All Low & no alcohol articles – Page 8
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NewsAustralian Vintage launches alcohol-free wine brand Not Guilty
The 0% abv wines were made for younger shoppers who didn’t ‘need to hide behind their decision to not drink alcohol’, said Not Guilty
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NewsFreestar 0.5% beer brand hits crowdfunding goal in 48 hours
Money from the campaign will be invested to drive further draft listings and support the brand’s retail presence
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Category ReportHow cider is getting posher: cider category report 2023
Premium cider is growing its share in retail. Who is reaping the benefits, and how are brewers responding to changing tastes?
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ReportsCan Carlsberg succeed with low & no beer on the third try?
The maker of “probably the best lager in the world” has found low & no to be tricky market since entering it eight years ago
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Category ReportShould 0.5% drinks be called alcohol-free? Low & no category report 2023
Brands are debating whether 0.5% beverages should be classified as non-alcoholic. Could broader label definitions boost low & no?
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Category ReportRise of the one-meat barbie: barbecue category report 2023
Shoppers simplified their barbecues last year to include fewer mains. So, what’s on the grill in 2023 as living costs rise further?
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: DryDrinker.com’s Stuart Elkington on strawberries, Steve Coogan and malt loaf
‘We’ve had some amazing customer letters over the years, thanking us for helping them moderate their drinking. That kind of stuff always gets me’
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NewsCarlsberg takes third run at alcohol-free beer in eight years
‘Carlsberg 0.0 is everything you’d expect from a well-balanced pilsner, just crafted to contain zero alcohol,’ said the brewer
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NewsLow & no alcohol retailer DryDrinker.com opens to trade
Smaller and independent trade businesses can now trial and test its range of low & no alcohol drinks
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InterviewsBen Arbib’s Nurture Brands: ‘We want to be the ethical PepsiCo’
Nurture Brands founder Ben Arbib is thinking big. After a recent spate of acquisitions, he’s plotting an IPO that could mount a challenge to the big guns
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NewsMolson Coors to launch alcohol-free Staropramen 0.0% beer
Billed as ‘sweet, subtle’ with a ‘soft, malty, fruity aroma’, the alcohol-free beer is the result of two years’ development
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NewsShandy Shack sells stake Jeremy Clarkson’s partner
Shandy Shack has sold a minority stake to Jeremy Clarkson’s partner Lisa Bentinck as the craft brewer seeks to deepen commercial ties with Diddly Squat Farm
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Category ReportCan function put the fizz back into adult soft drinks? Category report 2022
Sales of adult soft drinks have gone flat. But brands reckon functional benefits from fruit, vitamins and even CBD can perk up the market again – despite the cost of living crisis
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NewsHavabier, Bemuse and Jump Ship turn to crowd to scale no & low brands
Three start-ups in the burgeoning no & low alcohol category have successfully raised almost £1m combined from the crowd
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NewsDrinkaware focuses on ‘societal change’ in three-year strategy
As part of the drive, the UK’s leading alcohol charity is shifting its focus from ‘individual behaviour’ to ‘societal change’
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NewsAlcohol sales decline across Europe as cost of living bites, research shows
Value sales of beer, wine and spirits across all European retailers slumped 4% in 2022, according to IRI data
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NewsCBD drinks brand Cannabrew secures £250k loan to fund expansion
The Lancaster-based business plans to bring its production in-house, opening its own taproom in March 2023
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NewsBottle of Kylie Minogue 0% abv wine 'sold every 10 seconds'
As many as 4,500 bottles per week were being sold in December 2022 alone, according to the distributor
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NewsPlant-based brands lead the way as crowdfunders defy inflation pressure
The latest annual report by Seedrs revealed a 24% uptick in successful campaigns in the category to 97 in 2022, with businesses raising £105.1m in total, a year-on-year increase of 14%.
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NewsDry January: alcohol-free beer brand Freestar sales soar 400%
Demand for the brand’s lager and IPA has rocketed this year as millions participate in Dry January