Drinkindustries.ie Newsletter

Government’s €16m Support Package – “crumbs”

On-trade | “paltry gesture” is “woefully inadequate”

High excise could block pubs recovery – DIGI

On-trade | Given current situation industry cannot be subject to second-highest excise tax in EU

Irish pubs longest in lockdown in EU

On-trade | 13 EU member states including Germany and Italy re-opened bars in May & 9 in June

Excise on imported cider up 60% in 2019

Marketing | Excise on alcohol down 0.5% overall

Revenue seized €3.3m of illicit alcohol in ‘19

Marketing | Nearly 700% rise in quantity of illicit alcohol seized

Gilbeys with Bibendum rebrands

Marketing | “Only minimal administrative changes” expected in rebranding exercise

'Rockshore Island Hop' competition announced

While many of us may not be Inter-railing, taking city breaks, or island-hopping around the world this year, adventures are not lost entirely.

Drinking in an economic downturn

The Covid-19 pandemic is set to cause a deeper and more long-lasting impact to the global drinks industry than the 2008 financial crash, with on-premise and global travel retail both suffering a severe impact, believes drinks market analysts IWSR.

What can we expect from consumer behaviour coming out of lockdown?

In a recent Drinks Industry Ireland podcast Behaviour & Attitude’s Maggie Matthews and MCCP’s Michael Rekab discuss what we might expect from consumer behaviour coming out of lockdown and how publicans might deal with it.