Alcoholic Beverages (Global Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of the global alcoholic beverages industry. The paper gives a snapshot summary, with additional sections on the industry's development, organisation and structure, current conditions and its leading companies and countries.

Global Industry Overview: Alcoholic Beverages

Three major segments constitute the global alcoholic beverage trade: breweries, which manufacture beers and ales; wineries, which produce wines and brandies; and distilleries, which produce various liquors and blended alcoholic drinks. For discussion of nonalcoholic beverages, see Soft Drinks and Bottled Water.

Industry Snapshot

Alcoholic beverages have long been a part of cultures throughout the world. They are important consumer products and are heavily advertised and marketed. There are literally tens of thousands of brands of alcoholic beverages. Global consumption of alcoholic beverages increased steadily through the late 1990s and the early years of...

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