Single-malt Scotch a bright spot in on-premise, Restaurant Sciences reports
Growth in single-malt Scotch continues despite overall decline in on-premise spirits sales
Restaurant Sciences LLC, a Newton, Mass.-based firm that tracks food and beverage sales throughout the North American foodservice industry, reported that single-malt Scotches grew 3.1 percent in U.S. dollar sales and 3.6 percent in case volume sales in the three months ending November 2013 versus the same three-month period in 2012.
"Single-malt Scotch is a bright spot in the total Scotch category, which declined 2.5 percent in sales dollars in this same time period, and while the total spirits category itself softened 2.7 percent in sales dollars as well," said Chuck Ellis, president and chief executive officer of Restaurant Sciences LLC, in a statement. "The continued growth in single-malt Scotch shows the trend toward premium products is still strong."