Why is alcohol-free beer so expensive?
Walk up to a bar in Ireland and order an excise-free, non-alcoholic beer and you’ll pay close to the same as you would for the full strength equivalent
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Company says it ‘can see no justification’ for increases by Diageo
Price of a pint of Guinness and 0.0 alternative set to climb by about 20 cent
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Sales of non-alcoholic Guinness surged 35% last year
Product expected to take up about 12% of all production at St James’s Gate in near future, Diageo Ireland said
Glass half full for Guinness, half empty for Diageo
Sales of the black stuff are up, yet the rest of Diageo’s portfolio is struggling
Diageo Plans $500m in cost cuts as US tariffs kick in
The distiller reiterated its guidance for the full year and expects sales growth to improve in the second half
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Timeline ‘under consideration’ with eye on US tax impact on drinks industry
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Iseq index up 2.3% as banks move higher, fuelled by positive updates from a trio of US lenders
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Sales of some key spirits are flagging, but it is unclear if this is a return to a pre-Covid norm or a shift in consumer tastes
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Diageo scraps guidance amid tariffs and demand uncertainty
Company is under pressure as sales slip despite 13% surge for Guinness
Diageo faces possible $600m hit from tariffs
Guinness-maker highlights changing political landscape globally and the threat of tariffs as a key risk to its business
Diageo does not intend to sell Guinness or its stake in Moet Hennessy
Bloomberg News previously reported that the UK drinks company was reviewing its portfolio, with a spin-off or sale of Guinness under consideration
Diageo weighs Guinness sale amid drinks brands review
Drinks giant is grappling with sliding demand for its wider products and falling share price
Price of a pint of Guinness set to rise again
Customers could expected to pay a multiple of the 6 cent increase when Vat, duty and profit margins are calculated
UK Guinness shortage: Reserves earmarked for Irish customers raided to ease pressure
Brewery has also put shipments bound for North America on standby for potential diversion to the UK in case security stocks fail to fill gap
Rapidly-growing non-alcoholic beer market ‘underdeveloped’
Sales of 0.0 products rising fast but Irish consumers are a long way short of some European counterparts
The great Guinness shortage has lessons for Diageo
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No disruption to Irish Guinness supplies for Christmas, Diageo says
‘Exceptional consumer demand’ for the stout in recent months has led to distribution issues in England, Wales and Scotland
Good things come to those who wait - Diageo limits UK Guinness supply
Move follows increased popularity of its stout but supply issues will not affect Irish market
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Guinness 0.0 sales surge as Diageo boosts production to keep pace
With sales surging almost 50%, brewery hopes to supply pints of the alcohol free plain to 2,000 pubs across Ireland this Christmas
Bushmills sales rise as it continues new spirits production
Proximo Spirits-owned Old Bushmills Distillery Company recorded pre-tax profit of €13.4 million in 2023, marginally up on previous year
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