The miraculous rebirth of ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages has been one of the biggest global alcohol trends in recent years. Reinvention has been key to the success of the category, which is now a far cry from its previous 1990s heyday when super-sweet, glaringly bright bottles were the preferred drinks among young (some argued, problematically young) partygoers.Today, RTD is an altogether more premium space, which has evolved to tap into a number of consumer desires, principally for convenience, low ABV and innovative flavours.Unsurprisingly, new data from IWSR Drinks Market Analysis s
Has the rationalisation of RTDs begun? – Category Intel
After a period of intense growth and rampant innovation, the prospects for RTDs are now much more modest. But players are convinced the category’s impressive trajectory is set to continue long into the future.

After training as a newspaper journalist and a short stint in local press, Amy joined The Spirits Business, later becoming the magazine’s editor. She now writes about drinks for a range of specialist and mainstream publications.



