoing Covid-19 measures taken by governments in 2021 have continued to hit bars, restaurants and events around Europe, disproportionately impacting the brewing industry and suppressing hospitality's beer sales to 35% below their 2019 volumes.

May's Restaurant/Dining Card spend up 130%

At €539.8 million total card spend on Restaurants/Dining jumped by 130% last May compared to the May 2021 spend of €234.7 million according to figures released by the Central Bank recently.

51% of Irish drinks exports US-bound

Drinks exports from Ireland to the US were valued at around €619 million in 2021 according to figures compiled by Drinks Ireland to mark the 4th of July.

Check your laundry cupboard

The oldest-known bottle of Glenfarclas Scotch whisky in existence was found unopened and safely tucked away wrapped in a towel at the back of a laundry cupboard.