#176 Weekly Update Pernod Ricard’s Premium Focus on Spirits First alcohol-free beer garden Beer market to grow significantly ️️Summer of sports drives beer sales

What a week again. Beer, Wine, and Spirits. Pernod Ricard sells
eleven of its wine brands and focuses on spirits and premium
drinks in the future. Germany opens the first alcohol-free beer
garden while the beer industry is forecasted to grow
significantly. And Pfalz and Burgundy are innovating the wine
industry with brilliant ideas while Treasury Wine Estates
continues to grow its innovation hub.





Alexander Gottschalk
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)





Shownotes:


(00:00:00) First alcohol-free beer garden in Munich


https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/17/munich-home-of-the-oktoberfest-to-open-alcohol-free-beer-garden


(00:04:41) Wine Princess Reloaded: Pfalz revolutionises the
system


https://www.meininger.de/weinbau/politik-und-verbaende/pfalz-kuenftig-ohne-weinkoenigin


(00:07:16) $10m integrated automation and barrel handling system
launched


https://theshout.com.au/twe-launches-10m-automation-in-barossa-winery/


(00:09:14) Burgundy's new carbon-friendly strategy


https://www.vitisphere.com/news-102391-burgundy-wines-lighten-their-bottles-and-their-carbon-footprint.html


(00:12:20) Pernod Ricard sells most of its wine brands


https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/290066


(00:14:23) Will wine loose the race against spirits?


https://www.worldspiritsalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WSA-Economic-Contribution-Report-2024.pdf


(00:20:06) Pernod Ricard doubles down on American whiskey


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/07/pernod-ricard-doubles-down-on-american-whiskey/


(00:22:06) Summer of sports pushes global beer market


https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/summer-sport-help-revive-global-beer-sales-2024-05-08/


(00:24:05) Global beer category forecast to grow


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/07/global-beer-category-forecast-to-grow/


Worldwide beer production declines


https://www.meininger.de/bier/brauereien/bierproduktion-weltweit-ruecklaeufig


Record sales for Budweiser and Veltins


https://www.meininger.de/bier/brauereien/rekordabsaetze-fuer-budweiser-budvar


https://www.meininger.de/bier/brauereien/veltins-verkuendet-bestes-halbjahresergebnis


(00:26:19) China's beer market forecast for growth


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/07/chinas-beer-market-to-see-upspike-as-drinkers-go-premium/


https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/15/china-beer-consumption-expected-to-recover-in-the-second-half-.html