British tourist numbers to Ireland fell by 6.8% for the first five months of 2017, prompting the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland to add its voice to those calling for a 'Brexit Budget' to protect the hospitality sector.
"We must ensure politicians on both sides are listening to industry and this is best achieved through a united front, said Miles Beale, chief executive of the UK's Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), speaking at an industry event in Bordeaux."
A few years ago, alcohol-beverage giant Diageo realized it had a problem. When Fireball-loving millennials wanted to take a shot, they weren't downing the company's Captain Morgan rum.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Wine.com, the nation's number one online retailer, received 1st place in the 6th edition of the e-Performance Barometer international rankings of wine websites conducted by the prestigious KEDGE Business School.
The Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. and Bord Bia CEO, Tara McCarthy this week marked the success of Irish beverage exports to the US, which grew to over €500 million last year, at a trade showcase in Chicago.
WASHINGTON — The beer industry, from the smallest craft brewers to the giant Anheuser-Bush InBev, is behind a long-awaited rewrite of the federal tax code on beer.
The UK's Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) has urged the new government to strike a full negotiated divorce settlement with the European Union (EU).
Wine Spectator kicked off Vinexpo, the international wine-trade fair held biennially in Bordeaux, on Sunday by gathering experts and industry pioneers to tackle one of the most critical issues facing the global wine community: climate change. Senior
A Transformation in Three-Tier Wine Sales
winebusiness.com
June 17, 2017
Daily transactional data for three-tier wine sales will soon be widely available to wineries, a breakthrough that stands to transform the way wineries track and manage an estimated $1.8 billion in annual depletion allowances.*
The sweeping change is underway at Vermont Information Processing (VIP), an industry software and information provider that has long supplied daily depletion data to the beer industry.
The association representing UK wine and spirit companies has called on the country's government to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement with the European Union (EU), as the UK prepares to leave the political bloc.