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Hard Seltzer ‘Can Sustain Significant Growth for Beer for Years to Come:’ Rabobank

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

A new report from Rabobank notes hard seltzers are driving many new consumers to the beer segment.  “It’s not just the current size of the category, which is attention-getting enough, but the fact it can sustain significant growth for many … Continue reading →

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Covid Seen Aiding Larger Wineries, Consolidation

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Expect on-premise business to recover later this year, but also expect Covid to have created additional advantages for larger wineries and to support industry consolidation, leading to a much higher level of merger and acquisition activity. Why expect consolidation?  Rabobank‘s latest … Continue reading →

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Why DTC Is Hard for Big Firms — And How It Could Help Grow Business

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Forget about large-scale direct-to-consumer distribution if you’re a big company, say a Diageo or a Brown-Forman.  But it’s still worthwhile for a big company to maintain a DTC presence, says Boucard Nesin, lead beverage analyst at Barenberg, in a new … Continue reading →

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Four Trends Rocking the Bev/Al World

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Older consumers are drinking more — and trading up.  That’s not the way it’s supposed to be, according to conventional wisdom.  But that’s what’s happening, according to Bourcard Nesin, the beverage analyst at Rabobank.  Not only that, he says in a … Continue reading →

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Concha y Toro Bucks Trend, Takes Page from CBrands Playbook

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

In the latest edition of Rabobank‘s Wine Quarterly, Steve Rannekleiv notes that Vino Concha y Toro bucked the trend of lower revenue growth during the Covid-19 pandemic, posting outsized growth of key, premium brands.  But it’s not just this year — in … Continue reading →

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Vintners Said Realizing On-Prem Will Take Years to Recover

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Wine executives are realizing there won’t be a “V-shaped” recovery  for the U.S. on-premise business from the Covid-19 contraction, Rabobank reports in its latest Wine Quarterly. That means, the bank argues, a winery not doing e-commerce today better be doing … Continue reading →

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