Members of the beverage alcohol ind...

Members of the beverage alcohol industry can find comfort in the fact that the entire industry continued to sprout in 2001, despite all the economic, social and political turmoil that marked last year. Overall increases in sales of distilled spirits, wine and beer were small, however given the alternatives, the performance of the three sections highlights the general health of the entire beverage alcohol industry.

According to the Adams Handbook Advance 2002 sales bulk of distilled spirits rose 13% in 2001 reaching a total of 150 million 9-liter cases. As has been the case since the mid-1980s, greatly of the ...