Liquor consumption is set to shrink over the next decade, costing producers billions and reshaping markets

Liquor consumption is set to shrink over the next decade, costing producers billions and reshaping markets

Liquor consumption set to shrink in the next decade, and that is a bigger commercial warning than another soft quarter from a drinks giant. The IWSR forecast points to a market where volume declines continue even as population grows and some emerging markets expand. For FMCG professionals, the message is blunt: category growth will not … Read more

NSW Liquor Retailers Are Pushing Back Hard on Anzac Day Trading Laws in 2026

NSW Liquor Retailers Are Pushing Back Hard on Anzac Day Trading Laws in 2026

For the second consecutive year, around 80 per cent of packaged liquor retailers across New South Wales will be forced to shut their doors on Anzac Day — while hotels, clubs, bars, restaurants, and cafes are permitted to trade and sell takeaway alcohol without restriction. That asymmetry is now drawing a formal and increasingly pointed … Read more