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Your personal Drinks Industry Ireland digest

SuperValu retains top alcohol market share

Off-trade | Specialist retail outlets' share shrinks from 9.2% to 8.5%

Dropping Well ups profit

On-trade | Pre-tax profits up 5%

New alcohol strategy required to beat virus say vintners

Off-trade | Not tenable for Government & NPHET to continually use availability of alcohol to justify pub closure

Real support finally provided to pub sector

On-trade | Positive measures in Budget 2021 will need to be extended as long as restrictions continue

EU & US lobby to drop beverage tariffs

Marketing | Transatlantic beverage alcohol associations send joint letter to US & EU urging immediate end to Spirits & Wine tariffs

Lawyers “massive winners” in insurance court cases

On-trade | Lawyers' fees, underwriters' profits and brokers’ commissions extract roughly equal amounts from premia

Heineken Ireland rebrands Coors Light to Coors

Marketing | Coors Light rebrands to 'Coors' from next March

Escalating online beer sales – some key considerations

Off-trade | Online shopping now 5 years ahead of where expected says IWSR

McGuigan launches Zero - its alcohol-free range

Award-winning Australian wine brand McGuigan Wines has launched Zero, its innovative alcohol-free range, in Ireland.

Invivo X, SJP wins ‘Best Launch of Year’

Invivo X, SJP wine has been awarded ‘Best Launch of the Year’ by the Drinks Business 2020 Awards.

Camile franchise offering publicans income stream in Lockdown

As Government restrictions remain in place on pubs across the country putting previously viable businesses at risk, one company, Camile, is offering publicans a partial solution to restoring income streams through a flexible franchise model.

Dave retires after 47 years at Gleesons

Hands up. How many bartenders in Dublin have 47 continuous years of service in the one pub?
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