News about drinks and alcohol

Two giants of the FMCG sphere, having sales markets in most countries of the modern world, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo appeared not in the most pleasant situation. Bulk foods experts say that this case may undermine their reputation in the food business.

For many of us, certain countries cause clear gastronomic associations. For example, Italy is associated with the production of pasta and red wine. In France, they produce and sell in bulk champagne and croissants and connoisseurs from around the world are happy to buy wholesale fragrant sangria and jamón from Spain. Meanwhile, each of the listed countries is famous for its wine-making and it is definitely not worth stopping for one drink!

The American Institute of Beer Industry Group (Beer Institute) reported that, according to its estimates, total beer wholesale sales in the US rose by 0.3% last year, partly due to higher sales of crafting and imported beers.

Georgian Wine Agency summed up the results of exports of wine and various alcoholic beverages in 2016. Statistics shows the considerable rise of exports towards the EU, USA, and other markets. In 2016 Georgian manufacturers of wine exported 50 m bottles (0.75 l.) to 53 countries, 38% more than the previous year. In the reporting period, was exported wine worth 114 m US dollars, 16% more than in 2015. 

English wine producers are seeing an increase of interest in the product, not only locally, but also from abroad: a decent English wine is much cheaper than the French.