Posts tagged "Dry July"

Lyre's raises $34.5 million as interest in non-alcoholic spirits, beer and wine continues to grow throughout the world.

Asahi Beverages has acquired adult soft drink company StrangeLove for a mystery sum as a growing number of health-savvy Australians turn towards the lucrative non-alcoholic drink market and away from the boozy one.

In a recent interview with SmartCompany Plus, former Olympian Tyler Martin shares the highs, lows and learnings of starting out in an industry he had no experience in.

When Andy Miller, Ben Holdstock, Peter Brennan and Jordy Smith were in the early stages of founding their non-alcoholic beer business Heaps Normal, they received an email which could have derailed the entire business plan. 

As we’ve seen in our Dry July series this month, the Australian liquor industry is anything but what we used to consider ‘the norm’.

Never get in the way of pregnant woman and her non-alcoholic beer. Especially one who co-owns a craft brewery.

Non-alcoholic superstore Sans Drinks has now merged with Craftzero, as the business looks to turnover a possible $15 million this financial year and reach a new demographic.

Odette Barry, owner of Odette & Co, explains the role of small business in supporting healthy attitudes towards workplace beers.

Non-alcoholic brand Monday Distillery is launching a crowdfunding campaign for its parent company, Higher State Brewing Co, to coincide with Dry July.

The global sale allowed Yes You Can Drinks to grow its brand awareness and “ability to trial”, especially considering it's a new product in a rapidly growing market.

The Beechworth-based company closed its Birchal campaign at 10pm Thursday after accruing $1.5 million in support from 872 separate investors.

This could be the easiest Dry July yet, thanks to the boom in alcohol-free alternative drinks and the Aussie brands behind them.