Non-alcoholic retail pioneer Sans Drinks enters voluntary administration, as founder Irene Falcone charts new path
Sans Drinks, the pioneering retailer which helped kickstart Australia's non-alcoholic beverage boom, has collapsed into voluntary administration, owing to what founder Irene Falcone called a brutal environment for discretionary retail and gatecrashing by big business competitors.
July hasn’t been dry for Lyre’s, which just raised $34.5 million for non-alcoholic spirits
Lyre's raises $34.5 million as interest in non-alcoholic spirits, beer and wine continues to grow throughout the world.
Naked Life gives away 12,000 zero-alcohol drinks to keep work parties trouble free
The Melbourne-based business is on a mission to stop unwanted resignations and lost promotions with its Remember December party season initiative.
How brands can appeal to Gen Sober, as non-alcoholic options prove to be more than a fad
Dry July may be over, but for many Aussies ditching the bottle is no longer a once-a-year pledge.
The three ‘secret herbs and spices’ Irene Falcone used to turn Australia’s first non-alcoholic bottle shop into a multimillion-dollar business
Sans Drinks turned over $10 million dollars last year, and founder Irene Falcone expects that to grow to $15 million this year — possibly even $20 million.
It’s not just Dry July: Non-alcoholic beer sales are exploding, Australian brewers and retailers say
Non-alcoholic beer makes up more than 1% of beer sales at the retail level, and industry observers expect that figure to hit 2% by 2025.
