Illegal Alcohol Shipping Has Become a Serious Problem
Illegal alcohol shipping in the U.S. has grown into a significant and dangerous problem. Ecommerce exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing people to easily buy alcohol online from numerous platforms. As an unfortunate downside,...
The Female Founders and Execs Reshaping the Alcohol Industry
The “old boys network” that has long been the beverage alcohol industry has evolved to accept more women in leadership positions. But there’s still a ways to go in terms of true gender diversity,...
The 2022 Beer Growth Brands: Trends and Growth Drivers
Beer has seemingly reached an inflection point. Perhaps more so than any other category, it has been changed by Covid-19.
Before the pandemic, craft enjoyed rapid growth, fueled by consumer experimentation and a breakout in...
7 Alcohol Trends for the Year-End
Throughout the past year, we have all remained cautiously hopeful for a return to normalcy. This is evident in the beverage alcohol industry, where on- and off-premise sales continue to evolve post-pandemic, and consumers...
What Will Alcohol Retail Technology Look Like in 2022?
Alcohol retail technology boomed during the pandemic. Growth rates for these ecommerce companies spiked, with many reaching triple digits. Fueling this was a large number of consumers, stuck at home, who realized for the...
Reviews: Our Favorite Sparkling Wines of 2020
For this latest round of Beverage Dynamics wine reviews, we tasked our panel of independent wine professionals to rate sparkling wines.
As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a grade and the wine’s retail price (which...
Mixed Bubbles — Sparkling Wine Trends in 2020
Sparkling wine sales are up overall, but preferences vary by style.
Consumers still love the bubbly. Champagne and sparkling wine volume consumption rose about 4% in 2019, according to the Beverage Information and Insights Group,...
New Podcast: Tech, Alcohol and Covid-19
Our new podcast is live! Beverage Wholesaler/Beverage Dynamics Editor Kyle Swartz and Cheers Editor Melissa Dowling have joined up to produce On & Off, which covers beverage alcohol industry trends, tips and news for both the on-premise and...
What’s Hot in Tequila and Mezcal in 2020
Tequila and mezcal remain red hot. Both spirits tap into numerous trends that should keep the categories very much on the minds of consumers in 2020.
Recent growth has been impressive. In 2018, tequila sales...
U.S. Beer Volume Continues Decline, According to 2019 Beer Handbook
Overall beer consumption continued to slide, with total volume decreasing 1.3% to 2.77 billion 2.25-gallon cases in 2018, according to the Beverage Information Group’s 2019 Beer Handbook.
This marks the sixth consecutive year of declines in...
