WDR press releases and other useful stuff

We will add a selection of press releases, articles and other useful bits and pieces here as soon as they are published.

Press releases

• Minimum pricing consultation : big questions that should be tackled – 28 Nov 2012
• BUDGET 2012 analysis – 21 Mar 2012
• Drinkers hit by increases in drinks prices – 20 Mar 2012
• 3 cheers as inflation drops on beer, wines and spirits – 14 Feb 2012
• Drinks inflation twice the overall rate of inflation – 17 Jan 2012
• British adults don’t know how strong their drinks are – 9 Jan 2012
• Consumers ignore special offers when buying bitter in store – 19 December 2011
• Inflation jumps on wines and spirits, but continues to fall on beer – 13 December 2011
• Cut 50p tax rate to secure jobs in pubs, bars and restaurants – 28 November 2011
• Alcohol inflation drops for 2nd month in a row – 18 October 2011
• WDR identifies a few bright spots as sales of alcohol continue to fall – 7 September 2011
• Annual inflation on alcohol soars above increases in duty and VAT – 20 August 2011
• Are pubs, bars and restaurants missing out on Australian and USA wine opportunity? – 16 August 2011
• WDR estimates there are 300,000 additional adult British drinkers every year – 14 April 2011
• WDR launches new duty + VAT online calculator – 5 Apr 2011
• Consumers face perpetual rises in duty on alcohol – 22 March 2011
• Red wine drinkers could provide the key to saving pubs, bars and restaurants – 16 Feb 2011
• Scared shoppers choose wine by colour before special offers or price – 10 Feb 2011
• Price hikes unlikely to reduce consumption – 22 Dec 2009