In the wake of COVID-19 and stay at home orders, manufacturers have ramped up eCommerce to keep up with heightened demand for alcohol. Alcohol eCommerce retail sales have jumped exponentially, up 234 percent for the weeks ending March 7-April 18, Nielsen’s Danelle Kosmal says. The data also showed alcohol sales increased almost five-fold in just the latest two weeks.
Brewers Collective, the craft business of Anheuser-Busch, launched LQD, a flavored malt beverage crafted with high-quality, natural ingredients and real fruit, along with coconut water and green tea.
The spirits industry has plenty of reasons to celebrate as the category experienced accelerated growth for the 10th straight year, as supplier sales were up 5.3 percent, volume up 3.3. percent and retail sales totaled $90 billion in 2019, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS).
Vita Coco teamed up with the Postmates food-, grocery- and alcohol-delivery app, to cure the first hangovers of the new decade in New York City with free, limited-edition hangover recovery kits.