Raising the bar: Why Indian agave spirits are calling the shotsAn evident change in the drinking culture is being witnessed in India in recent years, with healthier and premium home-grown agave spirits ...
10 Sep, 2025, 12.00 PM IST
Why beer in Goa costs you Rs 100 but Rs 305 in Karnataka, Rs 229 in Telangana?Alcohol prices in India vary significantly across states due to differing excise duties and taxes, with Goa having the lowest levies. This ...
05 May, 2025, 03.17 PM IST
Five liquor shops for one lakh Indians as boozy bottleneck grips a thirsty nationIndia's liquor retail density is significantly low, with only five shops per lakh consumers, leading to limited brand choices and overcharg...
21 Apr, 2025, 09.22 AM IST
Trump tariffs and whisky wars can’t shake the Indian single malt in your glassIndian single malts are gaining prominence in a premiumisation boom. Local brands like Amrut are challenging international whiskies with hi...
07 Mar, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
Scotch, whiskey & more: Why the world is raising a toast to Indian tipplersTop spirit makers, including United Breweries, AB InBev, and Carlsberg, are investing over Rs 3,500 crore in Indian breweries by 2025, driv...
20 Feb, 2025, 06.26 PM IST
Liquor bottles may carry stronger health warnings; FSSAI in talksThe FSSAI is in early discussions with liquor companies to implement new warning labels on alcohol bottles. Bombay High Court also issued a...
04 Feb, 2025, 11.12 PM IST
Liquor sales expected to surge beyond Diwali 2024 in key statesLiquor sales surged in October fueled by festive occasions and gifting trends, with states like West Bengal, Delhi, and Telangana reporting...
04 Nov, 2024, 12.35 AM IST
The Indian beverage industry has transformed to ''Made in India" for the worldThe sector also offers direct and indirect employment to a staggering 79 lakh individuals in India, according to a report, ''Economic Value...
02 May, 2024, 09.55 AM IST
Why Coca-Cola is looking for fizz in a different bottleIntroducing an alcohol brand in India, Coca-Cola is strategically investing in the liquor market, propelled by an expanding middle-class, p...
11 Dec, 2023, 06.58 PM IST
India’s alcobev sector to touch $64 billion by 2030According to International Spirits and Wines Association of India (ISWAI), the alcobev sector accounts for 2% of India’s nominal GDP and ge...
01 Nov, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
Premium spirits sales on a high as big stores bloom"Transformation in the alcobev retail environment, with larger browsable retail formats with a range of imported and domestic brands and ca...
06 Apr, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
Alcobev firms seek FMCG pricing peg to raise rates"The external environment remained challenging during the quarter with unprecedented levels of input cost inflation and an ongoing scotch p...
31 Oct, 2022, 07.07 AM IST
Bacardi announces Vinay Golikeri as Managing Director, India & neighboring countries“India is a dynamic and fast-evolving market, and is vital to our global growth,” said Vijay Subramaniam, Regional President, Asia, Middle ...
12 Sep, 2022, 12.00 PM IST
Alcobev industry body ISWAI writes to state govts on excise policy & allowing home deliveryCiting “extra ordinary inflationary pressures,” ISWAI has flagged that record increase in costs of input materials including extra neutral ...
27 Dec, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
Majority of Delhi residents support privatisation of liquor vends, says LocalCircles reportThe report, by social community platform LocalCircles, said 54% residents of Delhi support privatisation of liquor vends, and that half the...
21 Jan, 2021, 12.57 PM IST
30% spike in liquor sales; industry feels strain on pipeline, asks permission for more shiftsSpirits manufacturers, however, termed long queues outside liquor stores, as people in different parts of India braved the blazing sun, rai...
05 May, 2020, 09.45 PM IST