DISCUS Looks Back on 50 Years

Dear Client:     This week hundreds of bev alc industry members gathered in Chicago for the Distilled Spirits Council's annual conference. And this year marks DISCUS' 50th anniversary.  A LOOK BACK. To set the stage, IWSR director of consulting for the Americas Marten Lodewijks outlined the evolution of the bev alc category over the last five decades.  By volume, spirits grew CAGR 1.1% between 1970 and 2022, wine grew 2.1%, beer was up 0.8% and RTDs grew 3.5%. By value,