6 Beer Industry Trends to Watch in 2025
To navigate a turbulent environment, breweries are planning to focus on approachable styles and flagship SKUs in the year ahead
To navigate a turbulent environment, breweries are planning to focus on approachable styles and flagship SKUs in the year ahead
From tariffs to climate change, the wine industry will face significant challenges in the year ahead, but changing consumer preferences could also bring opportunities
Between greater scrutiny of celebrity spirits and the looming threat of a trade war, these are the trends and issues the industry will be talking about in the year ahead
Organizations that advocate for more stringent policies around the sale and marketing of alcohol are gaining momentum. What does this mean for the beverage industry?
As we await the release of the revised U.S. dietary guidelines, vintner and medical doctor Laura Catena argues recent anti-alcohol messaging is informed by inconclusive science and prohibitionist ideology
In a climate of DEI backlash, drinks corporations are quietly reneging on their 2020 promises. What does this mean for the future of inclusivity in the beverage business?
With President-elect Donald Trump promising to impose immediate tariffs upon taking office in January, the alcohol industry braces to become, once again, collateral damage in a broader trade war
Marginalized journalists are crucial to the beverage industry’s survival, writes Shayna Conde. But having experienced racism firsthand, it’s clear the industry needs to do more to protect underrepresented voices
Stricter production standards for Japanese whisky are already shaking up the category, from established brands reclassifying SKUs as world whisky to a new influx of Japanese whiskies arriving stateside
There is a dispute in the tequila industry over the right to certify and label tequila as additive free—but the small brands producing it are bearing the brunt of the fallout
From hiring displaced workers to prioritizing local suppliers, bar professionals in Maui are still rebuilding with the future of the entire community in mind
A year after Ste. Michelle Wine Estates announced it would purchase 40 percent less fruit, Washington-based growers and producers take stock of a changed landscape