With seven years under his belt at White Claw RTD owner Mark Anthony Brands, Davin Nugent then spent 19 months with AB InBev in the giant's 'Beyond Beer' division. Having left AB InBev in September, he resurfaced this week as president of global RTD operations at Suntory Global Spirits. Global Drinks Intel editor Olly Wehring pinned him down yesterday to gain the inside track on his plans for the likes of On The Rocks and -196.
After leaving Mark Anthony Brands in late 2022, Davin Nugent joined AB InBev as head of innovation for 'Beyond Beer', a poisition he vaca
‘The RTD category has shown that the consumer is promiscuous’ – Suntory Global Spirits’ global RTD president, Davin Nugent, speaks to Global Drinks Intel
‘They have the ‘gemba’ mentality of spending time outside rather than sitting behind a desk reading data points.’

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.



