Earwax and Dandelion sap: what does the world’s most bitter substance taste like?
Bitrex, the world’s most bitter substance, would put a standard pint of ‘bitter’ IPA to shame. Elliot Gardner finds out more about its uses and history.
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Could self-serve ‘beer walls’ mean the end for the British Bar tender?
Self-service beverage pumps are being increasingly installed across the UK and Ireland, with the University of Reading being the latest to fit its own ‘beer wall’. Elliot Gardner asks what...
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Inside Drinks Magazine: Market Focus Special Issue – October 2017
In this issue: Top trends in hot drinks and the success of Craft gin, as well as other insights from GlobalData
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![Could Brexit and the Irish sugar tax lead to soft drink smuggling?]()
Could Brexit and the Irish sugar tax lead to soft drink smuggling?
With Brexit tensions riding high, could a sugar levy could be devastating for the Irish soft drinks industry? Elliot Gardner finds out more.
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![August’s top stories: CÎROC expands vodka portfolio, Coca-Cola Amatil to distribute London Dry Gin]()
August’s top stories: CÎROC expands vodka portfolio, Coca-Cola Amatil to distribute London Dry Gin
CÎROC expanded flavoured vodka portfolio with CÎROC French Vanilla, and Coca-Cola Amatil added Sipsmith’s super-premium London Dry Gin to its spirits portfolio in Australia. Drinks-insight-network.com wraps up the key headlines...
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![Inside Drinks Magazine: Market Focus Special Issue – September 2017]()
Inside Drinks Magazine: Market Focus Special Issue – September 2017
In this issue: Flavour and format innovations and moderation and avoidance trends in the beverage industry, plus other insights from GlobalData
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Personalising beverages to target individualistic consumers
Personalisation facilitates differentiation and uniqueness by creating a product that is perceived as being more closely aligned with individual consumer needs. Drawing from GlobalData research, Eloise McLennan explores how increasing...
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![An update on Alcosynth, the product hoping to make alcohol obsolete]()
An update on Alcosynth, the product hoping to make alcohol obsolete
Last year former drugs advisor to the UK government David Nutt announced a new product set to shake up the drinks market, Alcosynth; synthetic alcohol with all of the benefits...
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![Inside Drinks Magazine: Issue 21]()
Inside Drinks Magazine: Issue 21
In this issue: We look at ancient grains, cider and much more.
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Key innovation trends in soft drinks
Facing increased demand for more healthy beverages and continued fallout from the war on sugar, soft drinks manufacturers are racing to adapt to influential health trends. Eloise McLennan rounds up...
