The Drinks Trust has shared its latest annual industry survey to provide an insight into the current state of the drinks sector and the challenges it is facing.  Noting 2022 as a “particularly challenging” year for the drinks industry, with both producers and retailers contending with the cost of living crisis, this year’s survey aims to understand the concerns of those working in…

Consumers are choosing low and no alcohol products all year round, according to new research. An online survey by YouGov, commissioned by industry watchdog the Portman Group, found that 32% of UK drinkers now “semi-regularly” consume low and no abv products. The 2021 figure marks a 7% increase on 2020. The new study also found that a fifth (20%) of those who have tried low…

Trade charity The Drinks Trust is calling on the industry to help shape its future services and support schemes. The organisation has created a survey to capture the current mood of the industry, understand concerns and gauge thoughts on diversity and inclusion. The trust said the results will help to “evolve the services and support” supplied by The Drinks Trust as well as businesses in…

A nationwide survey by The Brewers Association indicates the majority of breweries do not think their business can last three months given current conditions, suggesting thousands might close.  The survey shows that sales at breweries are down on average by 65%, while distributed draught sales are down approximately 95%.  The survey, of more than 500 breweries from 49 states in…

Small independent breweries have reported a decline in beer sales of 82% since the outbreak of coronavirus, with many businesses struggling to survive, according to the latest research.  The survey of 282 UK breweries, conducted by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), revealed eight out of ten brewers do not believe the government is doing enough to support them, with more than half (54%) unable…

The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has said its members “overwhelmingly support” the organisation’s calls for a six-month suspension to alcohol duty. The WSTA surveyed its members about challenges they are facing during the Coronavirus crisis and the results showed the most immediate concern was cashflow, with 95% of companies agreeing that the government should suspend excise duty for six months “to provide the…

More than 50% of alcohol drinkers claim to have tried a low-alcohol product, but a further 13% say they do not recall seeing one available for sale anywhere, according to a survey conducted by YouGov for The Portman Group. The latest survey from the alcohol social responsibility body shows that 59% of alcohol drinkers have tried a low-alcohol product, which in this case refers to…