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Week Ending November 1 2025 — Resilient Earnings, Shrinking Harvests, and Diverging Demand
Holiday depletions begin amid shifting category momentum Beer momentum softens heading into November. IRI data indicated beer volumes declined 1.8 percent year-over-year in October’s final week, with below-premium lagers leading losses. Imports remained resilient, up 3 percent, supported by Modelo and Corona share gains in chain retailers. Spirits growth narrows in key control states. According…
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Alcohol Industry Week in Review — Week Ending October 2 2025
Premium Headwinds and Policy Crosscurrents Define the Early Fall Outlook Status Spirits Stumble, but Prospects Remain Cyclical.IWSR data showed global “status spirits” (priced $100 and above) fell 8 percent in 2024, erasing nearly $1 billion in value as China’s market dropped 28 percent. Analysts view the contraction as cyclical—driven by oversupply, tariff uncertainty, and trading-down—rather…
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Alcohol Industry Week in Review — Week Ending September 27, 2025
Operational cuts, policy tensions, and shifting consumer patterns define a volatile week. Spirits growth moderates as cocktail RTDs surge. August NABCA data covering 18 control states showed total spirits volumes down 0.9 percent year over year, with Tequila (+0.9 percent) and pre-mixed cocktails (+34.8 percent) offsetting sharp declines in Vodka (−4.8 percent), Whiskey (−3.8 percent),…