India’s duty free and travel retail market is experiencing rapid growth, ensuring that the country’s travellers are poised to play a crucial role in the sector in the years ahead. Volumes are currently heavily weighted to whisky – and Scotch in particular – but there are signs of increasing sophistication and category diversification.| IWSR
As wine’s core consumer ages and new recruits are put off by the category’s perceived lack of accessibility, RTDs have gained momentum, boosted by their convenience, flavour innovation and appeal to younger LDA drinkers. How can the wine industry stem the tide?| IWSR
IWSR's products range from the annual market data release for the beverage alcohol industry to forecasting, consumer and on-trade insights.| IWSR
Moderation – for both health-related and economic reasons – is a significant driver of reduced alcohol consumption and spend, but the picture is a nuanced one, with diverse motivations and behaviours around the world.| IWSR
Trading conditions are challenging in the US and China, but pockets of potential can still be found in segments as diverse as Tequila, premium beer and RTDs. Meanwhile, Canada’s tariff war with the US offers opportunities for local players and imports – while Spain’s resurgence is bucking the negative global wine trend.| IWSR
Beverage alcohol fell short of forecasted expectations in 2024 as key markets around the world underperformed, impacted by a move away from super-premium spirits, ongoing weakness in the Chinese market and wine’s long-term structural decline.| IWSR
