Drinks Industry Ireland
Articles by Drinks Industry Ireland
Focus - Beer’s EUR57bn contribution to the EU
5 November 2009
A recent report on European brewing’s impact on the EU Economy, ‘The Contribution made by Beer to the European Economy’, makes for interesting reading. Commissioned by the Brewers of Europe, it details the state of brewing in each of the EU27 member nations, as well as Turkey, Croatia, Norway and Switzerland. Trade publication Drinks Industry Ireland report on what the research has to say for the Irish beer market.
Smoking ban boosts take-home trend
10 October 2005
According to a recent report from Mintel Ireland, there has been a continuing trend towards home consumption of alcohol at the expense of the on-trade, exacerbated by the ban on smoking in pubs introduced in 2004. The report also looks at demographic consumption trends and social attitudes to drinking.
Smoke out in Ireland
21 March 2005
As we approach the first anniversary of the smoking ban in Irish pubs, John Brophy takes a look at how some premises have set about catering for their smoking customers.
