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Spirit And RTD Sales Hit As Drinking Culture Shifts And Consumers Put Their Wallets Away
Saturday, 21 December 2024, 3:06 pm | Spirits New Zealand
Spirits New Zealand’s Chief Executive, Robert Brewer, says official data shows that RTD volumes peaked at 9.5 million cases to the year ended March 2023 but fell to 7.9 million cases to the year ended October 2024. More >>
Spirit-Based RTDs Show Global Growth While Total Alcohol Volume Falls For Only 3rd Time In 15 Years – Report
Saturday, 17 August 2024, 4:22 pm | Spirits New Zealand
In New Zealand while RTD sales volumes continued to trend down, total spirit and spirit-based drink volumes passed that of wine in 2023. More >>
New Zealand Spirits Awards Medal Results Tell Story Of Growing Quality Of NZ Spirits
Friday, 9 August 2024, 7:37 pm | Spirits New Zealand
Out of the 79 gold and double golds awarded 48 were to New Zealand distilled product, an increase of 19% on the previous year. More >>
Economic Headwinds No Barrier To Award’s Entries
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 2:33 pm | Spirits New Zealand
As in previous years gin entries dominate the Awards with 192 being put in for judging. And there are 321 entries from New Zealand distillers and 163 from overseas. More >>
New Chair Appointed To Spirits NZ (Inc)
Friday, 24 May 2024, 8:46 am | Spirits New Zealand
Pernod Ricard’s Monique Sprosen has been appointed Chair of Spirits New Zealand (Inc). The Chair heads the Board of 10 representatives from member companies. More >>
Celebrate World Cocktail Day On May 13
Friday, 10 May 2024, 11:39 am | Spirits New Zealand
May 13 marks the first time the word “cocktail” was published, and the beginning of the drink’s rise in popularity around the world. More >>
Ill-Conceived Bill Puts All Licence Holders At Risk: Community Participation Bill will not Achieve Aims
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 7:16 pm | Spirits New Zealand
Wellington, August 24 Legitimate, mostly small, businesses that hold an alcohol licence have had their livelihoods threatened today with the passage under urgency of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Bill. “While we have ... More >>
UK Free Trade Agreement Offers Important Support For Imports And NZ Spirits Industry
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 3:30 pm | Spirits New Zealand
The UK/NZ FTA will support the continued growth of the New Zealand spirits industry while offering important opportunities for imported product. “The New Zealand spirits industry, while still small, has grown almost exponentially in the last 10 to 15 ... More >>
5th NZ Spirits Awards Shows NZ Industry Maturing
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 6:30 pm | Spirits New Zealand
The judging of the 5th NZ Spirits Awards has begun in Auckland today and the trends are clear. While gin is still the predominant entry there has been a significant increase in the number of dark, aged spirits from New Zealand distillers. “There’s ... More >>
$NZ14 Billion Global Illicit Alcohol Trade Targeted By World Spirits Alliance
Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 7:01 pm | Spirits New Zealand
Wellington, 21 June 2022 Globally, over 26% of all alcohol is considered illicit, costing the consumer, governments and producers almost $NZ14 billion dollars annually. “Illicit trade includes alcohol that is smuggled, counterfeit, produced in a way ... More >>
Record Entries Defy The COVID Odds
Friday, 29 April 2022, 6:54 pm | Spirits New Zealand
29 April 2022 A record number of entries have made it into the 2022 New Zealand Spirits Awards to be judged in Auckland next week. When entries closed 468 had been received - a whopping 124 more than last year and 214 more than the first Awards ... More >>
Spirits Industry On A Roll
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 3:43 pm | Spirits New Zealand
Walk into most bars in New Zealand and you’ll find an increasingly comprehensive selection of spirits, prominently displayed and keenly sought after by consumers responding to a global trend which has seen spirits outstrip beer and wine market ... More >>
New Zealand Spirits Scoop 9 Out Of 14 Trophies At NZ Spirits Awards 2021
Saturday, 26 June 2021, 1:12 pm | Spirits New Zealand
After judging a record number of entries from New Zealand and overseas, the trophy winners of the third annual New Zealand Spirits Awards were announced last night at a gala dinner in Auckland. And of the 14 category trophies on offer, New Zealand ... More >>
NZ Gins Medal Up at NZ Spirits Awards
Monday, 3 August 2020, 2:59 pm | Spirits New Zealand
The spirits have been tasted, the scores are in and the results are now out and it’s fair to say NZ gin was the winner on the day at the second New Zealand Spirits Awards. More >>
A Second Round Of New Zealand Spirits Awards
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 11:01 am | Spirits New Zealand
Another round? Why not! The second annual New Zealand Spirits Awards is locked in for 7 May at Public Trust Hall in Wellington, to celebrate the best of the best of New Zealand-made and imported spirits. Sue James, Chair, Distilled Spirits Aotearoa ... More >>
Glasses raised to best of spirits
Wednesday, 15 May 2019, 12:05 pm | Spirits New Zealand
The best of the best in New Zealand’s spirits have been announced in the very first New Zealand Spirits Awards. More >>
Label it Right Initiative Launched by Spirits New Zealand
Friday, 22 March 2019, 4:27 pm | Spirits New Zealand
An initiative aimed at lifting compliance with alcohol labelling laws was launched by Spirits New Zealand today. “ Label it Right ” will see information sent to trade detailing what a legal alcohol label looks like as well as allowing illegally ... More >>
Available Alcohol Trend Continues to Slide Annually
Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 1:08 pm | Spirits New Zealand
Just released figures from Statistics New Zealand show that the amount of alcohol available per person is the third lowest in the last 17 years and 8.5 percent below the recent peak in 2010. “The figures to the year ended December 2017 show that, ... More >>
Youth Hazardous Drinking Rates Continue to Fall
Monday, 20 November 2017, 8:29 pm | Spirits New Zealand
Joint Statement Youth Hazardous Drinking Rates Continue to Fall - Health Ministry Survey Confirms 20 November 2017 More >>
Light to Moderate Drinking Can Have Health Benefits
Wednesday, 30 August 2017, 11:01 am | Spirits New Zealand
A study of over 330,000 people aged 18 or over has shown that light to moderate drinkers can live longer than those who have never had alcohol. Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology the study also reconfirmed the cardiovascular ... More >>
