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Beara Distillery To Supply SuperValu With Hand Sanitiser In €250,000 Deal

Connemara based Beara Distillery has secured a contract to supply 27,000 litres of its 'StaySafe' hand sanitiser to SuperValu in a deal worth &eu...

Corona Owner Sees Worse Ahead, With Some Light In China

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer maker, forecast a 'materially worse' second quarter as coronavirus restrictions curb drinking across the glo...

Booze Bonanza For Shops Masks Beer And Spirits Downturn

When Lionel Platteuw started planning how he would cope under Belgium's coronavirus lockdown, there was one item he wanted to make sure he had enough of -...

Campari Braces For Full Impact Of Coronavirus As Aperitif Sales Stall

Drinks group Campari has warned that it will feel a more severe impact from the coronavirus crisis in coming quarters, after reporting a 5% drop in sales b...

Constellation Brands Exercises Canopy Growth Warrants

Corona beer maker Constellation Brands Inc's subsidiary has exercised warrants to buy shares of Canopy Growth Corp, increasing its stake to 38.6% in the Ca...

Drinks Ireland Releases Policy Plan To Safeguard Irish Drinks Industry

Drinks Ireland has released a seven-point policy priority plan to safeguard the Irish drinks industry as it weathers the COVID-19 crisis. "The drin...

Off-Trade Stout Sales Surge By 137% Year On Year

Off-trade stout sales in Ireland surged by 137% and lager increased by 71% for the week ending 26 April, compared to the same week in 2019. Researc...

Budweiser To Invest More In E-Commerce As Virus Hits Offline Demand

Budweiser APAC, the Asia-Pacific arm of beer giant AB InBev, plans to invest more in e-commerce as the coronavirus changes consumer habits and hits demand...