Among the many rocks being slung at the beverage alcohol industry, one of the biggest is the claim that younger LDA consumers are considerably less interested in its wares than older generations are/were. A research note from Rabobank this month, however, has dug deeper into the claim and found that the argument is at best, flawed, and at worst, downright lazy.The report, ‘The Real Reasons Generation Z is Drinking Less Alcohol’, starts by referencing an Instagram post from an account called 'insidehistory' (which has 5.5m followers) last month.
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The nuances missing from ‘Gen Z consumption crisis’ narrative – Consumer Intel
‘We find these narratives are greatly overblown.’

Among the many rocks being slung at the beverage alcohol industry, one of the biggest is the claim that younger LDA consumers are considerably less interested in its wares than older generations are/were. A research note from Rabobank this month, however, has dug deeper into the claim and found that the argument is at best, flawed, and at worst, downright lazy.
Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



