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‘Legacy beer brands deliver beer credibility, but not non-alcoholic credibility’ – Bero co-founder & CEO John Herman speaks to Global Drinks Intel – Part II

Jessica Broadbent
Last updated: 30/09/2026 at 2:05 PM
By Jessica Broadbent
30 September 2026
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‘There are so many layers of education for non-alc – consumer, distributor, retailer, bar owner – that it’s going to take time, which in turn becomes a risk for the category.’


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In the second part of Global Drinks Intel‘s exclusive interview with the CEO of Bero, John Herman (below) shares with deputy editor Jess Broadbent the on-premise strategy for the alcohol-free beer. Herman also explains how Bero has been positioned against its non-alc competition and why the beer was extended into glass bottles earlier this year.

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In the second part of Global Drinks Intel's exclusive interview with the CEO of Bero, John Herman (below) shares with deputy editor Jess Broadbent the on-premise strategy for the alcohol-free beer. Herman also explains how Bero has been positioned against its non-alc competition and why the beer was extended into glass bottles earlier this year. Head here for the first part of this interview You're working on growing Bero's presence in the on-premise. How far behind Europe do you feel the US is for non-alc beer's penetration of the channel?In the US, non-alc beer right n

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ByJessica Broadbent
Jess joined Global Drinks Intel as deputy editor in January 2026 following a stint as a freelance journalist in Panama. She was previously deputy editor at Just Drinks. She has bylines in other industry titles including The Buyer, Fine Lees and Just Food, and has been a sub-editor at The Daily Mail.
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