The study expects 29% of men and 22% of women in France to participate in Dry January in 2025, with 37% among those aged 25- to 34-years-old.

Tequila, while not as buoyant as in months gone by, remains a healthy spot in a sluggish US spirits market, the latest NABCA data suggests.

The deal marks the group’s first purchase of a winery in Rioja. Spanish wine group Compañía de Viñedos Iberian has acquired Rioja vintner Valenciso for an undisclosed sum. Ready to stay informed?

Four in five consumers believe it is more acceptable to buy no- and low-alcoholic drinks than five years ago but peer pressure is holding back sales.

China's Ministry of Commerce has extended its anti-dumping probe of brandy originating from the EU by three months.

Golden Grail Beverages has set out a change to its planned transaction with fellow US soft-drinks business UPDC Beverages.

Mass. Bay Brewing Company, also known as Harpoon, and Smuttynose brand owner FinesKind Brewing, have announced a deal to merge.

Brewery Huyghe said the deal unites two brands with “complementary strengths, offering enormous growth potential”. Brewery Huyghe has snapped up fellow Belgian brewer Het Anker for an undisclosed sum.

Moscow has taken control of the Russian side of a joint venture between brewing majors Anheuser-Busch InBev and Anadolu Efes.