This week the team discuss the States of Brewing report, new board appointments at Retail Drinks and New Zealand reopening.
Retail Drinks
Retail Drinks CEO joins Endeavour Group
Julie Ryan, the former CEO of Retail Drinks, has joined the Endeavour Group, having left her previous role back in June.
News Bites
News briefs from deeds Brewing, Pink Boots Society Australia, Retail Drinks and Retail Drinks, as well as and regulatory news from WA, NSW and QLD.
Big brewers back venues as alcohol sales decline
Overall alcohol sales and and volumes are down between at least 10 and 30 per cent according to Alcohol Beverages Australia, as brewers step up to help their venue customers.
Guidance for breweries on online sales
With brewers pivoting to new business models to survive the current crisis, many are entering the direct retail market for the first time. Retail Drinks has guidelines to help brewers responsibly deliver alcohol.
Divided opinions over online alcohol study
Buying liquor online is just “too easy” according to latest UNSW research, but industry group Retail Drinks Australia has hit back saying the online alcohol sales study is “incomplete and inadequate”.
Rules tightened on alcohol home delivery
Retail Drinks, the representative body of packaged liquor retailers, has toughened up rules around the home delivery of alcohol, including banning unattended same-day deliveries.