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Bars favorite brands

Gin at the top of world's best bars

A look at an internationally selected bar world reveals: Bars not only have a soft spot for gin, but also for a particular brand. They prefer Tanqueray. This and more emerges from the data in the Drinks International Annual Brands Report 2023.

Since 2010, the Annual Brands Report has published its data show on the buying habits and favorite brands of bars. The data for this is obtained by the publisher Drinks International from 100 selected best ... Read more...

Internationalization Rebels 0.0 %

Business talk with Janick Planzer

Janick Planzer can look back on a long career in the spirits industry. He first worked in sales and marketing at Diageo, the world's largest spirits group. He then moved to Dettling & Marmot AG in Dietlikon as Senior Brand Manager, where he worked for almost five years. Since May 2022, he has been self-employed as Co-Founder of REBELS 0.0% (the company was founded in summer 2020) and now oversees the start-up together with Christof Tremp and a small team.

BAR NEWS: What exactly is Rebels 0.0%?Janick Planzer: These are spirits alternatives that allow consumers to consume cocktails without alcohol. The sale of alcohol is in Switzerland as well as worldwide ... Read more ...

In search of new flavors

Pleasure Tourism Switzerland

From gin workshops to guided tours of distilleries and open days - gourmet tourism has gained in importance in recent years.

Anyone who wants to get involved with the topic of enjoyment in Switzerland has numerous options in a very small area. Many breweries and distilleries are happy to welcome their guests personally. BAR NEWS presents ... Read more ...

New drinking ethanol production plant

The first drinking ethanol from Swiss production

In mid-June, after a four-year planning phase, Switzerland's first potable ethanol production plant was opened at the Aarberg sugar factory. This new facility is, of course, all about Swissness and supports Swiss distillers in their efforts to produce Swiss products from A to Z.

BAR NEWS wanted to know a little more and asked the managing director of Alcosuisse, Florian Krebs. BAR NEWS: CH11 Swiss drinking ethanol from Swiss production - How was the decision-making process, what gave the ... Read more ...

The best partners'21

Transgourmet/Prodega awards partners

For the 24th time, Transgourmet/Prodega carries out a rating for its supplier partners. These are awarded a gold, silver and bronze diploma every year.

The event "The Best Partners" is unique in the industry. Once a year, Transgourmet/ Prodega evaluates around 300 supplier partners and awards the best of them. Due to the positive experiences ... Read more ...

Guardian of the culture

Grape & Grain AG

Matthew Bywater and Thomas Hermann are behind Grape & Grain, which offers a select range of wines and spirits for the restaurant and retail trade.

They share the fascination of craft and culture with long-standing producers. They are mainly family businesses that have been cultivating their craft and land with passion and creativity for generations. Because ... Read more ...

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One of Switzerland's biggest spirits brands becomes climate neutral

The Swiss spirit brand Trojka is a success story - and from now on its production will be CO2-neutral. This means that around 1,630,000 kg of CO2 can be saved every year.

There is hardly anyone in Switzerland who doesn't know them: the diverse liqueurs from Trojka, which are produced in the heart of Switzerland in Willisau, bottled and shipped from ... Read more ...

Where does the Swiss bar scene stand?

Survey 101 best bars in Switzerland

Once a year, a new edition of the SWISS BARGUIDE is published with the best 101 bars in Switzerland. A few weeks ago, BAR NEWS asked the bars listed.

Where does the Swiss bar scene stand today, how has it developed and what are the topics we will be dealing with in the future? The findings from this survey present ... Read more ...

Excellent beers

Swiss Beer Award 2022

On 28 April, the award ceremony of the Swiss Beer Award 2022 took place in Baden. This is the most ambitious and toughest award for beers of various styles brewed by breweries in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

At the end of April, the successfully tested beers were awarded the Swiss Beer Award gold, silver, bronze or anthracite labels in a festive ceremony. Over 400 guests from the brewing industry, business, politics ... Readmore ...

Less alcohol, more spirits

Alcohol statistics 2020/21

The decline in per capita consumption of alcohol is mainly due to fermented beverages. Spirits consumption, on the other hand, remained constant in 2020.

It should be no secret that the Corona pandemic has had an impact on the consumption behaviour of Mr and Mrs Swiss. And it is therefore hardly surprising that the lockdowns are also reflected in the statistics ... Read more ...

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