tba overview Total Beverage Alcohol Spending Continues Growth: +3.8% through August 2016 September 14, 2016 | December 3, 2025bw166 For twelve months ending August, the bw166 Total Beverage Alcohol Overview shows total consumer spending on beverage alcohol at $229.8 billion, an increase of 3.8% and a slight deceleration from the growth through July. The bw166 Total Beverage Alcohol Index, the standard in measuring overall consumption, stands at 119.5, a 1.3% increase over the prior […] Read more »
general The Changed Landscape of Promoting Wine in California September 11, 2016 | December 3, 2025bw166 On August 25th, 2016 the Governor of California signed a bill into law that eliminates Instant Rebate Coupons (IRC) funded by suppliers or wholesalers for the promotion of wine in California. This mirrors the regulations that currently apply to Malt Beverages, however Distilled Spirits can continue to use IRCs for the promotion of their products. […] Read more »
import/export Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Continue Growth, But Recent Trends Decelerating September 6, 2016 | December 3, 2025bw166 On Friday, September 2nd, import and export data for beverage alcohol was made available through July 2016. Top line results are as follows: Beer: Imported beer increased +7.6% by volume and +10.0% by value over the last twelve months. Over the last three months imports are up +7.5% by volume and up +7.6% by value. 65.3% […] Read more »
tba overview Total Beverage Alcohol Spending Continues Growth: +4.0% through July 2016 August 15, 2016 | December 3, 2025bw166 For twelve months ending July, the bw166 Total Beverage Alcohol Overview shows total consumer spending on beverage alcohol at $229.8 billion, an increase of 4.0% and an acceleration of the growth from June. The bw166 Total Beverage Alcohol Index, the standard in measuring overall consumption, stands at 119.8, a 1.9% increase over the prior twelve […] Read more »
import/export Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Growing, Bulk Declining August 8, 2016 | December 3, 2025bw166 On Friday, August 5th import and export data for beverage alcohol was made available through June 2016. Top line results are as follows: Beer: Imported beer increased +6.3% by volume and +9.3% by value over the last twelve months and has accelerated over the last three month to up +8.7% by volume and up +9.9% by […] Read more »
