Rob Fink is founder and producer of award-winning non-alcoholic craft beer, Big Drop Brewing. Fink is dedicated to making great beers that are no more than 0.5% ABV (0.4% in Ontario). Fink is no stranger to challenging well-established business models. As a lawyer in 2016, aged 38 and having just become a father – he found himself bucking…
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A lack of clear definition with consumers as to what is craft beer, along with big breweries pushing into the market, is hurting the UK’s craft brewers, reports The Conversation. Although figures given are for the UK market, the same problems apply to the Canadian industry. The craft beer industry has grown at an astonishing…
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For health and wellness reasons, consumers are drinking less alcohol, but when they do have a beer, they’re willing to pay more, according to a recent Nielsen survey, which was reported first in Brewbound. “Value is outpacing velocity and volume in all categories,” Matthew Drummond, of Nielsen’s beverage alcohol team, said. “It goes to show…
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Volume consumption per capita declined 8% in the last five years from 83.4 litres in 2011 to 76.9 litres in 2016, Mintel’s new research revealed. According to the report, nearly three in four (74%) Canadians overall say that they typically drink beer but consumption drops significantly among older consumers. 35% of Canadians over 55 said…
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