Drinkindustries.ie Newsletter

2019 to be ‘benchmark’ for drinks industry

Marketing | Drinks producers focused on driving recovery this year

11 Dublin pubs sold last year

On-trade | Outlook for licensed and leisure industry appears more positive despite being hardest hit by pandemic

November Bar Sales volumes down 91% on 2019

On-trade | Final seasonally-adjusted figures for October indicate bar sales volumes down 75% on October '19

Alcohol exports down 20% last year

Marketing | Despite decline value of alcohol exports remains 12% higher than in pre-Brexit 2016

Sparkling wines considerably outpaced table wines this Christmas

Off-trade | In 8 weeks to 27th December spirits sales up by 25% compared to the same period in 2019 while beer sales grew 56%

Alliance calls for immediate establishment of Garda insurance fraud unit

Marketing | Struck-out case shows State not serious about insurance fraud claims AIR

US imposes tariffs on French & German spirits

Marketing | spiritsEUROPE expresses disappointment about additional US tariffs as part of aircraft subsidy dispute

AIR calls on European Commission to expand insurance investigation’s scope

On-trade | Five key issues must be actioned this year says AIR

Restaurant/Dining sector sees 28% drop in November card transactions

At 214,924 Debit & Credit Card transactions spend in the Restaurant/Dining sector of the economy was down 12% in last November compared to the previous month, October (which saw 243,117 such transactions).

Closure Order on one pub in December

Just one Closure Order was issued during December 2020 on the Hayloft Bar in Bridge Street, Farnbeg, Strokestown, Roscommon (closed area comprising the kitchen service area) by the Health Service Executive for breaches of food safety legislation pursuant to the FSAI Act 1998.

Alcohol loyalty card points banned from today

From today, the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (Sale and Supply of Alcohol Products) Regulations 2020 (SI No 4 of 2020) prohibits the use of or the awarding of loyalty card points to consumers for alcohol purchases.