1. Department: Adult Beverage

Asahi UK sees ‘£32m no- and low-alcohol opportunity’ for c-stores

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Convenience retailers could increase sales of no- and low-alcohol beer by £660 on average per store in 2023, according to Asahi UK. In grocery multiples, no- and low-alcohol makes up 2.9% of total beer sales, in comparison to impulse stores where it is at 0.7%. Raising sales of no- and low-alcohol beer to the same …

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