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What's hitting the shelves? New product launches

By Rachel Arthur

Hard seltzers continue to spring onto shelves; but there's also innovation with 'mind-cooling drinks' and plant-powered energy drinks. We take a look at some of the new products hitting the shelves around the globe.

2021 - all going well - may be a year of indulgence after 2020. Pic:getty/roxiller

The 6 big consumer trends to target in 2021

By Tom Harvey, co-founder, YesMore Drinks Marketing Agency

What are the big, overarching trends that have shaped 2020 - and which will continue to make their presence felt in 2021 and beyond? Tom Harvey, co-founder of YesMore Drinks Marketing Agency, outlines his six top picks in this guest article.

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Limited editions: What do they deliver for beverage brands?

By Danielle Jackson, strategic planner, Zeal Creative

The festive period is an incredibly special time for consumers, retailers and not least of all brands: a number of which offer up their own version of Christmas spirit through seasonal varieties and limited-edition products. But do they support brand...

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Trendspotting in beverage flavors

By Rachel Arthur

What will be the top tastes of 2021? Classics like citrus will evolve with more exotic variants; botanicals and florals will offer a premium flourish; and our taste for adventure will bring flavors from the Mediterranean and Asia to the forefront. We...

Create, not copy: Five tips for good alcohol innovation. Pic:getty/ivan101

Embracing disruption: Five strategies alcohol brands are using to stay ahead

By Stephen Firth, Senior Partner, Vivaldi London

Brands which copy successful innovations will forever be playing catch up. Instead, they should understand why an innovation has succeeded and use those insights to carve out their own path, writes Stephen Firth, senior partner, Vivaldi London, in this...

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AB InBev: Three 2020 innovations that address today’s mega-trends

By Rachel Arthur

What does successful innovation look like in a year defined by a global pandemic? From big seltzer bet Bud Light Hard Seltzer in the US, to a new beer from a company-government-farmer collaboration in Ecuador, AB InBev CEO Carlos Brito highlights three...

New product launches: May 2020

What's hitting the shelves? New beverages: May

By Rachel Arthur

Hard seltzers are out in force as the US and UK look forward to summer: while functional coffee and boxed cold brew tea are among the other innovations hitting shelves around the globe.

Reliquum plum, a new gin, uses unwanted fruit.

What's hitting the shelves? New product launches: October

By Rachel Arthur

In the northern hemisphere beverage launches take on an autumnal theme - take for example Cinnamon Coke or Bacardi Ginger - while in the southern hemisphere non-alcoholic Heineken 0.0 launches in Australia ready for the summer. We take a look at some...