Drinkindustries.ie Newsletter - December 20, 2021

8pm curfew is “Closure under camouflage”

On-trade | Government getting a "bargain basement Lockdown"

Lager drinkers consume average of 3.4 pub pints

Marketing | 42% of consumers typically drink lager out-of-home

Spirits – only winner in Q1-Q3

Marketing | Alcohol sales down again in Q1-Q3

Mercantile Entertainment ups 2019 turnover

On-trade | Pre-tax profits of €2 million

Lemon & Duke shows €71k rise in accumulated profits

On-trade | Accumulated profits up 13.5%

Off-trade wine prices rise 1.2%

Off-trade | Off-trade prices rose mainly due to higher prices for wine

Eating out most missed social activity during Covid-19

On-trade | Value of Irish Foodservice sector increased in 2021, but remains 41% lower than pre-pandemic

Flipdish - Second in Deloitte's Fast 50 Awards

Digital ordering platform Flipdish took second spot in Deloitte’s Fast 50 Awards listing, up one place on last year’s awards.

Alcohol e-commerce to grow 66% by 2025

Over the next five years, total e-commerce sales of beverage alcohol across key global markets are expected to grow by over 66%, reaching more than $42 billion, according to a comprehensive new e-commerce strategic study published by IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, the global leader in alcohol data and analysis.

Bottled profit

Following on from recent news that White Claw and Every Can Counts have buddied up to promote can recycling, Closing Time came across a different - but nevertheless effective and profitable - method of recycling bottles.