Business of Beverages

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In this episode you'll learn how Ireland's leading Technological University has created a stackable, flexible, hands on and industry led range of qualifications for students who want to advance in the beverage industry. 

Guest Rena Barry-Ryan and Terence Delaney give the perspective of the academic and student as Will and Foxy relay their own experiences.

Click here to see the TU Dublin courses Fulltime, part time, etc.

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The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! 

If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above

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Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
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In this episode you'll learn how casks are the underappreciated linchpin of the distilling industry and how their future is looking very uncertain amongst rising demand, restricted supply and changing regulations.

Martin Purvis is a trans-national treasure trove of information and analysis of the spirits industry. From Manchester to Edinburgh to Kentucky, via Africa, Martin has been building expertise in how commodities drive commerce. Casks have become his focus over the last few decades and he has worked with William Grant and Kelvin Cooperage, amongst others. Martin explains how cask availability, quality and regulations are changing rapidly, resulting in testing times for distillers.

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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating.
Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.

We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the link above to support the show and help keep us ad free.

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The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! 

If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above

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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating.
Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.

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In this episode you'll learn why independent professional, unbiased journalism is vital to the long term health of the drinks industry.

With Foxy unavailable we jump straight into an interview with Maggie Kimberl. Maggie has been a professional critic and journalist covering spirits in general, and Bourbon in particular, for over a decade. The industry has boomed in that time but the dream job she once had is heading towards a nightmare. The twin challenges of declining media budgets and the increase of "influencers" peddling half truths for big bucks are making it harder and harder to make a living. Does it matter? Only if we want a thriving and worthwhile industry...

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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating.
Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.

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The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! 

If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above

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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating.
Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.

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 In this episode you'll learn what the future holds for non alcoholic beers. Brendan Williams ran the global non alc business for Carlsberg and literally wrote the book on how to roll out a successful NA strategy for other brewers, large and small. Now he's put himself in the game as the co-founder of a new functional NA beer: NuWave.

We discuss the current state of the category, the consumer trends driving growth, the new occasions that are being opened up and the critical role that investment schemes play in creating the incentive for true innovation.

To listen to the previous episode where Brendan discussed the codification for category growth please click HERE.

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Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
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The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! Actually, a few people did actually ask for it in the last few months so we were happy to oblige.

Can Will recover from the disaster of his last showing on this quiz? 

If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above!

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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating.
Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.

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In this episode you'll learn what the beverage trends are in South Korea as Foxy recounts his observations and insights from two (!) recent trips to Seoul.

In another of Foxy's Tales, Biz Bev Pod's very own Padraig Fox gives his view on all he learned in Korea: from robot waiters to "no brand" cola to "Kelly's" local lager and the 24 hr MEGA coffee culture, we take a tour of one of the most exciting markets in the world right now.

If you liked this then check out his guide to the beverage markets of Kenya, Kazakhstan and the USA on previous episodes.

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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating.
Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.

We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the link above to support the show and help keep us ad free.

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The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! Actually, a few people did actually ask for it in the last few months so we were happy to oblige.

We intended to ease ourselves back in gently but Will's brain was not engaged...

If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above!

Support the show

For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating.
Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.

We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the link above to support the show and help keep us ad free.